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At the December 2020 American Geophysical Union (AGU) conference, GST’s GESTAR NASA Science Support Office team coordinated the virtual NASA Science exhibit and supported its Science Theater, which included 75 YouTube presentations, live daily chats, and curated resources from across the Science Mission Directorate.

GST continually supports organizations that provide resources to people in need. GST had originally pledged to match up to $10k in employee donations to those experiencing economic hardship during COVID back in May.

GST’s Weather Group installed the DirectMet2 Satellite System at the Water Center for the Humid Tropics of Latin American and the Caribbean (CATHALAC), in Panama.

There is a tendency for negative visceral reaction when the topic of device fracture arises. Indeed, device fracture is usually an indication of fatigue failure; however, it has been shown that fracture does not always lead to clinical sequelae.

GST’s Executive Vice President, Dr. Christopher Cheng, recently announced that Global Science & Technology, Inc. (GST) was awarded the NESDIS Business Operations Support (BOS) Task Order (TO) under the NOAA ProTech Satellite Domain prime contract to provide support across NOAA for strategic planning, user engagement, property inventory management, and project management.

Long-time GST employee Kelvin Brentzel was presented with a NASA Special Act Award by Mark Clampin, Director of Sciences and Exploration.

GST has been awarded a new task order under our GSA Schedule 66 contract vehicle. This new work with the USDA's Agricultural Research Service will investigate and document the best way to access data and remote sensing capabilities at NASA Goddard and NOAA facilities, as well as high-speed access to the USGS EROS Center archive.

The leap from preclinical to clinical evaluation is a critical one, exposing patients to potential morbidity and mortality. However, the transition from clinical study to market release is equally serious, with a much larger risk profile. The risks are not limited merely to the increase in the number of patients that may be treated by the device.

Congratulations to Bill Sjoberg for his award from Dr. Stephen Volz of NOAA for his work in producing satellite flood products that are now available internationally through GEONETCAST-America and GEOGloWS.

During the medical device development process, the stakes rise with every stage, transitioning from concept discovery, to design iteration, preclinical testing, clinical testing, and finally, market launch. These stages often cross and blend together, but there is no denying that a major nail-biting moment is moving into initial clinical evaluation.