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  • NIH Funds $24 Million for Genetic Links to Alzheimer’s

    8 July 2014. National Institutes of Health is awarding $24 million to eight academic medical centers for research on genomic factors behind people developing or avoiding Alzheimer’s disease. Recipients of the four-year grants are Boston University, Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Columbia University in New York, University of Miami, University of Pennsylvania, University of…

  • Biopharm, University Partner on Universal Flu Vaccine

    8 May 2014. Etubics Corp. in Seattle and University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston are developing a new type of flu vaccine that aims to provide continuous protection against a variety of seasonal virus strains. The five-year project is funded by a $4.4 million grant from National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID),…

  • IT Firm, University Partner on Alzheimer’s Research Platform

    16 April 2014. Parabon Computation in Reston, Virginia is creating a crowd-sourced computer network to provide the analytical power for two research studies on Alzheimer’s disease conducted in-house and with George Mason University in nearby Fairfax. The initiative, called Compute Against Alzheimer’s Disease, aims to tap into unused capacity of idle computers donated for this…

  • Investments Added to Breakout Labs Life Science Seed Grants

    26 March 2014. NetScientific in Cambridge, U.K. is adding investment funds for qualified life science enterprises taking part in Breakout Labs to help them advance beyond the initial start-up phase. Under the deal, Breakout Labs portfolio companies fitting into NetScientific’s investment priorities will qualify for $250,000 in follow-on investment beyond Breakout Labs’ $350,000 in seed…

  • Genetics Group, Analytics Firm Collaborate on Diagnostics

    19 March 2014. A genetics research center at University of Utah in Salt Lake City and Omicia Inc., a genomic analytics company in Oakland, California are developing systems to make genomic analysis a routine medical diagnostic procedure. The $6 million in funding for the USTAR Center for Genetic Discovery comes from the university and Utah…

  • NIH, Pharmas, Non-Profits Partner on Molecular Drug Targets

    4 February 2014. National Institutes of Health (NIH), with 10 pharmaceutical companies and 8 not-for-profit organizations, are collaborating on identification of targets at the molecular level for new drugs and diagnostics. The Accelerating Medicines Partnership — a five-year, $230 million initiative — is expected to focus on Alzheimer’s disease, type 2 diabetes, and the autoimmune disorders…

  • Regeneron, Geisinger Health to Partner on Genetic Sequencing

    Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. in Tarrytown, New York and Geisinger Health System, a health care provider in Pennsylvania, are studying genetic causes of disease among the 2.6 million residents in areas served by Geisinger’s facilities. Financial terms of the five-year agreement were not disclosed. Under the deal, Geisinger will collect blood specimens from 100,000 Geisinger patients…

  • Clinical Trial to Test Safety of MRSA Drug Candidate

    Enanta Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology company in Watertown, Massachusetts, is starting an early-stage clinical trial of an antibiotic to treat methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or MRSA infections. The drug, code-named EDP-788, is being developed under a contract with National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of National Institutes of Health. MRSA is a bacteria resistant to many…

  • Patch Finds More Heart Rhythm Problems Than Holter Monitor

    Researchers at Scripps Translational Science Institute in La Jolla, California found a small adhesive patch worn over the heart outperformed the conventional Holter monitor in detecting abnormal heart rhythms. The team led by Scripps cardiologist Eric Topol published its findings online in this month’s issue of the American Journal of Medicine. Topol and colleagues tested…

  • MRI Technique Developed to Capture Wrist Anatomy in Motion

    Medical researchers at University of California in Davis designed a technique based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that makes it possible to display the complex anatomy of the wrist in motion, offering a better method for diagnosing orthopedic injuries. A team led by Davis radiology professor Abhijit Chaudhari published the results of its first test…