Tag: engineering
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Stem Cell Lab Planned for Commercial Space Station
A collaboration between university researchers and a space science company is designing a stem cell research lab on a proposed commercial space station.
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Company Formed to Boost Clinical Trial Success Odds
A pharma/tech industry group is starting a new company to use algorithms for finding gaps in preclinical data that can impair clinical trial progress.
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Start-Up Licenses Gene-Edited Drug Discovery Tech.
A new company is acquiring a technology using genome-edited tadpoles that finds current drugs addressing precise genetic conditions underlying rare diseases.
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Infographic – Earth Orbits Getting More Crowded
The rate of new earth-orbit launches is accelerating, with OECD expecting tens of thousands of new satellites launched in the next five years.
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NIH Funds Decentralized Rare Disease Data Network
A start-up company is building a secure decentralized network of genomic and other medical data on rare diseases, funded by a fast-track award from an NIH agency.
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Challenge Seeks Animal-Free Testing for Precision Meds.
A charitable foundation promoting research on human longevity unveiled a challenge competition to develop animal-free testing for personalized medicine.
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Infographic – Smart Home Technologies Emerge
While these systems promise a more connected, efficient, and pleasant home, they require continued development of underlying basic technologies.
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Infographic – Apple Dominates Smart Watch Sales
According to Counterpoint Research, three in 10 new devices shipped in 2021 (30%) were made by Apple, with Samsung a distant second at 10 percent.
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Industry-Univ. Team Assessing Electronic Brain Biomarkers
A developer of software analyzing brain signals for neurological disease indicators is engaging medical researchers to help assess the software in real-world settings.
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Trial to Assess Multi-Factor Blood Test for Cancer
A clinical trial is set to begin that evaluates genomic and related data from routine blood tests to screen for cancer in real-world settings.