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Emma Allen-Vercoe (University of Guelph) Bioscientists at University of Guelph and University of Western Ontario in Canada created synthetic fecal matter for transplants that in early human trials stopped C. difficile infections. The findings of the team led by Guelph’s Emma Allen-Vercoe (pictured right) appear online in the inaugural issue of the journal . . . → Read More: Synthetic Stool Found to Stop C. Difficile Infections  One comment - (Comments are closed)  New products  biomedical, Canada, clinical trials, genomics, life sciences, medical device, university The vial at left holds microscopic particles of graphene oxide in a solution. At right, graphene oxide is added to simulated nuclear waste, which quickly clumps for easy removal. (Credit Anna Yu. Romanchuk/Lomonosov Moscow State University) Researchers at Rice University in Houston and Lomonosov Moscow State University in Russia developed a lab process . . . → Read More: Graphene Oxide Absorbs Radioactive Material in Wastewater Comments are closed New products, Regulations chemistry, energy, engineering, Europe, nanotechnology, physical sciences, Russia, university, water (Photos8.com) Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, North Carolina Eye Bank, and the company Ocular Systems Inc., all in Winston-Salem, are forming a new company to create bioengineered tissue for cornea transplants. The startup company, HCEC LLC (for human cultured endothelial cells), is expected first to advance the technology to the point of an . . . → Read More: New Company Formed to Create Engineered Corneal Tissue Comments are closed Joint ventures/collaborations biomedical, engineering, entrepreneurs, FDA, life sciences, medical device, university (NIST.gov) Foundation Medicine, a genomic diagnostics company in Cambridge, Massachusetts, added $13.5 million to its current venture funding, bringing its series B round — the second financing cycle after start-up — to $56 million. The new investors include entrepreneurs and venture financiers Bill Gates, Evan Jones, and Yuri Milner. Foundation Medicine, founded by . . . → Read More: Foundation Medicine Adds $13.5 Million to Series B Funds Comments are closed Finance biomedical, cancer, equity, genomics, investment, life sciences, medical device, venture capital Enhanced CAT image (University of Manchester) Materials scientists at University of Manchester in the U.K. developed a faster and more feasible 3D color X-ray system with potential uses in health care, security inspections, and industrial quality assurance. The researchers, led by Manchester’s Robert Cernik, describe their invention in the current issue of the . . . → Read More: Color X-Ray System Devised for Health, Security, Industry Comments are closed New products biomedical, computer science, engineering, Europe, materials science, medical device, physical sciences, physics, U.K., university Engineers at Earth Networks in Germantown, Maryland developed a system for analyzing lightning occurrences during severe weather they say can increase lead times in predicting most tornados by 50 percent. Chonglin (Charlie) Liu of Earth Networks will discuss the company’s dangerous thunderstorm alert system in a presentation this week at a meeting of the American . . . → Read More: Addition of Lightning Data Increases Tornado Warning Times Comments are closed New products computer science, engineering, mathematics, physical sciences, physics, software (U.S. Centers for Disease Control) Illumina Inc., a developer of genetic diagnostics systems in San Diego, will acquire Verinata Health Inc. in Redwood City, California, a provider of non-invasive prenatal tests for high-risk pregnancies. The deal will pay Verinata Health $350 million, with up to $100 million in additional milestone payments through 2015. . . . → Read More: Genetic Tech Company to Acquire Prenatal Test Developer One comment - (Comments are closed) Finance biomedical, biotechnology, engineering, equity, genomics, investment, life sciences, mathematics, medical device, merger, software, U.K. Norfolk Southern locomotive 999 (Michael Bezilla, Pennsylvania State University) Engineers at Pennsylvania State University in University Park wrote a new energy-reviving algorithm for lead-acid batteries that power an electric locomotive hauling freight for Norfolk Southern Railway. The team led by Penn State mechanical engineering professor Christopher Rahn describe their research, funded by Department . . . → Read More: Battery Life Extended for Working Electric Locomotive Comments are closed New products chemistry, energy, engineering, mathematics, physical sciences, university (Photos8.com) Researchers at Copenhagen University in Denmark identified a possible cause for muscle pain encountered by people taking a leading statin drug for control of cholesterol. The team from the university’s Center for Healthy Aging, led by Flemming Dela, reported its findings in this month’s issue of the Journal of American College of . . . → Read More: Potential Cause of Statin-Produced Muscle Pain Revealed Comments are closed Regulations biomedical, Europe, heart disease, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, university (Research.gov) Biogen Idec, a biotechnology company in Weston, Massachusetts, reported the clinical trial of a drug to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) did not meet its main objectives. Based on these results, the company decided to stop further development of dexpramipexole, the drug tested in the trial. ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s . . . → Read More: Trial Fails to Show Biogen Idec ALS Drug Efficacy Comments are closed Regulations biomedical, biotechnology, clinical trials, life sciences, pharmaceuticals |
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