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Chil-Yong Kang (University of Western Ontario) A vaccine designed to prevent HIV infection based on a genetically engineered virus has received approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to start clinical trials. The vaccine is a product of a joint venture between Universiy of Western Onatrio in London and the Canadian subsidiary . . . → Read More: Engineered HIV/AIDS Vaccine Approved for Clinical Trials  One comment - (Comments are closed)  Joint ventures/collaborations, Regulations  Asia, biomedical, Canada, clinical trials, FDA, HIV, Korea, life sciences, patent, pharmaceuticals, university Researchers (L-R) Nancy Sottos, Scott White and Jeff Moore (L. Brian Stauffer, Univ. of Illinois) A team of University of Illinois researchers in Champaign has developed a self-healing process that restores electrical conductivity to a cracked circuit in barely an instant. Illinois engineering professor Scott White, materials science professor Nancy Sottos, chemistry professor . . . → Read More: Self-Healing Integrated Circuit Material Developed One comment - (Comments are closed) New products chemistry, computer science, engineering, materials science, physical sciences, semiconductors, university Plasma brush (University of Missouri) Engineers at University of Missouri and spin-off company Nanova Inc. in Columbia, Missouri plan to soon begin clinical trials of a device to painlessly replace tooth fillings. Research and development of the plasma brush, as the device is called, was funded by National Science Foundation and Small Business . . . → Read More: Chemical Brush Offers Tooth Cavity Filling Alternative Comments are closed New products, Regulations biomedical, clinical trials, engineering, entrepreneurs, grant, life sciences, medical device, patent, university Hematite nanoparticle film in red, with functional phycocyanin network, in green, attached. (E. Vitol, Argonne National Laboratory Researchers from the Swiss research institute Empa, University of Basel in Switzerland, and Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago have developed electrodes made from algal protein that mimic a key process in photosynthesis used to directly generate . . . → Read More: Algae Protein Electrodes Boost Photosynthesis Process One comment - (Comments are closed) Joint ventures/collaborations, New products chemistry, cleantech, Europe, life sciences, materials science, nanotechnology, physical sciences, university, water (Brookhaven National Lab) Lithium-ion battery developer A123 Systems in Waltham, Massachusetts and Massachusetts electric power company NSTAR have agreed to pilot test A123 batteries as storage devices in a suburban power grid. The pilot project will study and document the performance and reliability of A123 batteries at a substation in Medway, Massachusetts and . . . → Read More: Battery Developer, Utility to Partner on Grid Energy Storage 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Joint ventures/collaborations cleantech, energy, engineering, materials science, nanotechnology, physical sciences, smart grid (U.S. Department of State) The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Russian Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent) have implemented an agreement simplifying patent applications involving the two countries. Under the agreement, Rospatent will act as an international searching authority (ISA) and international preliminary examining authority (IPEA) for international applications . . . → Read More: U.S., Russia Implement Patent Cooperation Agreement Microfluidic chip used in fluorescent bacteria research (Hasty Lab, UC San Diego) Researchers at University of California in San Diego have created a process for giving bacteria the ability to glow simultaneously in a colony, much like a neon sign. This discovery, which has commercial applications and for which a patent has been . . . → Read More: Bacteria Made Fluorescent in Unison for LED-Like Display Comments are closed Intellectual property, New products engineering, life sciences, patent, university Burrill & Company in San Francisco announced today a new life sciences investment fund with commitments so far totaling $313 million. The company says its Burrill Capital Fund IV plans to make early to late stage investments in therapeutics, diagnostics, medical devices, health care delivery, wellness, and digital health. CEO G. Steven Burrill says the . . . → Read More: Life Science Venture Fund Raises $313 Million 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Finance biotechnology, entrepreneurs, equity, investment, life sciences, medical device, pharmaceuticals, venture capital (Yale School of Medicine/Wikimedia Commons) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday approved the Excor Pediatric System, a device to support children with heart failure until a donor for a heart transplant can be found. The device is made by Berlin Heart GmbH in Germany and The Woodlands, Texas. The Excor . . . → Read More: FDA Approves Cardiac Device for Children Awaiting Transplant Comments are closed Regulations biomedical, clinical trials, Europe, FDA, heart disease, life sciences, medical device Extractionator prototype; the silver cube is the external magnet (Susan Urmy/Vanderbilt University) Researchers at Vanderbilt University in Nashville are developing a medical collection and preparation system that promises to bring diagnostic testing to the poorest areas of the world. The device, called the Extractionator, is the product of Vanderbilt biomedical engineer Rick Haselton, . . . → Read More: Vanderbilt Team Develops Simple Medical Test Prep Device 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Finance, New products biomarkers, biomedical, chemistry, engineering, grant, life sciences, medical device, university |
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