Tag: grant
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Research Labs Get More Patents, Start-Ups Level Off
A survey of U.S. universities and research institutes shows more patents were awarded to their labs in 2018, while new start-ups stayed the same from 2017.
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Foundation Supports ALS Inflammation Treatments
A foundation is funding a biotechnology company’s research on therapies to block proteins encouraging neuron inflammation in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS.
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Enrollment Completed in Aging Frailty Stem Cell Trial
A company developing stem cell treatments to counter frailty in older people finished enlisting participants in a clinical trial testing its therapies.
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Incubator Seeks Heart, Lung, Blood Device Entrepreneurs
A business incubator in Massachusetts is seeking entrepreneurs and their companies developing medical devices for heart, lung, blood, and sleep disorders.
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Univ. Licenses Therapeutic Hibernation Technology
University of Alaska is licensing research lab discoveries to a spin-off company to develop techniques to achieve a hibernation-type state in humans.
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Univ. of Washington Opens Research Entrepreneurs Center
A new program at University of Washington helps biomedical researchers convert their discoveries into useful products or services for patients.
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Microsoft Launches $1 Billion Climate Fund
Microsoft Corp. plans to invest $1 billion over the next four years to create technologies for removing carbon from the atmosphere.
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Venture Philanthropy Funds Rare Neuro Disease Trial
A gene therapy start-up is receiving an award resembling venture financing to advance its treatment for a rare inherited neuromuscular disorder to clinical trials.
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Light-Activated Brain Electrodes in Development
A wireless electrode activated by light waves is being developed to connect with nerve cells in the brain that promises to make brain-computer connections safer.
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Duke Univ Forms Drug Development Company
Duke University and life science investor Deerfield Management are forming a new enterprise to develop drug candidates through early development stages.