Tag: university
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Species Restoration Company Raises $60M in New Funds
A biotechnology start-up aiming to restore extinct animal species with gene editing is raising $60 million in its first venture funding round.
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Biotech Converting CO2 to Food Components Raises $7M
A start-up company creating a process to convert carbon dioxide into food protein elements with microorganisms is raising $7 million in seed funds.
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Patent Board Rules for Broad Inst. in Crispr Case
A U.S. patent appeals board ruled that the Broad Institute at Harvard and MIT is the discoverer of Crispr gene editing techniques in animal cells.
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New Industry, Academic Studies Arrive at Space Station
Several experiments from companies and academic labs arrived today at the International Space Station to test effects of microgravity and other conditions.
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Precise Stimulation Shown to Reduce Parkinson Symptoms
Light-activated stimulation of a precise set of nerve cells in the brainstem is shown to improve motor abilities in lab mice induced with Parkinson’s disease.
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Whole Genome Sequencing Shown to Detect Neuro Disorders
An analysis of genetic database records indicates a class of neurological diseases can be detected by sequencing of a person’s entire genome.
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ALS Therapy Start-Up Gains $5.1M in Seed Funds
A start-up enterprise is developing a treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS, spun off from university research labs and an ALS advocacy group.
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Pharma Company Licenses Protein Delivery Hydrogel
A drug maker acquired commercialization rights to an injectable hydrogel developed at a university lab that delivers proteins to repair diseased tissue.
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University Lab Licenses Printed Kidney Tissue Process
A start-up company is acquiring the rights to a stem cell and three-dimensional printing process to produce tissue needed by people with kidney failure.
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Start-Up Founders Demonstrate Amputated Tissue Regrowth
Founders of a regenerative medicine company demonstrated a drug delivery device that helps regrow several tissue types on frogs’ amputated limbs.