Tag: engineering
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Venture Investor to Back Underserved Tech Entrepreneurs
An investment company is offering training and seed funds to women technology entrepreneurs, and those in LGBTQ, racial, and ethnic minority communities.
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Trial Tests Non-Invasive Brain Bleeding Scanner
A clinical trial is underway testing a device worn like a helmet that scans brain tissue for internal bleeding with radio-frequency waves.
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DNA Storage Company Gains $24M in New Funds
A maker of high-density chip devices storing data with nucleic acids similar to DNA is raising $24 million in its second venture financing round.
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Molecular Diagnostics Company Acquired in $1.8B Deal
GenMark Diagnostics, a developer of diagnostics systems using genomic analysis, was acquired by drug maker Roche in a deal valued at $1.8 billion.
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Smart Walking System Wins Multiple Sclerosis Challenge
A company developing systems to assist with walking is the winner of a competition for innovations to help people with multiple sclerosis.
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Trial Shows Electronic Treatments Slow Brain Decline
Results from a clinical trial show treatments of electronic audio and visual impulses slow cognitive and functional decline in people with Alzheimer’s disease.
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Microbe Therapy Maker Expands, Adds Venture Funds
A company providing manufacturing services for microbiome drug developers is expanding its facilities, with an infusion of new venture funds.
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FDA Authorizes Non-Prescription Covid-19 Test
Food and Drug Administration granted an emergency authorization for a molecular test for SARS-CoV-2 viruses done at home without a prescription.
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Crispr Enables Inhaled Flu, Covid-19 Treatment
A biomedical engineering lab designed and tested in lab animals gene-edited therapies for influenza and Covid-19, inhaled by patients with a home device.
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Sensor in Works Detecting Covid-19 Airborne Virus
A company developing graphene bio-computer chips is applying its technology to sensors that quickly detect SARS-CoV-2 viruses in indoor air.