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Terumo BCT and FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific to Enhance T Cell Expansion

Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies (Terumo BCT) and FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific will collaborate to accelerate T cell expansion for cell therapy developers. The partnership focuses on using Fujifilm’s PRIME-XV T Cell Expansion Media in conjunction with Terumo BCT’s Quantum Flex Cell Expansion System. This collaboration aims to simplify and scale T cell expansion processes, reducing...

Natural Grocers Debuts New Organic Wheat Pasta and Pasta Sauces

Natural Grocers, the Lakewood-based, family-operated organic and natural grocery retailer, has introduced six new organic wheat pastas and five flavors of organic pasta sauces as part of its Natural Grocers Brand Products collection. All six styles of Natural Grocers Brand Organic Pasta are made with a single ingredient — organic durum wheat semolina. They are...

Trimble Launches Tiered Subscription Plans for Civil Contractors

Trimble Inc. (Nasdaq: TRMB) has announced three new subscription plans — Trimble Works Core, Pro, and Premium — designed for civil contractors. These plans provide a flexible way to access Trimble’s hardware and software solutions under a single contract. Each Trimble Works Subscription plan allows contractors to purchase specific civil construction software solutions, including Trimble...

Floating Solar Panels Could Power 100M Homes, NREL Study Shows

Federal reservoirs in the United States could support floating solar power projects with the capacity to generate enough energy to power approximately 100 million homes annually, according to a new study published in Solar Energy. Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden used detailed criteria, such as water...

Colorado Christian University Completes Armstrong Center

Colorado Christian University (CCU) and Saunders Construction announced the completion of the Armstrong Center, a new addition to the campus aimed at enhancing academic excellence and community engagement. Named after former President Bill Armstrong, the facility spans over 60,000 square feet and includes the School of Music, an expanded library, digital media studios, a 500-seat...

Jefferson County Appoints Daniel Conway as CFO

Jefferson County has appointed Daniel Conway, formerly the director of strategy, innovation, and finance, as its new chief financial officer (CFO). Conway had been serving as the interim CFO since September 2024 and will continue in this leadership role, overseeing the county’s financial operations and strategic initiatives. With 25 years of experience, Conway has been...

U.S. Court Rules for CoorsTek in Trademark Case

CoorsTek Bioceramics, a subsidiary of Golden-based CoorsTek Inc., has won a significant victory in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, affirming the company’s right to sell its Permallon Tru ceramic hip components in the United States. This decision upholds the 2022 ruling by the U.S. PTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB),...

Loenbro Acquires Revolution Industrial

Loenbro LLC, a Westminster provider of specialized services to the data center, infrastructure and diversified industrial markets, acquired Revolution Industrial, a diversified industrial services provider based in Arizona. This acquisition aims to enhance Loenbro’s industrial service capabilities in high-growth markets in the Southwest U.S. The addition of Revolution complements Loenbro’s existing specialized service offerings to...

Mines Joins University Press of Colorado Consortium

The Colorado School of Mines has announced its membership in the University Press of Colorado (UPC), a consortium of 14 universities that includes the Utah State University Press, University of Wyoming Press and the University of Alaska Press. UPC is a nonprofit scholarly publisher that focuses on various disciplines, particularly anthropology and archaeology, composition and...

NREL Study Highlights Cost-Reducing Strategies for Solar Modules

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden have found that improving module efficiency and expanding manufacturing capacity can help lower costs for metal halide perovskite/silicon tandem solar modules. The study suggests that each cost lever can play a similar role, depending on a manufacturer’s ability to scale up...

KRTL Biotech Acquires Majority Stake in Nutrivance Global

Lakewood-based KRTL Holding Group Inc. (OTC: KRTL) announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, KRTL Biotech Inc., has acquired a 55% majority equity stake in Skidmore Companies LLC, now operating as Nutrivance Global. This acquisition aims to expand KRTL’s distribution of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) through Nutrivance Global’s established government and private networks. A strategic aspect...

Pioneer Energy Awarded $27M for Methane Emission Reduction Initiatives

Pioneer Energy Inc. has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy for four awards totaling $27 million. Three awards focus on advancing the company’s Emission Control Treater (ECT), a near-zero emissions well pad production technology for oil production that can increase crude yield by 5-10%. The ECT is a closed system designed to process...