Tag: grant
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NIH Funds Decentralized Rare Disease Data Network
A start-up company is building a secure decentralized network of genomic and other medical data on rare diseases, funded by a fast-track award from an NIH agency.
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Trial to Test Smart Watch to Guide Blood Thinners
A clinical trial is planned to test heart rhythms measured with an Apple smart watch to guide use of blood thinning medicines in people with irregular heartbeat.
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Small Biz Grant Funds Non-Viral Gene Editing Delivery
National Institutes of Health is financing a delivery method for gene-editing therapies to blood-forming stem cells with natural lipid bubbles instead of viruses.
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NIH Funding Engineered Phage Screening Device
National Institutes of Health is funding initial development of a microfluidic device that tests engineered viruses for their ability to kill disease-causing bacteria.
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CEPI Funds New Broad Coronavirus Vaccine
An international health group is funding a new vaccine to cover a broad range of coronaviruses using exosomes, tiny natural bubbles for delivery to cells.
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FDA Issues Action Plan for Rare Neuro Diseases
The Food and Drug Administration published its blueprint to encourage new treatments for rare neurodegenerative disorders, including ALS.
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Trial Underway of Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine
A clinical trial has begun testing an influenza vaccine given as a nasal spray with a conventional syringe-delivered vaccine among older U.S. adults.
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Challenge Seeks Tech, Models to Reduce Stillbirths
A research competition is seeking better technologies to measure gestational development and predict outcomes to reduce the number of stillbirths by half.
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Grant Funds Epilepsy Stem Cell Therapy Trial
A developer of stem cell therapies for neurological disorders is receiving an $8 million grant to advance a treatment for a common type of epilepsy.
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Venture Investor Funds Cell Therapy Targeting Tech
A venture capital company is funding biomedical engineering research to improve the reach and targeting of cell therapies to more diseases.