Category: New products
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Bioprinting Ear Tissue Tagged Rare Disease Treatment
A company developing 3-D printed outer ear tissue received a rare pediatric disease designation on its treatment designed for children.
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University Opens Geothermal Entrepreneurship Center
A federally-funded research and entrepreneurship center is underway to adapt and commercialize geothermal energy technologies from the oil and gas industry.
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The Future of Car Charging
Before there can be a nationwide transition to electrical car usage, there must be a sufficient network of EV charging stations.
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Once-a-Month Contraceptive Pill Demonstrated
A contraceptive capsule is shown in tests with pigs to release and maintain detectable levels of birth control drugs in the blood stream for up to 29 days.
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AI-Based Discovery Seeks Non-Opioid Pain Drugs
A new initiative aims to find non-opioid treatments for chronic pain targeting specific nerve cells that initiate pain sensations.
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Semiconductors Developed to Emulate Nerve Cells
Physicists and neuroscientists created semiconductors that in lab simulations and tests with animal models perform like nerve cells for biological functions.
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Fine Fibers Spun to Deliver Brain Tumor Treatments
A process for spinning thin polymer fibers loaded with chemotherapy drugs is shown in tests with lab animals to deliver treatments directly to brain tumors.
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Broad Inst, Biotech Partner on Immune-Safe Crispr
A company designing synthetic proteins and the Broad Institute are developing ways to reduce the threat of edited genes producing an immune-system response.
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Trial to Test Engineered Amino Acid for Schizophrenia
A clinical trial plans to test a modified amino acid as an added treatment for schizophrenia that its developers say works differently than most current drugs.
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Engineered Virus Aids Gene Therapy Delivery
A university bio-engineering lab and start-up company are developing synthetic variations of viruses to more reliably deliver gene therapies.