Tag: engineering
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Implanted Organoid Connects to Brain, Reacts to Visual Cues
Engineers and neuroscientists developed a circuit that in lab mice connects implanted lab-grown brain tissue to the brain’s cognitive center and responds to visual stimuli.
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Cell Biology Tools Companies Merge in $57.8M Deal
Two providers of technologies for cellular analysis are merging to form a new company focusing on cell biology research tools, in a sign of continued industry consolidation.
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Immune Organoid Company Raises $4.3M in Seed Funds
A new company developing 3-D cell and tissue models of lymph nodes for discovery of immunotherapies is raising $4.3 million in seed funds.
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Personal Allergy Start-Up Gains $16.5M in Early Funds
A new business that provides personalized allergy testing, drug making, and delivery to consumers is raising $16.5 million in its first venture funding round.
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Bye-Bye Bluebird
In mid-November we removed our Twitter feed display in the right-hand column. Yesterday, we decided to leave Twitter altogether.
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Brain-Computer Interface Company Raises $75M in New Funds
A developer of an implanted electronic system that captures and transmits thoughts of movement into signals for digital devices is raising $75 million in venture funds.
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Trial Testing Ultrasound for Brain Cancer Liquid Biopsies
A clinical trial is underway testing the safety and feasibility of focused ultrasound to enable use of blood tests to monitor a patient’s glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer.
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Mental Health VR Companies Merge, Raise $13M
Two developers of virtual reality therapy technology for mental health disorders are combining their operations, and raising $13 million in venture funds.
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Trial Underway for Kidney Disease Microbiome Therapy
A clinical trial enrolled its first participant testing an engineered bacterial collection as a treatment for enteric hyperoxaluria, a kidney disorder with no approved cure.
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Venture Investor to Back Semiconductor Start-Ups
A technology investment company is partnering with a Silicon Valley incubator program to support start-up businesses developing new types of semiconductors.