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Entrepreneurs pursue untapped market for smartphone apps for blind users

Entrepreneurs pursue untapped market for smartphone apps for blind users

August 9, 2012 2:22 pm by | 0 Comments

The designers of the touchscreen didn’t have blind people at the front of their minds when they came out with the technology that’s been adopted for Smartphones, tablets and iPads. ... Read more
Prostate cancer detection rates could go up and costs could go down with vibrating sensor

Prostate cancer detection rates could go up and costs could go down with vibrating sensor

August 1, 2012 6:10 pm by | 0 Comments

 A tiny, vibrating, diving board-like sensor to detect certain types of bacteria and toxins could be used to detect prostate cancer in a more timely, efficient manner at a lower ... Read more
Organ farming: Growing synthetic skin from soybeans

Organ farming: Growing synthetic skin from soybeans

June 7, 2012 7:58 am by | 0 Comments

A serial entrepreneur has inked a licensing agreement with three Philadelphia institutions for their technologies to develop synthetic skin from soybean proteins as well as technologies for vascular grafts and ... Read more
A mobile cardiac biomarker testing device could detect heart attacks faster

A mobile cardiac biomarker testing device could detect heart attacks faster

May 2, 2012 12:23 pm by | 0 Comments

A company is developing a mobile cardiac biomarker testing device for emergency rooms to rapidly determine whether someone is having a heart attack and the likelihood of one occurring in ... Read more
Drexel launches research center with Shanghai-based institute

Drexel launches research center with Shanghai-based institute

October 20, 2011 2:06 pm by | 0 Comments

Drexel University in Philadelphia has signed an agreement with Shanghai Advanced Research Institute in a move to produce more collaboration between faculty and researchers at the institutions.John A. Fry, Drexel’s ... Read more