Tag: university
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Small-Business Grants Awarded for Neurological Diseases
A biotechnology company spun-off last year in a pharmaceutical industry merger is receiving small business research grants to advance its technology treating neurological disorders.
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Oxford, Evotec Partner on Drug Discovery
A collaboration between University of Oxford and a German drug discovery company aims to speed promising new treatments to the market, including support for start-up enterprises.
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Liquid Biopsy Lab to Reside at Cancer Institute
A designer of liquid biopsy tests to diagnose cancer is establishing a lab to study circulating tumor cells at John Wayne Cancer Institute in Santa Monica, California.
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Phone-Based Microscope Developed for Water Testing
An engineering lab at University of Houston in Texas designed an inexpensive lens that when placed over a smartphone’s camera, turns the phone into a microscope.
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Crowdfunded Digital Health Investment Fund Launches
An investment fund raising its capital through crowdfunding began operations this week to back start-up enterprises developing digital health technologies.
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Health Insurance Group Forms Academic Research Network
The national organization of Blue Cross-Blue Shield health insurance providers is linking up with academic researchers to study outcomes of health care practices, including opioid abuse and cancer screenings.
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Synthetic Virus Created to Treat Cancer in Dogs
Two companies partnering with Auburn University developed a synthetic virus to find and destroy tumor cells in a type of bone cancer in dogs.
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Gene Therapy Shown Helpful with Inherited Skin Disease
An early clinical trial shows genetically engineered skin grafts help heal some open wounds and appear safe for individuals with a serious inherited skin disorder.
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Spinach Enhanced to Detect Chemicals, Send Signals
A chemical engineering group showed the feasibility of embedding sensors in common spinach plants that can detect and signal the presence of explosive chemicals in the soil.
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Institutes, Companies Form Business to Bridge Discovery Gap
Three research institutions with pharmaceutical and venture capital companies are creating a new enterprise to fill the drug development gap between proof-of-concept and initial clinical trials.