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Esther Takeuchi Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Takeuchi, a leading battery researcher at Brookhaven Lab and Stony Brook University professor, joins a longstanding tradition that recognizes excellence across fields
May 4, 2021
Esther S. Takeuchi, a joint appointee of Brookhaven National Laboratory and Stony Brook University, in 2017.
UPTON, NY–Esther S. Takeuchi, a celebrated materials scientist and chemical engineer at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory, has been elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
In a tradition that dates back to 1780, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences honors scientists, artists, scholars, and leaders in the public, non-private, and private sectors who rise to the world’s challenges.
Helen Murray Free Dies at 98; Chemist Developed Diabetes Test
She and her husband invented a dip-and-read paper strip that greatly simplified the diagnosis of the disease and paved the way for home test kits.
Helen and Al Free at Miles Laboratories in Indiana (later acquired by Bayer). The paper-strip test they developed made it easier for clinicians to diagnose diabetes and cleared the way for home test kits.Credit.Bayer
By Denise Gellene
May 3, 2021, 3:08 p.m. ET
Helen Murray Free, a chemist who ushered in a revolution in diagnostic testing when she co-developed the dip-and-read diabetes test, a paper strip that detected glucose in urine, died on Saturday at a hospice facility in Elkhart, Ind. She was 98.
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WTR presents a round-up of news, developments and insights from across the trademark sphere. In our latest round-up, we look at the USPTO seeking innovation medal nominations, the McCarthy Institute heading to Arizona, delivery apps changing the branding game, and much more. Coverage this time from Victoria Arnold (VA), Bridget Diakun (BD), Tim Lince (TJL) and Trevor Little (TL).
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McCarthy Institute heads to Arizona – The Sandra Day O Connor College of Law at Arizona State University has announced the addition of the McCarthy Institute and its executive director David Franklyn to the school s IP law programme. The move means that the McCarthy Institute at ASU Law will partner with other ASU units including the WP Carey School of Business and School for the Future of Innovation in Society to expand student engagement with
Credit: Florida Inventors Hall of Fame
TAMPA, Fla. (April 29, 2021) - Seven Florida Inventors whose discoveries are saving lives, transforming the environment, and creating new technologies will be inducted as the 2021 Class of the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame. Among them are Dean Kamen, often referred to as the modern Thomas Edison due to the breadth and scope of his trailblazing inventions, including the Segway®; and Mark Dean, who holds three patents for the original IBM PC and is co-inventor of the ISA bus which revolutionized modern computing.
The 2021 class also includes Norma Alcantar, whose plant-based technologies have played a critical role in the global food-water-energy nexus and are breaking ground with new biomedical applications; Roberta Goode, whose valve designs for vascular catheters have saved countless lives; Susann Keohane, whose advances in Artificial Intelligence are transforming technology for people with disabilities and the aging population; David Kotic
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