Tag: engineering
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Brain-Computer Device Company Gains $33M in Early Funds
A company creating brain-computer interface devices to help people with disabling communications impairments is raising $33 million in its first venture round.
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Measles-Rubella Patch Vaccine Shown Effective as Injection
A clinical trial shows a peel-and-stick patch device is as effective as a standard syringe injection in delivering a vaccine that protects against measles and rubella.
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Biotech, Janssen Partner on Ultrasound for Gene Therapy
A developer of ultrasound bubbles to assist gene therapies is studying use of the technology with Janssen Pharmaceuticals for delivering DNA and RNA treatments.
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Rare Disease Search Adds Large Language Model A.I.
A company offering a search engine to help diagnose rare diseases is integrating generative models from Open AI into its artificial intelligence algorithms.
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Infographic – Climate Start-Ups Still Gaining Venture Funds
Despite a sharp downturn in venture dollars from 2021, new climate and weather forecasting companies continue to attract investments at historically high rates.
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Collaboration to Boost Rare Disease Clinical Trials
An organization seeking new uses for today’s drugs and a contract research company aim to increase the number of clinical trials for rare diseases testing already approved drugs.
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Quantum Technology Start-Up Accelerator Unveiled
A business incubator is underway to help start-up enterprises in Denmark working in quantum technologies, particularly with defense-related applications.
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$15M Alternative Chicken, Fish Challenge Finalists Named
An international challenge competition seeking sustainable but realistic alternatives to natural chicken and fish protein named its six finalist teams.
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Digital Diabetes System Shown to Cut Health Care Use
A study of people with type 2 diabetes shows those using a digital diabetes management system made fewer hospital visits than non-users over a 12-month period.
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Computational Drug Discovery Company Acquires A.I. Businesses
Two companies using artificial intelligence to advance biotechnology and design new therapies are merging with a computational-engineering drug discovery enterprise.