Tag: university
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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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High-Volume, More Efficient Stem Cell Production Developed
An academic-industry team in Europe designed and tested new processes that can simplify and streamline production of human stem cells in large quantities.
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Technique Devised for 3-D Alzheimer’s Brain Images
Researchers in New York applied an imaging technique that visualizes the build-up of amyloid-beta plaques in the brain associated with Alzheimer’s disease.
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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.
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Small Business Grant Funds R&D on New Antibiotics
A spin-off company from University of Utah received funding to develop a new antibiotic that targets the genetics of bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics.
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RNA Technology Allows for Fast Vaccine Development
Engineers at MIT designed a process using genetic material in nanoscale particles for vaccines that protected against dangerous diseases with a single dose.
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Bacterial-Biopolymer Delivery System Designed for Vaccines
A biotechnology company and university lab developed a vaccine delivery technique that induces an immune response, combining bacteria and a polymer material.
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Hundreds of U.S. Clinics Found Selling Stem Cell Services
A comprehensive Internet search finds nearly 600 clinics in the U.S. claiming to offer stem cell treatments, many having dubious scientific or medical validity.
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Protein Biotech Lands $51.5M in First Venture Round
A spin-off enterprise from Harvard developing therapies that block signaling proteins causing disease is raising $51.5 million its first venture funding round.
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More Device Approvals, Higher Risks in Europe than U.S.
29 June 2016. An analysis of regulatory approvals and outcomes shows medical devices are reviewed and approved faster in Europe than the U.S., but also face more safety issues later on. A team from Kings College London and Harvard University published its findings yesterday in the journal BMJ. Researchers led by Aaron Kesselheim, a bioethicist…