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HHS Directs $100M for Covid-19 Venture Investments

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The Department of Health and Human Services is allocating $100 million for venture investments in new technologies to prepare for future threats from Covid-19. . . . → Read More: HHS Directs $100M for Covid-19 Venture Investments

Small Biz Award Funds A.I. Mosquito Monitoring System

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A company creating a digital process to monitor farm insect pests is receiving funds to expand its technology for tracking and counting mosquitoes as a general public health threat. . . . → Read More: Small Biz Award Funds A.I. Mosquito Monitoring System

Company Gains Ultrasound-Linked Drug Capsule Technology

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A company developing a drug delivery process with treatments activated by ultrasound received an option to license a key technology from its founders’ university labs. . . . → Read More: Company Gains Ultrasound-Linked Drug Capsule Technology

Trial Underway Testing Stem Cell Particles for Burns

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A clinical trial has begun testing an experimental treatment for burns using off-the-shelf therapeutic particles derived from human bone marrow stem cells. . . . → Read More: Trial Underway Testing Stem Cell Particles for Burns

Advanced Encryption Shown to Enable Cancer Data Sharing

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Data scientists and cancer specialists demonstrate a data encryption technique that makes possible real-world cancer data sharing while preserving individual privacy. . . . → Read More: Advanced Encryption Shown to Enable Cancer Data Sharing

Industry, Univ. Labs Partner on Parkinson’s Digital Biomarkers

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A developer of electronic health data tools and a university’s neuroscience labs are collaborating on tests of Parkinson’s disease drugs using digital measures of patient functioning. . . . → Read More: Industry, Univ. Labs Partner on Parkinson’s Digital Biomarkers

Health App Shown to Improve Asthma, Depression Outcomes

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Findings from two clinical trials show a digital health mobile app helps improve outcomes and manage the conditions for people with depression and asthma. . . . → Read More: Health App Shown to Improve Asthma, Depression Outcomes

Regeneron Acquires Hearing Loss Biotech in $213M Deal

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Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, a maker of synthetic biologic treatments, is acquiring Decibel Therapeutics, developer of gene therapies to treat hearing loss and balance disorders. . . . → Read More: Regeneron Acquires Hearing Loss Biotech in $213M Deal

Companies to Assess Ovarian Health Biotech Drug

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A women’s health biotechnology company is partnering with a Brazilian drug maker to evaluate a precision target and treatment for ovarian health disorders. . . . → Read More: Companies to Assess Ovarian Health Biotech Drug

Digital Chemistry Start-Up Gains $43M in Early Funds

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A company, spun-off from academic labs that designs and produces new chemicals with artificial intelligence and robotics, is raising $42.7 million in its first venture funding round. . . . → Read More: Digital Chemistry Start-Up Gains $43M in Early Funds