Tag: grant
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Virtual Reality Illness Fix in Development
A computer science and engineering team in Texas is developing a technical solution for virtual reality experiences that can make some users physically ill, with symptoms like seasickness.
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Project to Catalog Precision Lung Cancer Immunotherapies
A new research initiative in the U.K. is collecting and mapping precise combinations of therapies that invoke the immune system to treat lung cancer.
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Personalized Computer Models Developed for Heart Disease
Researchers in the U.K. are developing computer models of heart functions that enable physicians to simulate recommended treatments for individual patients to gauge and optimize their outcomes.
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3-D Printed Scaffolds with Stem Cells, Sensors Studied to Repair Bones
A bioengineering lab at University of Arizona is researching new techniques with three-dimensional printing, stem cells, and sensors to repair severe bone fractures.
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NSF Supports Expanding Lab-On-Chip Integration, Manufacturing Center
A new federal grant supports expansion of a research and development center developing techniques to make the manufacture and integration of microfluidic, or lab-on-a-chip, devices easier and less expensive.
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NIH Funds Support for Point-of-Care Device Entrepreneurs
Two institutions in Massachusetts are starting a program to help inventors and new enterprises anywhere in the U.S. bring their point-of-care medical devices to market.
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$200M Gift Supporting Translational Research, Start-Up Incubator
Harvard Medical School is the recipient of a gift from the Blavatnik Family Foundation to develop innovative treatments, apply advanced digital technologies, and accelerate biotech and life science start-up companies.
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NIH Award Supports Esophagus Tissue Implants from Stem Cells
A company developing engineered tissue implants from stem cells received a grant from National Institutes of Health to develop an implant to correct a congenital defect in a newborn infant’s esophagus.
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NASA Boosts 3-D Printing, Lasers in Space Manufacturing
The federal government’s space agency is supporting two projects for improving the capabilities of astronauts to create and repair their equipment during space travel.
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NIH Supporting Electronic Neuro Drug Test Technology
A university spin-off enterprise is receiving funds from National Institute of Mental Health to develop a simple, reliable electronic device to evaluate effects of neurological drugs on brain cells.