Tag: engineering
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Start-Up Offers Digital Health Prescriptions, Raises $1.8M
A new enterprise that offers electronic health service prescriptions is raising $1.8 million in seed funds and starting a program for prescribing digital health services simultaneously to groups of people.
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Scientists, Investors Form $100M+ Tech Venture Fund
A group of entrepreneurs and leading scientists in the U.K. unveiled a venture investment fund that plans to back start-up companies developing a wide range of ground-breaking technologies.
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Nanoscale Sponges Deliver Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment
An engineering lab developed a technique to load molecules from white blood cells into tiny particles that act like sponges to reduce joint damage in lab mice from rheumatoid arthritis.
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Infographic – Google A.I. Patents Lead Other Tech Companies
According to a new report, Alphabet, the company formerly known as Google, is leading other big tech companies in patent activity for artificial intelligence applications.
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Smartphone Device IDs Dangerous Mosquitoes
A study shows a smartphone-based system can quickly and inexpensively identify the species of mosquito that carries many infectious diseases, as well as a natural enemy of those mosquitoes.
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FDA to Test New Trial Designs, Assess A.I. Models
FDA plans to pilot test new types of complex clinical trials and is considering a procedure to evaluate machine learning algorithms used in diagnostics.
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Genomics-Blockchain Company Launches, Raises $4.3 Million
A new enterprise that promises to collect and protect a person’s genomic data with blockchain technology is starting up with the help of a genomics legend and $4.3 million in seed financing.
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Non-Invasive Imaging Technology Probes Deeper Into Tissue
An imaging process that combines ultrasound and lasers is shown in tests with lab samples and in animals to provide clearer and more detailed images of tissue deeper in the body.
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A.I., Imaging Shown to Predict Immunotherapy Success
Researchers in France developed a system for computing data from CT scans and genomic analysis to predict the success for therapies that invoke the immune system in patients with solid-tumor cancers.
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UPDATE: 23andMe Shuts Down Open API Access to Raw Data
The personal genetics company 23andMe is closing down access to its raw genomic data for independent software developers.