Month: July 2016
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Device Measuring Nerves on Heart Rhythm in Development
22 July 2016. A spin-off enterprise from Indiana University is creating a device to measure sympathetic nerve activity — the fight-or-flight response — in people with heart rhythm disorders. Research and development of a prototype device, by Arrhythmotech LLC in Indianapolis, is funded by a new 2-year, $1.47 million grant from National Institute of Drug…
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Online Concierge: A New Service Shows the Way
Way.com bills itself as an online concierge service providing reservations for dining, entertainment, attractions, and parking for travelers and locals alike.
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Study to Evaluate Blood Pressure Diagnostics
A health care system in Seattle is assessing three different techniques for confirming newly found cases of hypertension, or high blood pressure.
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Cancer Center Tests Mobile Patient Tracking
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York is evaluating mobile devices to track the quality of life experienced by multiple myeloma patients.
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Software Developed to Quantify Single Cells Over Time
A team of computational biologists and engineers in Europe developed software that analyzes the growth and changes in individual cells over time.
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Genetic Disease Biotech Gains $55M in Early Funds
A biotechnology start-up developing therapies for genetic diseases through regulation of genetic processes is raising $55 million in its first venture round.
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Stem Cells, Gene Therapy Produce Replacement Joint Cartilage
A process combining stem cells, industrial weaving, and gene therapy to grow replacement cartilage for osteoarthritis also prevents inflammation from returning.
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Nanotech Imaging Start-Up Raises $3M in Seed Financing
A spin-off enterprise from University of California-Berkeley, developing an imaging technology with magnetic nanoparticles, is raising $3 million in funding.
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Stem Cell Treatments Show Benefit for ALS Patients
A clinical trial testing the safety of treatments derived from patients’ stem cells shows patients with ALS were able to slow the progression of their disease.
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$1 Million Challenge Seeks Child Health Solutions
A new challenge seeks technologies and solutions to reduce child mortality and improve the health of children in low-resource regions of the world.