Tag: medical device
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Biotech, AI Company Partner on Covid-19 Alert System
A developer of Covid-19 vaccines and an artificial intelligence company are building a system to quickly detect dangerous SARS-CoV-2 variants.
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Device Spin-Off Raises $2.2M in Seed Funds
A medical technology company developing a sensor device that monitors catheters draining excess brain fluid is raising $2.2 million in seed funds.
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FDA Clears Rapid At-Home Covid-19 Test
The Food and Drug Administration granted an emergency authorization to a quick diagnostic test for SARS-CoV-2 viruses, conducted at home.
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Essay – Quick, Name the Secretary of HHS
Our country and world are in the worst health crisis in a century, and the U.S. cabinet secretary with the word “health” in the title is missing in action.
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Foundation Backing Expanded Pandemic Surveillance
A population genomics company is receiving foundation support for expanding its detailed surveillance of respiratory disease outbreaks in the U.S.
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Life Science Investors Add New $650M Fund
A venture capital investor specializing in health care and life science companies raised $650 million for new financing rounds.
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Saliva Test IDs Early Oral Cancer Signature
An analysis is shown to identify characteristic patterns found in microbial communities in saliva indicating early stages of oral and throat cancer.
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NIH Opens $1M Maternal Health Diagnostics Challenge
National Institutes of Health began a competition for low-cost diagnostic technologies to improve maternal health, particularly in low-resource regions.
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Trial Shows Nasal Spray Relieves Migraine Pain
Clinical trial results show a nasal spray treatment for acute migraine helps more users achieve relief from pain within two hours, and faster in some cases.
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AI-Aided Fall Prevention System Gains $30M in New Funds
A developer of a system using artificial intelligence to process video for preventing falls by older people is raising $30 million in its second venture round.