Tag: university
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MD Anderson to Advance Laser Immunotherapy
An experimental cancer treatment that uses lasers to activate drugs that invoke the immune system is being evaluated by MD Anderson Cancer Center.
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Start-Up Creating a Simpler, Stable Liquid Biopsy
A new company spun off from University of Oxford is developing a stable and sensitive blood test to detect multiple types of cancer in their early stages.
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Large-Scale Antibody Screening Device in Development
A system to quickly screen for human antibodies that neutralize SARS-CoV-2 or other infectious viruses is being developed at Texas A&M University.
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Home-Based Cancer Care Boosts Outcomes, Cuts Costs
An evaluation of a two year-old home care service for cancer patients shows the program reduces chances of later hospital visits and lowers overall patient costs.
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Health Research Commercialization Company Launched
University of Michigan and health care investor Deerfield Management are creating a new enterprise to bring promising academic life science research to market.
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Labs Creating Mask Electronic Sterilization Process
Researchers from academic engineering and biology labs designed an electronic process for sterilizing N95 respirator face masks enabling their safe reuse.
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Depression Therapy Licensed for Online Distribution
A therapy program for depression designed to reduce spirals of repeated negative thinking is licensed to a digital mental health company for online use.
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Start-Up Gains Hydrogen Fuel Technology Funds
A spin-off company from a university engineering lab received funds to build a device that efficiently splits water and creates hydrogen for fuel cell cars.
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GSK, Biotech Partner on Crispr Covid-19 Test
A biotechnology company using gene editing for diagnostics is developing a fast, point-of-care Covid-19 test with drug maker GlaxoSmithKline.
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Venture Producing Covid-19 Antibody Test Kits
A new company formed from a medical research lab is producing test kits for detecting and measuring a person’s Covid-19 antibodies.