Tag: university
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Start-Up Developing Marine Bio-Inspired Super Glue
A new enterprise is creating an strong binding adhesive inspired by mussels, derived from research in a university chemistry and materials science lab.
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Engineered Viruses Deployed to Treat Gut Infections
Academic and industry researchers created gene-editing viruses that in lab cultures and mice killed bacteria causing often deadly intestinal infections.
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Biotech Partners for A.I. Drug Discovery in $1B Deal
Two companies are collaborating on the use of artificial intelligence to find new drugs addressing a set of proteins that regulate immune-related functions, including inflammation.
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Network Funding Tech To Boost Ovarian Cancer Care
An alliance of cancer centers in the U.S. is supporting four projects developing technologies for improving care for patients with advanced ovarian cancer.
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Coffee, Hemp Cells Set for Space Station Study
A company is sending cell cultures from hemp and coffee plants to the International Space Station to test effects of weightlessness on the plants’ gene expression.
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Contact Lens Material Reduces Color Blindness
An engineered ultra-thin material designed for contact lenses is shown in lab tests to help correct for a common form of color blindness.
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Patient Receives First Crispr Genetic Eye Treatment
An individual with a rare genetic eye disease received the first dose of an edited gene in a clinical trial of an experimental treatment for the disorder.
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Institutional Investors Factoring in Climate Change
A survey of institutional investors shows these money managers for financial institutions are starting to take climate change impacts into their investment decisions.
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Proteins from Bacteria Generate Power for Wearables
A collaboration of engineers and biologists created a way of producing electric power from humidity in the air with fine wires made of proteins from bacteria.
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Research Labs Get More Patents, Start-Ups Level Off
A survey of U.S. universities and research institutes shows more patents were awarded to their labs in 2018, while new start-ups stayed the same from 2017.