Tag: physical sciences
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Start-Up Gains Access to Vaccine Nasal Spray Technology
A company developing techniques to deliver vaccines like Covid-19 with a nasal spray received an opportunity to license the process from University of Houston.
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New Funds Advance Hand-Wrist Neural Rehab Device
Developers of a system to help people with spinal cord injuries regain use of their hands and wrists, are configuring the device for home use.
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Infographic – Immigrants Boost U.S. Nobel Prizes
The U.S. dominates Nobel prizes in the sciences — physics, chemistry, medicine, and economics — and immigrants to the U.S. contribute a large chunk of those awards.
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Process Tests Thousands of Covid-19 Samples at Once
A new technology makes possible simultaneous analysis of diagnostic specimens from thousands of individuals revealing the presence of SARS-CoV-2 coronaviruses.
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Stimulation Device Shown to Reduce Tinnitus Symptoms
Results from a clinical trial show a device that sends audio and electrical signals to the ears and tongue reduces tinnitus symptoms for as long as one year.
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New Company IDs Drugs Targeting Cancer Cell Networks
A start-up company is using artificial intelligence to discover drugs that address the tumor stroma, a cellular network supporting cancerous tumors.
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BARDA Funding Vaccine Patch Clinical Trial
The U.S. government’s medical preparedness agency is funding a clinical trial of a patch that dispenses vaccines with a much lower dose than syringes.
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Wireless Sensor Detects Multiple Covid-19 Indicators
Biomedical engineers designed a lab-on-a-chip sensor that quickly detects SARS-CoV-2 viruses in saliva or blood, as well as antibodies and indicators of disease severity.
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Biotech, Analytics Companies Partner on Drug Discovery
A biotechnology company and genomics data science enterprise agreed in a multi-year agreement to discover new therapies for up to 20 diseases.
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Group Advancing Electronic Spinal Cord Injury Therapies
A consortium of academic and industry labs is integrating electronic sensors and neural stimulation therapies into an early treatment protocol for spinal cord injuries.