Tag: NIH
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NIH Small Biz Grant Supports Uterine Health Diagnostic
A women’s health diagnostics developer is receiving funds for a non-invasive test analyzing menstrual fluids to detect the uterine disorder endometriosis.
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NIH Begins Large-Scale Precision Nutrition Study
National Institutes of Health awarded new funds for academic and industry labs to develop algorithms for predicting individual responses to food and nutrition.
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Device Spin-Off Raises $2.2M in Seed Funds
A medical technology company developing a sensor device that monitors catheters draining excess brain fluid is raising $2.2 million in seed funds.
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FDA Clears Rapid At-Home Covid-19 Test
The Food and Drug Administration granted an emergency authorization to a quick diagnostic test for SARS-CoV-2 viruses, conducted at home.
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Essay – Quick, Name the Secretary of HHS
Our country and world are in the worst health crisis in a century, and the U.S. cabinet secretary with the word “health” in the title is missing in action.
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Foundation Backing Expanded Pandemic Surveillance
A population genomics company is receiving foundation support for expanding its detailed surveillance of respiratory disease outbreaks in the U.S.
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Small Biz Grant Funds Biofilm Infection Peptides
A start-up company is receiving a National Institutes of Health grant to develop peptides for preventing bacterial films causing middle ear infections.
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NIH Opens $1M Maternal Health Diagnostics Challenge
National Institutes of Health began a competition for low-cost diagnostic technologies to improve maternal health, particularly in low-resource regions.
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Small Biz Grant Funds Long-Term Spasticity Implant
A developer of treatments for neurological disorders received National Institutes of Health funding for an implant treating spasticity for up to six months.
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NIH Funds Brain-Computer Implant Device
A developer of implanted devices to record signals from brain cells received funding to advance a smaller and more durable electrode array.