Tag: university
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University Prof to Commercialize 3-D Printed Cell Platforms
15 December 2014. A biomedical engineer at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston plans to develop a commercial platform for three-dimensional printing of artificial cells in research, education, and industrial applications. Mark DeCoster, an engineering faculty member at Louisiana Tech, received a $50,000 National Science Foundation I-Corps grant to further develop the idea into a marketable…
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Nanomedicine Developer Secures $7.5M Venture Funds
15 December 2014. Cristal Therapeutics, a developer of medications formulated as nanoscale particles, raised more than €6 million ($7.5 million) in early-stage venture funds. The financing round for the company, based in Maastricht, The Netherlands, was led by Chemelot Ventures, with current seed investors Thuja Capital, BioGeneration Ventures, Nedermaas, Utrecht University Holding, and Beheer Innovatiefonds…
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SpaceX Mission to Carry University Pathogen Research
12 December 2014. The next launch of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station will carry a set of specially-configured petri dishes testing the effect of microgravity on the virulence of salmonella bacteria. The research is the work of microbiologists at Arizona State University and engineers at University of Colorado in Boulder. Salmonella…
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Test Reveals, Measures Breast Cancer Recurrence Risk
12 December 2014. A study by Genomic Health, a developer of diagnostics for personalized cancer treatments, shows its test of an early-stage breast cancer can predict long-term chances of recurrence. Frederick Baehner, a pathologist at University of California in San Francisco and vice-president of Genomic Health, is scheduled to present the findings with colleagues today…
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Flexible Pulse Oximeter Designed for Wearable Devices
11 December 2014. Engineers at University of California in Berkeley developed techniques for building inexpensive sensors to measure pulse rate and blood oxygen levels into flexible materials suitable for wearable monitors or fitness devices. The team led by UC-Berkeley electrical engineering professor Ana Arias published its results online yesterday in the journal Nature Communications (paid…
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Organic Farming Narrows Yield Gap With Conventional Methods
10 December 2014. An analysis of research studies comparing organic to conventional farming shows conventional techniques have greater yields, but by a smaller margin than previously thought. The team led by environmental scientist Claire Kremen at University of California in Berkeley published its findings in today’s issue of the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society…
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Technique Devised for 3-D Immunotherapy Injections
9 December 2014. Biomedical engineers at Harvard University designed a biomaterial that in lab animals assembles into a three-dimensional framework for delivery of therapies triggering an immune response to treat cancer and infectious diseases. The team from the lab of David Mooney at Harvard’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering published its findings yesterday in…
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Brain Sensor Designed for Wireless Connections
5 December 2014. Engineers and neuroscientists at Brown University in Providence designed and tested with animals a sensor to monitor brain activity for wirelessly transmitting high volumes of data. The team led by Brown engineering and physics professor Arto Nurmikko — with colleagues from Brown and labs at other universities and companies in the U.S.,…
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Patent Awarded for Macular Degeneration Eyedrop Technology
4 December 2014. SciFluor Life Sciences LLC, a biopharmaceutical company in Cambridge, Massachusetts received a patent on a fluoride formulation for treating diseases of the retina with eyedrops rather than injections into the eye as often required. Patent 8,901,144 was awarded on 2 December by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to four inventors, including…
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Peptide Regenerates Muscles Damaged from Spinal Cord Injury
4 December 2014. Researchers at Case Western Reserve University developed a synthetic peptide that in lab animals restores some functions in muscles damaged from spinal cord injuries. The team from the lab of CWRU neuroscientist Jerry Silver in Cleveland, Ohio published its findings yesterday in the journal Nature (paid subscription required). National Institute of Neurological…