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Delta is flying its green initiatives to the next level. Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE: DAL) said Tuesday it agreed to a “long-term offtake agreement” to purchase 10 million gallons annually of advanced renewable biofuels from Gevo Inc. (Nasdaq: GEVO). Delta said sustainable aviation fuels have a carbon footprint that can be up to 75%…

Rachel King, co-founder and CEO of GlycoMimetics, explains in a new video the important work her research team is doing to develop new treatments for patients with various diseases of the blood. Mrs. King explains why the U.S. leads the world in biomedical discovery and why Speaker Pelosi’s drug pricing plan (H.R. 3) would lead to fewer new treatments for patients.…

Emory University has launched The Hatchery, the university’s newest space for student ideation and innovation, drawing on the strengths of Emory’s broad array of academic programs to facilitate meaningful connections at the university and across the innovation landscape in Atlanta and beyond.   Shannon Clute has been named inaugural director of the center, which officially…

Cliff Michaels, former interim director of the Office of Technology Transfer at Emory University, has been named director of Georgia State University’s Office of Technology Licensing & Commercialization, which helps university scientists bring their inventions and discoveries from the lab into the marketplace. Michaels spent 13 years in the Office of Technology Transfer. He holds…

UPS tapped a leader to oversee the company’s new health-care initiatives. United Parcel Service Inc. (NYSE: UPS) on Tuesday said it promoted Wes Wheeler to president of the company’s Healthcare and Life Sciences unit. The move is effective immediately. The company announced plans in October to align all of its healthcare and life sciences operations…

UPS is banking on “precision logistics” to be a major component of its health-care push. The Wall Street Journal reports United Parcel Service Inc. (NYSE: UPS) will debut “early next year” its real-time tracking service of medical packages that uses a combination of high-powered sensors that interact with Bluetooth, cellular and Wi-Fi technologies, and data analytics. The…