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(FDA.gov) Researchers from pharmaceutical companies and academic labs are partnering on finding therapies for eight types of diseases from drugs tested to treat other disorders. The $12.7 million pilot program, led by National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), part of National Institutes of Health, funds nine separate projects combining industry and university . . . → Read More: Pharmas, Academics Partner on New Treatments from Old Drugs  Comments are closed  Finance, Joint ventures/collaborations  biomedical, clinical trials, grant, life sciences, NIH, pharmaceuticals, preclinical, university Nacre from the interior of an abalone shell (Mauro Cateb, Wikimedia Commons) Engineers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge and the 3-D printing company Stratasys Ltd. in Billerica, Massachusetts developed a process that translates complex computer-designed models into bone and related organic composite materials with 3-D printing. The team led by MIT . . . → Read More: 3-D Printing, Computer Model Generate Synthetic Bone Matter (TSA.gov) We’ll be traveling for a few days and not able to post stories on Science Business. Regular posting of science news for business people and business news for scientists will resume on Tuesday 18 June. * * * (USRowing/Flickr) Toshiba America Medical Systems in California is partnering with USRowing, the governing body for competitive rowing in the U.S., and medical centers in Ohio and Mississippi to help determine if sudden cardiac death can be prevented with a heart screening. The Athlete Heart Research Study will initially screen high-school age rowers taking part . . . → Read More: Toshiba, Hospitals, USRowing to Study Athlete Heart Deaths Comments are closed Joint ventures/collaborations biomedical, heart disease, life sciences, medical device
GE90-115B aircraft engine (General Electric Co.) General Electric Company is holding two challenges that seek ideas and solutions from the science and engineering communities on three-dimensional printing applied to manufacturing. The company unveiled the competitions yesterday at the 2013 RAPID conference on additive manufacturing — a generic name for industrial 3-D printing — . . . → Read More: GE Unveils Two Challenges on 3-D/Additive Manufacturing One comment - (Comments are closed) Finance challenge, computer science, engineering, manufacturing, materials science, mathematics, physical sciences, physics, software Hepatocytes derived from stem cells (Centre for Regenerative Medicine, University of Edinburgh) Medical researchers at University of Edinburgh in Scotland created a process for inducing pluripotent stem cells to transform into liver cells with the same consistency and quality needed to test drugs for toxicity. A spin-off company from the university has also . . . → Read More: Stem Cells Generate High-Quality Liver Cells for Drug Tests Comments are closed New products biomedical, biotechnology, entrepreneurs, Europe, licensing, life sciences, medical device, pharmaceuticals, stem cells, U.K., university Patient enters a PET scanner (National Institute of Mental Health) Update, 25 July 2013. We learned today that Jinsong Ouyang at Mass General Hospital is the principal investigator on the project and led the research, not Chuan Huang, who presented the findings. Others working on the project include Jerome Ackerman, Yoann Petibon, Thomas . . . → Read More: PET/MRI Scanning Technique Devised to Track 3-D Motion One comment - (Comments are closed) New products biomedical, computer science, engineering, life sciences, medical device, physical sciences, semiconductors, software, university William Cohn (Texas Heart Institute) TVA Medical Inc., a developer of devices in Austin, Texas to treat end-stage renal disease, secured $9.5 million in series B venture funds, the second round of financing after initial start-up. Austin-based S3 Ventures, an early-stage venture capital company, led the round with TriStar Technology Ventures and existing investor . . . → Read More: Kidney Disease Technology Start-Up Lands $9.5M Venture Funds Comments are closed Finance biomedical, clinical trials, engineering, entrepreneurs, equity, investment, life sciences, medical device, venture capital (A. Kotok) Science Business is pleased to offer a new feature, the latest entries from the investment newsletter, The Life Sciences Report, published by Streetwise Reports. The Life Sciences Report features interviews with investment experts in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and diagnostics. Science Business aims to provide breaking news developments in the science . . . → Read More: Science Business Content Partner: The Life Sciences Report Comments are closed Administrative, Finance biomedical, biotechnology, investment, life sciences, medical device, pharmaceuticals L to R: Miguel Modestino, Joel Ager, and Rachel Segalman (Roy Kaltschmidt, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab) Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California developed a device to test on a small scale electrochemical solar-energy conversion methods for future fuel cell and artificial photosynthesis technologies. The team led by Joel Ager and Rachel . . . → Read More: National Lab Develops Solar Photosynthesis Testing Device Comments are closed New products chemistry, cleantech, energy, engineering, materials science, physical sciences, physics, water |
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