Tag: university
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Project to Design Hybrid Stroke Imaging Technology
An alliance of academic and industry researchers in Europe is developing a single imaging device that can save valuable time in diagnosing a stroke.
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Peptide-Infused Gel Shown to Heal Chronic Wounds
A tissue engineering group developed a gel material infused with a synthetic peptide that in lab cultures and animals healed chronic diabetic wounds faster than a current commercial treatment.
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Patent Awarded for Whooping Cough Antibodies
An experimental treatment for pertussis, also known as whooping cough, using engineered humanized antibodies received a patent in the U.S.
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Human-Like Soft Touch Robotic Sensors Developed
A robotic hand with built-in sensors that can sense fine differences in shape and texture is being developed in an engineering lab at Cornell University.
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Stem Cell Therapy Company Formed, Staked to $225M
A pharmaceutical company and health care venture investor are forming BlueRock Therapeutics, a biotechnology enterprise to design regenerative medicine treatments with stem cells.
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Start-Up Developing Nanotech Bone Repairs
An enterprise formed earlier this year is licensing an engineered bone tissue repair technology that mixes ultrafine diamond particles with biocompatible polymers.
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Synthetic Insulin-Producing Cells Designed, Tested
Synthetic beta cells, like natural cells in the pancreas, were shown in tests with lab mice to sense glucose levels in the blood and produce insulin.
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IBM, Rice Univ. Partner on Elder Care Robots
IBM is developing Watson super-computer and cloud computing applications with Rice University to create robot assistants that help older individuals remain safe in their own homes.
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LEDs Shown to Reduce Alzheimer’s Brain Plaques
Pulsating LED lights were shown in lab mice to reduce amyloid-beta plaque deposits associated with Alzheimer’s disease on brain cells, with the lead researchers starting a company to commercialize the technology.
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Start-Up Reprogramming Stem Cells to Treat Heart Failure
A new enterprise, spun-off from the Gladstone Institutes in San Francisco, plans to regenerate heart muscle from other cells to treat heart failure.