Tag: entrepreneurs
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University Spin-Off Developing Chemical ID Devices
A start-up company is licensing research from labs at Harvard University to make portable devices that quickly identify the chemistry of liquids.
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Portable On-Demand Biologic Production System Designed
A device that produces small batches of biological drugs, down to a single dose, was shown to generate two different biopharmaceuticals under lab conditions.
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Univ. Spin-Off Develops New Cybersecurity Paradigm
A start-up enterprise from a university is developing a simplified cybersecurity infrastructure for businesses, and raised $2 million in its first funding round
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Gene Therapy Designed for Muscle Wasting Disease
Researchers devised a treatment for a cancer-related muscle wasting disease using gene transfers that in lab mice block signals promoting muscle degradation.
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Microneedle System Designed for Drug Monitoring
Researchers designed a device that measures drug concentrations in patients with tiny microneedles on the skin rather than frequent invasive blood tests.
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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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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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Pomegranate Molecule Found With Anti-Aging Benefits
A study in Switzerland finds ingredients in pomegranates, once metabolized in the gut, protect cells against aging, in tests with lab mice.