Month: June 2013
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Pharmas, Academics Partner on New Treatments from Old Drugs
Researchers from pharmaceutical companies and academic labs are partnering on finding therapies for eight types of diseases from drugs tested to treat other disorders. The $12.7 million pilot program, led by National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), part of National Institutes of Health, funds nine separate projects combining industry and university scientists for up…
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3-D Printing, Computer Model Generate Synthetic Bone Matter
Engineers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge and the 3-D printing company Stratasys Ltd. in Billerica, Massachusetts developed a process that translates complex computer-designed models into bone and related organic composite materials with 3-D printing. The team led by MIT engineering professor Markus Buehler published its findings online yesterday in the journal Advanced Functional…
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On the Road Again
We’ll be traveling for a few days and not able to post stories on Science Business. Regular posting of science news for business people and business news for scientists will resume on Tuesday 18 June. * * *
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Toshiba, Hospitals, USRowing to Study Athlete Heart Deaths
Toshiba America Medical Systems in California is partnering with USRowing, the governing body for competitive rowing in the U.S., and medical centers in Ohio and Mississippi to help determine if sudden cardiac death can be prevented with a heart screening. The Athlete Heart Research Study will initially screen high-school age rowers taking part in USRowing’s…
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GE Unveils Two Challenges on 3-D/Additive Manufacturing
General Electric Company is holding two challenges that seek ideas and solutions from the science and engineering communities on three-dimensional printing applied to manufacturing. The company unveiled the competitions yesterday at the 2013 RAPID conference on additive manufacturing — a generic name for industrial 3-D printing — in Pittsburgh. Both challenges have an initial…
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Stem Cells Generate High-Quality Liver Cells for Drug Tests
Medical researchers at University of Edinburgh in Scotland created a process for inducing pluripotent stem cells to transform into liver cells with the same consistency and quality needed to test drugs for toxicity. A spin-off company from the university has also formed to take the research to market. The team led by Edinburgh’s David Hay…
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PET/MRI Scanning Technique Devised to Track 3-D Motion
Update, 25 July 2013. We learned today that Jinsong Ouyang at Mass General Hospital is the principal investigator on the project and led the research, not Chuan Huang, who presented the findings. Others working on the project include Jerome Ackerman, Yoann Petibon, Thomas Brady, and Georges El Fakhri. Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard…
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Kidney Disease Technology Start-Up Lands $9.5M Venture Funds
TVA Medical Inc., a developer of devices in Austin, Texas to treat end-stage renal disease, secured $9.5 million in series B venture funds, the second round of financing after initial start-up. Austin-based S3 Ventures, an early-stage venture capital company, led the round with TriStar Technology Ventures and existing investor Santé Ventures. End-stage renal disease occurs…
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Science Business Content Partner: The Life Sciences Report
Science Business is pleased to offer a new feature, the latest entries from the investment newsletter, The Life Sciences Report, published by Streetwise Reports. The Life Sciences Report features interviews with investment experts in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and diagnostics. Science Business aims to provide breaking news developments in the science and business of the…
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National Lab Develops Solar Photosynthesis Testing Device
Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California developed a device to test on a small scale electrochemical solar-energy conversion methods for future fuel cell and artificial photosynthesis technologies. The team led by Joel Ager and Rachel Segalman from the Berkeley Lab’s materials science division and Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis published its findings in…