Tag: patent
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Exosomes Shown to Block Broad Covid-19 Variant Range
Tiny natural bubbles with infection-receptor proteins found in blood are shown in lab mice to divert and prevent SARS-CoV-2 viruses from infecting real cells.
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Patent Awarded for Opioid Risk System with Geographic Data
A company analyzing public health data by geography and social factors received a patent for its system identifying likely opioid addiction hot spots.
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Biotechs Partner on Agitation Detection Technology
Two developers of treatments and tools for neurological diseases are developing a system for early detection of agitation, a symptom of psychiatric disorders.
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Fine-Tuning Process Devised for Gene Therapies
Researchers designed a technique to adjust the volume of proteins from gene therapy released into patients, providing more control for complex diseases.
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Patent Awarded for Safer Cancer Drug Delivery
A pharmaceutical R&D company is receiving a patent for its process that encapsulates and better targets chemotherapy drugs for cancer patients.
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Plant-Based Material Designed to Replace Plastics
Biochemists created a polymer film derived from soy proteins in a sustainable process that can replace many of today’s single-use plastics.
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Test Vaccine Protects Against Wide Coronavirus Range
Researchers at two Virginia universities developed an experimental vaccine that in tests with pigs protects against SARS-CoV-2 and other coronaviruses.
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Universities Form Joint Engineering Patent Pool
A group of 15 American universities are putting part of their engineering patents into a common licensing pool for commercial development.
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Micro-Robot Designed to Aid Internal Laser Surgery
An engineering team demonstrated a small robotic device that fits on current surgical equipment to improve laser surgery inside the body.
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Blood Cells Transport Enzymes to Slow Cancer Spread
Researchers devised a technique that in lab mice carries immune system enzymes on red blood cells to stop the spread of cancer in the lungs.