Tag: grant
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Implanted Sensor to Measure Blood Sugar in Development
1 December 2015. An engineering group at University of Texas in Arlington is developing a system for people with diabetes to measure their blood glucose levels without taking repeated blood drops throughout the day. The work in the lab of biomaterials professor Kyungsuk Yum is funded by a $100,00 grant from the Texas Medical Research Collaborative.…
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Governments, Private Investors Unveil Clean Energy Plans
30 November 2015. Two separate but related initiatives from governments and private investors were unveiled today to boost investment in clean energy innovations for reducing the threat of climate change. Statements announcing the initiatives, expected to double global government spending on clean energy innovation to $20 billion, were made to coincide with the opening of…
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ARPA-E Funding 41 Energy Generation, Efficiency Projects
23 November 2015. Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, or ARPA-E, the agency funding riskier energy research and development initiatives in the U.S., announced funding for 41 new projects, including those at 19 private companies. The grants totaling $125 million were revealed today by Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz at 1776, a technology incubator and seed fund…
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Wearable Asthma Trigger Detector in Development
4 November 2015. A wearable device that detects conditions triggering asthma attacks in children is being developed by a team of engineers and behavioral scientists. The four-year project brings together sensor designers at University of Maryland-Baltimore County and psychologists at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, funded by a $2 million grant from National Institute of…
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Artificial Kidney Implant Gains $6 Million Funding
3 November 2015. A collaboration of engineering and medical researchers is developing an implantable artificial kidney to reduce the need for dialysis in people with kidney failure awaiting a transplant. The four-year project combining teams from University of California in San Francisco with Vanderbilt University in Nashville, is funded by a $6 million grant from…
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Univ Lab, Spin-Off Developing Drug from Turmeric
28 October 2015. A university biochemistry lab and spin-off enterprise developing drugs from plants are collaborating on a process for extracting a key ingredient for an anti-inflammatory compound from the common spice turmeric. The project, bringing together the lab of biochemistry professor David Gang at Washington State University and Botanisol LLC in Scottsdale, Arizona, is…
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Gates Grant Funding Whooping Cough Antibody Test
21 October 2015. A protein engineering lab at University of Texas in Austin is evaluating the potential of an engineered antibody to prevent pertussis, also known as whooping cough, among newborn infants. The study and lab are led by chemical engineering professor Jennifer Maynard, who is testing the antibody under a $400,000 grant from the…
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Chip Device in Development to Simulate Human Gut
9 October 2015. A team of medical researchers and engineers in North Carolina is developing a miniaturized device derived from human stem cells to better simulate the workings of a human gut. The five-year project is funded by $5.3 million grant from National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, part of National Institutes…
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Breakout Labs Adds Four Science-Based Start-Ups
6 October 2015. Breakout Labs, an incubator of new enterprises based on discoveries from academic science labs, is adding four more companies to its portfolio. The new additions include companies developing advanced materials and sensors to measure food freshness, as well as discovering new therapies for diseases associated with the aging process. Breakout Labs is…
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Nanotech Cancer Center Gains $10.1M Funding
1 October 2015. Cornell University and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center are developing cancer diagnostics and therapies with nanoscale particles, funded largely by a National Cancer Institute grant. NCI, part of National Institutes of Health, is providing $8.2 million to the institutions over five years, while Sloan Kettering is adding $1.9 million. Cornell and Sloan…