Tag: physical sciences
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Weak Covid-19 App Privacy Found, Risk Software in Works
An analysis of mobile apps tracking Covid-19 cases and symptoms finds most lack basic privacy protections, despite collecting personal identifying information.
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Data Company Building Covid-19 Early Warning System
An initiative is underway to detect early signs of Covid-19 infections from individuals’ activity and sleep data collected with smartphones and wearable devices.
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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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NIH Funds Light-Aided Gene Therapy for Eye Disease
A company creating a gene therapy for age-related macular degeneration activated with near-infrared rays received an NIH grant to advance its technology.
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Antibody Drug Biotech Raises $105M in Venture Funds
A company that says it has a faster process for discovering therapeutic antibodies is raising $105 million in its second venture finance round.
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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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Covid-19 Therapies Designed with Virtual Reality, A.I.
Two companies are using deep learning and virtual reality to design treatments for Covid-19 infections, attacking a different target than most drugs being developed.
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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.