Tag: university
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India Authorizes Covid-19 Vaccines Designed in US
The government of India granted emergency clearance to two vaccines to prevent Covid-19 disease, both designed in U.S. research labs.
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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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Engineered Chickpea with Increased Protein Unveiled
An agricultural biotechnology company is introducing genetically altered chickpeas with much higher protein content than today’s varieties.
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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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Preclinical Test Advances Synthetic Bio ALS Treatment
A candidate treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS made with synthetic genetic material is shown to improve motor function and survival in lab mice.
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Engineered Virus Delivers Brain-Targeted Gene Therapy
Neuroscience researchers designed a process for delivering gene therapies through the blood stream, but targeting only brain cells of lab animals.
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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.
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Oxford, GSK Partner on New Tech for Neuro Diseases
GlaxoSmithKline is funding a joint research center at University of Oxford to advance precision medical technologies, beginning with neurological disorders.
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$180M Venture Fund Backing Age-Related Disease Start-Ups
A new venture capital fund aims to finance research entrepreneurs addressing root causes of age-related diseases with therapies and early diagnostics.
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Trial Advances Test of Electronic Cancer Treatment
A clinical trial completed enrollment of lung cancer patients testing a device sending an electric field into their tumors to disrupt cancer cell proliferation.