Category: New products
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Stem Cell Lab Planned for Commercial Space Station
A collaboration between university researchers and a space science company is designing a stem cell research lab on a proposed commercial space station.
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Company Formed to Boost Clinical Trial Success Odds
A pharma/tech industry group is starting a new company to use algorithms for finding gaps in preclinical data that can impair clinical trial progress.
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Start-Up Licenses Gene-Edited Drug Discovery Tech.
A new company is acquiring a technology using genome-edited tadpoles that finds current drugs addressing precise genetic conditions underlying rare diseases.
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NIH Funds Decentralized Rare Disease Data Network
A start-up company is building a secure decentralized network of genomic and other medical data on rare diseases, funded by a fast-track award from an NIH agency.
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FDA Clearance Requested for Behavioral Diabetes Therapy
A digital health company is asking for FDA authorization to market a mobile app that helps treat type 2 diabetes with cognitive behavioral therapy.
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Trial Underway Assessing Gut Microbiome-Cancer Links
A clinical trial began collecting stool and blood samples to find connections between microbial communities in the gut and four types of solid-tumor cancer.
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Challenge Seeks Animal-Free Testing for Precision Meds.
A charitable foundation promoting research on human longevity unveiled a challenge competition to develop animal-free testing for personalized medicine.
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ALS Treatment Shown Safe, Affects Key Proteins
Results of a clinical trial show a combination of two approved drugs changes levels of proteins associated with ALS, with patients experiencing few adverse effects.
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Infographic – Smart Home Technologies Emerge
While these systems promise a more connected, efficient, and pleasant home, they require continued development of underlying basic technologies.
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Addiction Biotech Using Crowdfunding for Investments
A start-up enterprise developing treatments for drug and alcohol addiction is raising investment capital with a direct pitch to small investors through a crowdfunding platform.