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Organ Care System (TransMedics Inc.) A system for transporting functioning human lungs for transplants is being tested in a clinical trial, with the first transplant surgery in the U.S. occuring earlier this month. The Organ Care System tested in the trial is developed by TransMedics Inc. in Andover, Massachusetts, with the first U.S. . . . → Read More: Functioning Lung Transport System in Clinical Trial  Comments are closed  New products, Regulations  biomedical, clinical trials, engineering, Europe, life sciences, medical device, university David Kappos (A. Kotok) The director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office David Kappos announced in an e-mail yesterday to USPTO staff that he plans to leave the agency by the end of January 2013. The news was reported late yesterday by the industry blog, IP Watchdog and confirmed independently by sources . . . → Read More: Director David Kappos to Leave USPTO Gabsang Lee (Johns Hopkins University) Medical researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Institute in New York developed a method of screening treatments for a rare genetic disorder that the authors say could be applied to tests of stem-cell derived personalized medicines. The team led by Gabsang Lee at the . . . → Read More: Stem Cells Devised for Rare Disease Boost Personal Medicine One comment - (Comments are closed) New products, Regulations biomedical, engineering, FDA, genomics, life sciences, medical device, pharmaceuticals, robotics, stem cells, university Artist’s depiction of robots deployed to strip coatings from a C-130 cargo plane (National Robotics Engineering Center) National Robotics Engineering Center at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh and Concurrent Technologies Corporation in Johnstown, Pennsylvania are developing robotic systems with lasers to strip paint from aircraft. The two-year project is funded by a contract . . . → Read More: University, Corporation Partnering on Paint-Stripping Robots Comments are closed Finance, Joint ventures/collaborations computer science, contract, DoD, engineering, manufacturing, physical sciences, robotics, software, university Parkinson’s disease patient in stationary cycling study (Stephen Travarca, Cleveland Clinic) Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio found Parkinson’s disease patients benefited from stationary cycling, with the greatest benefits experienced by patients who pedaled faster. The Cleveland Clinic team presents its findings today at a meeting in Chicago of the Radiological Society . . . → Read More: Cyclists with Parkinson’s Show Improved Brain Functions Marjolein Helder, left, and David Strik (Plant-e) An environmental scientist at Wageningen University in the Netherlands designed a fuel cell that can generate electrical power from living plant roots and soil bacteria found in natural wetlands or vegetation on green roofs of urban buildings. Wageningen’s Marjolein Helder defends her doctoral dissertation today describing . . . → Read More: Fuel Cell Generates Power from Green Roofs, Wetlands 4 comments - (Comments are closed) New products agriculture, cleantech, energy, engineering, entrepreneurs, Europe, life sciences, patent, physical sciences, university, water EcoRide bus (Proterra Inc.) Proterra Inc. in Greenville, South Carolina, a developer of electric buses for public transportation, secured $23 million in series B funds, the second round of venture financing after initial start-up. New investor Hennessey Capital led the round, with new investor NMT Capital, and current investors Kleiner Perkins Caufield & . . . → Read More: Electric Bus Developer Lands $23 Million in Series B Funds Comments are closed Finance cleantech, energy, engineering, entrepreneurs, equity, investment, manufacturing, materials science, physical sciences, university, venture capital (Agricultural Research Service, USDA) Science Business will take a break for the Thanksgiving holiday tomorrow, 22 November, and return on Friday with limited posting. For those celebrating Thanksgiving, enjoy the holiday and safe travels. * * * . . . → Read More: Happy Thanksgiving (National Institutes of Health) Medgenics Inc., a biotechnology company in Misgav, Israel and San Francisco, received a U.S. patent for its technology for the sustained delivery of therapeutic proteins to treat anemia. Patent number 8,293,463 was awarded by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on 23 October 2012 to 11 inventors, including Andrew . . . → Read More: U.S. Patent Awarded for Protein Therapy Delivery Technology 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Intellectual property biomedical, biotechnology, clinical trials, genomics, Israel, life sciences, medical device, patent, pharmaceuticals, USPTO (Photos8.com) Researchers with Kaiser Permanente in Denver, Colorado found health plan members with access to their medical records and the ability to communicate online with clinicians made more use of clinical services than members without online access. The findings of the team from Kaiser Permanente’s Institute of Health Research appear in the 21 . . . → Read More: Online Health Info Access Linked to Clinical Services Use |
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