Tag: engineering
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Electronic Device Cuts Bacterial Lab Test Time
An electronic device for assessing bacteria in blood samples is shown to meet conventional lab culture standards in a fraction of the usual testing time.
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Plant-Based Lipids Developed for mRNA Vaccines
Chemists at industry and academic labs created safer lipids for delivering messenger RNA vaccines, such as those protecting against Covid-19.
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Small Biz Award Funds Space Travel Refrigerator
An industry-university team is testing a compact refrigerator that works in weightless conditions and keeps food cold during long space missions.
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Precision Cancer Meds Company Raises $43M in Early Funds
A company combining computational genetic analysis and precision medicine discovery for cancer therapies is raising $43 million in its first venture round.
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Medical Centers Join Covid-19 Digital Biomarker Trial
Three more medical centers are taking part in a clinical trial testing a mobile early-warning system that monitors Covid-19 patients with wearable sensors.
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Computational Health Incubator Opens in Seattle
A new business accelerator program is underway to nurture start-up companies applying computational techniques to the life sciences and health care.
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Infographic – Health Care A.I. Funds Jump in Q1
Venture funding for start-ups providing artificial intelligence services in health care climbed to a record high volume in the first quarter of 2021.
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Medical Devices to Reduce Military Travel Disorders
Biomedical engineers at university labs are designing medical devices that reduce jet lag and intestinal problems faced by military service members.
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Synthetic Bio Company Goes Public in $2.5B Merger
A company developing synthetic biology and engineering tools for biotechnology is becoming a public company through a special-purpose acquisition.
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AI Gene Therapy Platform Gains $100M in Early Funds
A company using machine learning to create engineered viruses to deliver gene therapies is raising $100 million in its first venture funding round.