Category: New products
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Microfluidics, Sound Waves Combined for Liquid Biopsies
Biomedical engineers from several universities developed a microfluidics, or lab-on-a-chip, device that uses sound waves to quickly isolate tiny packets of cell materials for detecting diseases.
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Avian Flu Vaccine with Longer Protection in Development
A biotechnology company is designing a vaccine to protect against the newly emergent avian flu to provide more sustained protection like seasonal flu vaccines.
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Stem Cells Shown to Heal Chronic Leg Wounds
Experimental treatments using patients’ own stem cells were shown in a pilot test to heal painful chronic wounds on their legs and feet.
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3-D Organ Printing Company Gains Seed Funds
A start-up enterprise seeking to create replacement human tissue and organs with three-dimensional printing is raising $1.8 million in seed capital.
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Brain-Computer Link in Development for Spinal Injury
A consortium of engineering labs is designing a system translating commands in the brain to prosthetic devices that help people walk with spinal cord injury.
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Cochlear Implant Robotics Start-Up Gains NIH Funds
A university spin-off enterprise developing robotics to make cochlear implants for hearing loss safer and more effective is receiving a Small Business Innovation Research, or SBIR, grant to advance its technology.
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Microchips Designed for Tracking Bodily Functions
Engineering researchers designed a tiny chip device that identifies precise locations inside the body, a key feature for ingestible medical devices.
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Synthetic DNA Start-Up Raises $13M in Early Funds
A company producing synthesized DNA for medical and other biotechnology applications is raising €11 million ($US 13 million) in its first venture funding round.
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NIH Funds Heart Tissue Regeneration Tests in Pigs
An experimental drug to help grow new heart tissue after a heart attack is advancing to tests in pigs, with help from National Institutes of Health.
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Wearable-Implant Diagnostics Device in Development
A university engineering lab is developing a device combining a sensor chip implanted under the skin and wrist band to diagnose serious diseases and transmit the data.