StartUPDATES: New developments for healthcare startups
Check out news from healthcare startups including Truvian Sciences and Seven Bridges Genomics.
Check out news from healthcare startups including Truvian Sciences and Seven Bridges Genomics.
Stanford spinout Balance Therapeutics just raised another $3 million from a single investor, according to a regulatory filing – bringing what appears to be a Series B round up to $21 million. The company is developing a drug that could, potentially, raise the IQ of a person with Down Syndrome 10 to 20 percent. Close […]
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.
Using de-identified patient data from its Down Syndrome Registry, the National Institutes on Health has launched a subsite of its DS-Connect, creating a web portal for approved professionals that are planning clinical studies or recruiting patients to generate new research. The NIH effort with Down Syndrome is intended to increase understanding of the disease and […]
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego worked with a surprising cohort when testing an experimental Alzheimer’s drug – they sought out people with Down syndrome. National Public Radio put together a nice piece on the study, and why those with Down syndrome are an ideal subset to understand Alzheimer’s: “By the age of 40, […]