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A couple of small announcements this week caught my attention. One is Sony’s announcement that they’re coming out with mylo (my life online).  "The mylo is a mobile instant messenger device that doubles as a Skype phone, web appliance, and media player."  It all depends on wi-fi so you have to be in proximity to an open "hotspot" the take ...

The newly approved vaccine for human papilloma virus (HPV) is certainly an encouraging development of efforts to prevent cancer by protecting against pernicious invaders. But what about vaccines to treat cancers that have already gotten started? Well, there’s encouraging news there too. There’s a good article at bio.com about vaccines to prime the immune system to recognize tags on cells ...

As many of my colleagues know, I love the ACS Futuring and Innovation Center (FICenter) and in particular, their Springboard program (okay, I’m a bit biased since I was funded through this program a few years ago). While the number is growing, I’m still amazed that there are so many corporate/nonprofit entities that don’t similarly invest in this type of ...

"Financials" ride there bikes for cancer research.  John Hancock’s Funds CEO and MFS’s Investment Manager were among those riding in this past weekend’s Pan-Massachusetts Challenge, a bike-a-thon for cancer research .  The organizers who have been putting on this ride since 1980, say that the 4300 cyclists , who travel between 70 and 192 miles in two days is the ...