The Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron has made its first round of research and development grants: $680 million to eight projects ranging from a contact lens embedded with a sensor that measures blood glucose levels to a polymer platform for drug-eluting prosthetic devices.
The Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron has struck a strategic partnership with Cleveland orthopedic device testing and design firm Orthopaedic Research Laboratories to discover, develop and commercialize novel technologies and solutions that advance orthopedic care.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
The Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron plans to award its first six research grants for $100,000 each by mid-February.
NASA's chief of space medicine visited biomedical engineering students at the University of Akron today, as well as doctors and researchers at Summa Health System in Akron, the Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy in Rootstown and the Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron to find disruptive medical innovations that can help take care of astronauts.
The University of Akron College of Nursing made "remarkable strides despite daunting and unprecedented economic challenges" last year, Dean N. Margaret Wineman told colleagues, students and friends during her annual address this afternoon. This year, Wineman will ask more from her colleagues and students, including doing more with less state funding.
On its first anniversary, the BioInnovation Institute in Akron added "Austen" to its name, recognizing internationally renown heart surgeon and retiring Knight Foundation Chairman Dr. W. Gerald Austen and his wife Patricia R. Austen. In its first year, the bioinnovation institute has hired an experienced CEO, launched five centers of excellence, attracted nationally recognized board members, and academic and clinical researchers.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
Frank L. Douglas was living a comfortable life as a senior fellow at the Ewing M. Kauffman Foundation; senior partner of Puretech Ventures and chief scientific adviser of Bayer Healthcare. On Sept. 1, the British Guyana native who has an undergraduate degree from Lehigh University, and Ph.D. and M.D. degrees from Cornell University will become the first president and chief executive of the BioInnovation Institute in Akron.
The founder and former executive director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Center of Biomedical Innovation has joined the BioInnovation Institute in Akron as its first president and chief executive officer. Douglas most recently served in three concurrent roles: Senior fellow at the Ewing M. Kauffman Foundation, senior partner at Puretech Ventures, and chief scientific adviser at Bayer Healthcare.
Altogether, there are easily $50 million in health-related federal earmarks from Ohio legislators that could fund projects from the James Cancer Hospital at Ohio State University to a Youngstown company whose device is ideal for victims of battlefield trauma. Votes in Senate and House committees are expected this month to determine whether the institutions would get some, all or any of their requests.