By David

As the CEO of Vascular Biosciences (VBS), I was very excited to be notified by the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) that our company was the 2015 “Buzz of BIO” award winner in the “Pipelines of Promise” category. See the NCBiotech story bout VBS’s Buzz selection here: http://www.ncbiotech.org/article/durhams-vascular-bio-catches-global-bio-buzz-honors/75661 The award is decided by votes from our industry peers, so it was especially gratifying to be chosen as the “Buzz” winner to present at the June 2015 convention in Philadelphia. But after the initial excitement subsided, we were faced with a dilemma – what to focus on in the available 15-minute...

As the celebrity photo-hacking scandal has made clear, privacy isn’t what it used to be. Whether famous or seemingly anonymous, people from all walks of life put all sorts of things online or into cloud-based storage systems, from vital financial information to the occasional nude photo. Periodic cases of hacking fuel outrage, but there’s no retreat from digital engagement or any imminent promise of guaranteed privacy. “We have this abstract belief that privacy is important, but the way we behave online often runs counter to that,” said Nicholas Carr, whose extensive writings about the Internet include the 2010 book,...

Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) announced plans to develop a 51-megawatt wind power project in eastern Colorado. The Charlotte-based utility has also closed on the acquisition of a Pennsylvania wind farm. The announcement on Monday is part of the utility’s effort to grow its portfolio of renewable power assets. The Colorado project is named after the famed American frontiersman Kit Carson. It will consist of 34 GE wind turbines, each capable of generating 1.5 MW of electricity. To construct the wind farm, Duke Energy will draw upon the supply of turbines it arranged to purchase from GE in September 2008....

Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) is acquiring a 70-megawatt wind power project in Pennsylvania. The move is part of an on-going effort by the Charlotte-based utility to expand its renewable energy. The cost of the deal was not disclosed. Duke Energy will purchase the wind power facility from wind turbine manufacturer and project developer Gamesa Energy USA. The project, located about 95 miles east of Pittsburgh, consists of 35 Gamesa-made wind turbines, each capable of producing two megawatts of electricity. "The purchase of the North Allegheny Windpower Project in Pennsylvania marks a milestone for Duke Energy and its renewables business,"...

Yellow Pages publisher R.H. Donnelley has hired Sylvester J. Johnsonas as its vice president, corporate controller and chief accounting officer. Johnson will be based at the company’s Cary headquarters. Johnson has more than 25 years of public accounting and financial leadership experience. He most recently served as vice president and controller for 7-Eleven, Inc. "Sly’s proven track record speaks for itself – he’s been successful throughout his career enhancing accounting and financial operations at large, well-recognized enterprises," said R.H. Donnelley Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Steven M. Blondy. With Yelow Page advertising making more of a shift...

Editor’s note: David Edery and Ethan Mollick are co-authors of "Changing the Game: How Video Games Are Transforming the Future of Business," published in 2008 by Pearson Education. Edery, the Xbox Live Arcade games portfolio planner at Microsoft, wrote this piece, about the trend dubbed Funware in our past stories, for VentureBeat. SILICON VALLEY – Over the past several years, my co-author and I have watched as video games have become a powerful tool through which organizations teach, persuade, and motivate people. For example, medical schools have used game-like simulators to train surgeons, reducing their error rate in practice...