Tag: mathematics
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Software Designed to Model, Visualize Brain Circuits
An academic-industry team designed a web-based software tool to ease the computer modeling, simulation, and visualization of the brain’s nerve cell circuits.
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Gene Therapy Delivery Tech Licensed in $1.8B Deal
A biotechnology company creating synthetic viruses with artificial intelligence to deliver gene therapies is licensing its technology to drug maker Roche.
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Individual Cells Explored with Virtual Reality
A new software package uses virtual reality to allow biologists and medical researchers to visualize and explore inside individual cells in three dimensions.
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New Funds Advance Hand-Wrist Neural Rehab Device
Developers of a system to help people with spinal cord injuries regain use of their hands and wrists, are configuring the device for home use.
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New Company IDs Drugs Targeting Cancer Cell Networks
A start-up company is using artificial intelligence to discover drugs that address the tumor stroma, a cellular network supporting cancerous tumors.
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Biotech, Analytics Companies Partner on Drug Discovery
A biotechnology company and genomics data science enterprise agreed in a multi-year agreement to discover new therapies for up to 20 diseases.
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Study Testing Wearables Data for Covid-19 Clues
A biomedical engineering lab and analytics company are testing the feasibility of algorithms to find early signs of Covid-19 symptoms from smart watch users.
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Dexcom, UVirginia Partner on Diabetes Technology
Dexcom Inc., a maker of glucose monitoring systems, and University of Virginia are collaborating on extending the company’s current technologies to cover more types of diabetes
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Cancer Screening Analytics Company Acquired in $8B Deal
A company creating a blood test to screen for multiple types of cancer is being acquired by genomics analytics company Illumina for $8 billion in cash and stock.
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Antibody Discovery Company Forms, Partners on Covid-19
A new enterprise formed to discover human therapeutic antibodies is partnering with a synthetic biology company to discover Covid-19 antibody treatments.