Tag: grant
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Start-Up Formed to Develop Non-Opioid Pain Drugs
A new enterprise is being formed to develop non-addictive drugs for chronic pain that use different biochemical processes than opioid pain relievers.
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Brown, Toy Maker Partner on Elder Assistance Robots
A collaboration between Brown University and toy maker Hasbro is developing robotic assistants for older people that build on Hasbro’s current line of robotic pets.
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Fox Foundation, 23andMe in Large-Scale Parkinson’s Study
The Michael J. Fox Foundation and personal genetics company 23andMe are recruiting a large group of individuals with and without Parkinson’s disease to provide a more complete picture of the disorder.
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Phone-Based Lupus Home Test Kit in Development
A home test kit using smartphone imaging is being created by biomedical engineers to detect kidney inflammation caused by lupus, an autoimmune disorder.
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Snake-Like Intelligent Robot in Development
An engineering team is creating a self-powered robot that can travel independently like a snake through uneven and cluttered surfaces, such as disaster sites.
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Avian Flu Vaccine with Longer Protection in Development
A biotechnology company is designing a vaccine to protect against the newly emergent avian flu to provide more sustained protection like seasonal flu vaccines.
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Brain-Computer Link in Development for Spinal Injury
A consortium of engineering labs is designing a system translating commands in the brain to prosthetic devices that help people walk with spinal cord injury.
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Cochlear Implant Robotics Start-Up Gains NIH Funds
A university spin-off enterprise developing robotics to make cochlear implants for hearing loss safer and more effective is receiving a Small Business Innovation Research, or SBIR, grant to advance its technology.
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NIH Funds Heart Tissue Regeneration Tests in Pigs
An experimental drug to help grow new heart tissue after a heart attack is advancing to tests in pigs, with help from National Institutes of Health.
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Wearable-Implant Diagnostics Device in Development
A university engineering lab is developing a device combining a sensor chip implanted under the skin and wrist band to diagnose serious diseases and transmit the data.