Tag: university
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Phone-Based Infectious Disease Diagnostics Being Developed
An engineering lab is building a system for diagnosing viral infectious diseases with blood samples analyzed by a smartphone add-on.
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Artificial Kidney Component Passes Preclinical Test
A miniaturized bio-electronic device implanted in a pig can process filtered blood like a real kidney without triggering an immune response or blood clots.
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Engineered Organ Transplant Company Raises New Funds
An enterprise that applies gene editing to create replacement organs from pigs for human transplant is raising $100 million in new venture financing.
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Chip Device More Accurate for Drug Toxicity Than Animals
A plastic chip device lined with liver cells is shown to better predict drug toxicity in humans than lab animals, including drugs that progressed to failed clinical trials.
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Small Biz Grants Fund Simpler Aneurysm Tests
Two recent federal small business grants are supporting development of simple tests to screen for unruptured brain aneurysms in asymptomatic patients.
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Gene Therapy Combo Treats Multiple Age-Related Diseases
A bio-engineering team shows a single experimental gene therapy cocktail can reduce or reverse four age-related diseases in lab mice.
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Communicating Research to Industry: Writing a Great Project Summary
Getting the attention of R&D professionals involves cleverly packaging up complex scientific ideas and inventions into easily-digestible summaries.
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Smart Robotic Leg Prosthesis Being Developed
A project is underway to develop a smarter and lighter-weight motorized leg prosthetic device that gives the wearer better balance and control.
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MD Anderson, Biotech Partner on T-Cell Receptors
A cancer center and biotechnology company are creating treatments that target proteins on immune-system cells unique to each patient.
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Infographic – Govt Research Funds Fall Behind in U.S.
Funding for research at universities in the U.S. by government agencies is falling behind most other advanced countries, according to a new report.