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Organ Chip Devices to Model for Radiation Sickness

Organ on a chip

The U.S. government’s health preparedness agency awarded a contract with a university lab to explore organ models on chips to document effects of radiation sickness. . . . → Read More: Organ Chip Devices to Model for Radiation Sickness

Biotech Thymus Tissue Process Gains ARPA-H Funding

T lymphocyte

A company with a process to generate new thymus tissue for immune system functions is receiving a $37 million award from the government’s health breakthrough agency. . . . → Read More: Biotech Thymus Tissue Process Gains ARPA-H Funding

Small Biz Award Funds Wearable Drug Delivery Patch

SatioRx wearable drug and vaccine delivery device, worn on the arm

A developer of medical devices designed as skin patches received a contract to develop a device to deliver any drug approved by FDA for delivery through the skin. . . . → Read More: Small Biz Award Funds Wearable Drug Delivery Patch

Darpa Seeking On-Demand, Distributed Production of Proteins

Aerial view of the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.

A synthetic biology company is receiving a contract with the U.S. advanced defense research agency to devise a high-speed localized process for making therapeutic proteins. . . . → Read More: Darpa Seeking On-Demand, Distributed Production of Proteins

NIH Funding Single Home Test for Covid-19, Influenza, RSV

Co-Dx PCR Home test

A developer of diagnostics for infectious and other diseases is receiving a National Institutes of Health contract to advance a single at-home test for multiple respiratory diseases. . . . → Read More: NIH Funding Single Home Test for Covid-19, Influenza, RSV

Nasal Spray Vaccines Get CEPI, NIH Funding

Nasal spray

A developer of infectious disease vaccines is gaining funds for new nasal sprays protecting against a range of coronaviruses and the sexually-transmitted disease gonorrhea. . . . → Read More: Nasal Spray Vaccines Get CEPI, NIH Funding

FDA Issues Action Plan for Rare Neuro Diseases

Man in wheelchair

The Food and Drug Administration published its blueprint to encourage new treatments for rare neurodegenerative disorders, including ALS. . . . → Read More: FDA Issues Action Plan for Rare Neuro Diseases

NASA Supporting Electric Alternative to Rocket Launch

SpinLaunch accelerator

A company creating an electric-powered launch technology says NASA agreed to a test later this year of a space satellite launched in low earth orbit. . . . → Read More: NASA Supporting Electric Alternative to Rocket Launch

U.S. to Buy Covid-19 Antiviral Drug in $1.2B Deal

Capsules

Two U.S. government health agencies agreed to purchase some 1.7 million doses of a Covid-19 antiviral drug, once the drug receives clearance from FDA. . . . → Read More: U.S. to Buy Covid-19 Antiviral Drug in $1.2B Deal

Medical Centers Join Covid-19 Digital Biomarker Trial

Phone with pinpointIQ

Three more medical centers are taking part in a clinical trial testing a mobile early-warning system that monitors Covid-19 patients with wearable sensors. . . . → Read More: Medical Centers Join Covid-19 Digital Biomarker Trial