Fisker Automotive has contracted with Boston-based A123 Systems to supply battery packs for the forthcoming Fisker Karma plug-in electric car. A123 Systems on Thursday said that it will supply lithium ion-based ... Read More
Federal-Mogul Corp. is looking to acquire companies developing emerging technologies for electric vehicles, its CEO said. CEO José Maria Alapont told Crain’s that Southfield-based Federal-Mogul is in talks to acquire at ... Read More
Solar-panel manufacturer First Solar announced Wednesday it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase solar-project developer NextLight Renewable Power for approximately $285 million. Subject to acquisition closing adjustments, the deal is ... Read More
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the first treatment that uses a so-called cancer vaccine, a drug that trains the body’s own immune system to fight the disease. The ... Read More
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Mirapex ER® extended-release tablets, a new once-daily treatment option for the signs and symptoms of early ... Read More
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s Xiaflex injection to treat a hand disease that causes “bent” fingers. Xiaflex is designed to treat Dupuytren’s disease, a ... Read More
Federal regulators approved Amgen Inc.’s anti-osteoporosis drug, Prolia, on Tuesday for use by postmenopausal women who face a high risk of bone fractures. One of every two women over the age ... Read More
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski on Tuesday said the federal government wants most U.S. households to by 2020 have access to Internet service that is 10 times faster than what ... Read More
During the past decade, world fighter production totaled only around 2,500 units, but over the next 10 years, annual deliveries are set to rise. Unlike the 1970s and 1980s, when large ... Read More
Express Scripts opened its new $60 million pharmacy automation center Thursday in north St. Louis County. The company added 300 new jobs at the 12-acre Technology and Innovation Center, which dispenses ... Read More