Newark based biopharma manufacturing institute gets $8.9 million coronavirus grant
The National Institute for Innovation in Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing (NIIMBL), Newark, received $8.9 million from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
This award will fund projects that will support the...
Slight majority of Delaware employees OK with working from home on permanent basis
A survey from a workplace social network indicates that a slight majority of Delaware employees want to work from home from now on.
A report from Fishbowl indicates that a total of 131 employees responded...
Facebook to seek engineers who can work remotely in areas within ...
Facebook plans to have up to half its workforce working remotely.
Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company needs to tap into talent outside major metropolitan centers as it moves into areas such as...
Comcast extends COVID-19 policies, but balks at adding residential hotspots
Comcast will extend its relaxation of policies for Xfinity customers through June 30. The company cited the need to ensure students can finish out the school year from home and remain connected to the...
Stimson to step down as CEO at Delaware Bio to take post at New...
Helen Stimson, CEO of Delaware Bioscience Association, will leave her post effective June 1 to take a top post with a New Castle company.
Stimson will become Chief Operating Officer of Adesis, a contract research...
Tapping Delaware’s brainpower
Hello everyone,
Many compelling COVID-19 related news pieces have popped up over the last 24 hours.
Some, like the unemployment claims report (see above) show the daunting challenges Delaware faces.
Others will show what can happen when...
Delaware-based company navigates complex world of data
(From the Delaware Prosperity Partnership)
At 5,000 feet in the air, Patrick Callahan’s plane pitched into a spiral. Suddenly, Callahan lost his sense of direction. Everything was a blur. “I don’t know where I am,”...
Stepping up in the COVID-19 war: CyberStreets, WSFS, Bloom Energy, Columbus Inn/Charcoal Pit
3D printing initiative from Cyber Streets will add masks for Beebe staff
Beebe Healthcare will begin printing masks for staff thanks to a donation of a 3D printer from Cyber Streets.
Cyber Streets, a nonprofit organization...
Mobile device data shows sharp decline in travel by New Castle countians
Travel by New Castle county residents declined sharply by the end of March.
The finding came from Cuebiq.,a New York based firm that crunches numbers from mobile device usage.
Overall, New Castle County has seen travel...
Delaware jobless claims top 10,700
Delaware weekly initial jobless claims topped the 10,700 mark, the U.S. Department of Labor reported Thursday.
The figure was among the highest among states with smaller populations as employers struggled with the impact of a...