Tag: grant
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NIH to Fund Diabetes/Cardiovascular Biomarker Collaboration
Researchers at Arizona State University in Tempe will lead a team funded by National Institutes of Health to discover proteins or biomarkers that help predict cardiovascular disease and to assess new treatments for people with type 2 diabetes. The $5 million, four-year project will include scientists from the Phoenix VA Health Care System, Pfizer Inc.,…
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U.S. Agencies Directed to Speed Science to Marketplace
President Obama today directed federal research agencies to take additional steps to transfer discoveries from their labs into the hands of businesses. The actions outlined by the White House also require agencies to develop five-year plans with goals and measures of progress. The president’s memorandum aims to cut in half the time it takes to…
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Gates Foundation, China to Partner on Health, Agriculture
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and China’s Ministry of Science and Technology announced a partnership to support research and development and manufacturing of new products to improve global health and agriculture. Bill Gates and vice-minister Zhang Laiwu signed an agreement that they say affirms their focus on meeting the needs of developing countries and…
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FDA Grant Funds Georgetown University Regulatory Center [Updated]
Update, 26 October 2011: A similar center of excellence will be established at University of Maryland in College Park, also funded by a $1 million FDA grant. Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. will establish a Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation (CERSI), with initial funding from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The…
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NSF Grant to Fund Savannah River Water Quality Monitors
Clemson University in South Carolina says it received a grant to develop a computerized water-quality technology for the entire length of the Savannah River. The four-year grant, exceeding $3 million, is funded by the National Science Foundation’s Division of Computer and Network Systems. The system is expected to cover a network of buoys (pictured left)…
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ARPA-E Grant Funds Development of Univ. Oil Plant Research
Arcadia Biosciences Inc. in Davis, California has received a $950,000 grant to develop technology that helps plants produce high levels of oil in their leaves and stems. That technology is based on research conducted at nearby University of California – Davis. Vegetable oil is the most concentrated source of energy made by plants, but is…
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Institute to Open Innovation Process, Boost Funding Odds
The Regenstrief Institute in Indianapolis plans to adopt practices from the business world to conduct more innovative medical research and improve the odds of getting their studies funded. The institute, on the campus of Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, is affiliated with the Indiana University School of Medicine and focuses on medical informatics, aging,…
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Students Start Company to Commercialize Biochar Process
Students at University of Washington in Seattle are taking to market a new process to turn forestry waste into biochar, a charcoal-like substance that boosts agricultural yields. Their company, C6 Systems, is also a recipient of one of the first Innovation Corps grants from National Science Foundation. Jenny Knoth, a UW doctoral student in forest…
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Atlanta Network to Boost Pediatric Medical Devices
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has awarded four Atlanta-area institutions a $1.8 million grant to encourage development of new medical devices to meet the special needs of children. Georgia Institute of Technology, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University and Saint Joseph’s Translational Research Institute will take part in the Atlanta Pediatric Device Consortium. Barbara…
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Inhaler Developed to Deliver Lung Cancer Treatments
Researchers at University of Strathclyde in Glascow, Scotland have developed an inhalation-based process to administer treatments to lung cancer patients. The method uses a nebulizer that delivers drugs in the form of a fine mist, rather than the current intravenous delivery methods. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that more people in the…