Tag: biomedical
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Voice Indicators to Monitor Dementia Progression
A company developing diagnostics for cognitive disorders from changes in speech patterns is partnering on vocal biomarkers to track progression of a form of dementia.
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Immunotherapy Biotech Gains $325M in Venture Funds
A biotechnology enterprise developing personalized treatments for cancer and infectious diseases is raising $325 million in its second venture funding round.
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Defense Dept Funding Fast TBI Diagnostics Kit
A medical device company in Finland is receiving a U.S. Department of Defense grant to develop a kit for soldiers in the field to quickly detect concussions.
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Blockchain Added to Clinical Trials Management
A contract research organization, or CRO, specializing in clinical trials is adding blockchain capability for data management, with help from an engineering consulting firm.
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Start-Up Creating Blood Tests, Apps for Mental Disorders
A new enterprise based on psychiatric and molecular research at Indiana University is developing precision-medicine diagnostics for pain and mental disease.
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Stem Cell Start-Up Raises $250M in Venture Funds
A company begun last year to create cancer therapies from banked, off-the-shelf stem cells is raising $250 million in its first round of venture financing.
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Trial Testing Paramedic-Delivered Stroke Drug
A clinical trial is getting underway testing a treatment for stroke delivered to patients by emergency medical technicians on the way to the hospital.
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Artificial DNA Designed to Control Drug Delivery
Researchers in Germany are developing techniques with artificial DNA and hydrogel designed to control the sequence of drugs delivered into the body.
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Augmented Reality, A.I. Harnessed to Visualize Pain
Researchers at University of Michigan created a system with real-time neurological imaging, algorithms, and augmented reality to detect and visualize a patient’s pain.
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Two Biotechs Each Issue $300M+ IPOs
Two biotechnology enterprises in the U.S. issued their initial public stock offerings yesterday, with each company raising at least $300 million in their transactions.