Funding to Improve Drug Availability
Government funding plays a major role in the advancement of drugs, including monoclonal antibodies, which are extremely expensive to produce and can take months to develop.
7 healthcare big data projects get Knight Foundation funding to push for public health
An online portal connecting researchers with people willing to share their health data, a community health dashboard and a text-based counseling program for teens were the big winners of The Knight Foundation’s $2.2 million health data challenge. Launched last summer, the challenge called on companies, nonprofits and individuals to submit ideas on how to turn […]
With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
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.
NIH hands off some of NFL’s donated dollars to fund 8 concussion research projects
The National Institutes of Health is putting some of the $30 million the National Football League donated to concussion research last year to work funding studies on how concussion affects the brain and what the potential long-term effects of repeat brain injuries could be. Although football isn’t the only profession where its players are prone […]
NIH-backed medical robotics projects could help doctors treat arrhythmias, keep patients mobile
The National Institutes of Health has awarded $2.4 million over the next five years to three projects involving robots that would enhance mobility for visually and physically impaired and improve treatment of atrial fibrillation. This is the second year NIH has participated in President Obama’s National Robotics Initiative, a joint effort by a group of […]
NIMH grants $1.8M in company that aims to lower cost of molecular imaging with PET
Sofie Biosciences announced it will receive a $1.8 million Phase 2 Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to be paid out over three years. The money will support the in vivo imaging diagnostics startup in an effort to make “the first digital chip technology for the rapid and easy […]
Want small business funding from DARPA? 5 application tips from the program’s director
The Department of Health and Human Services isn’t the only federal agency interested in funding medical research. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Department of Defense’s primary innovation engine that’s responsible for developing new technologies for use by the military, also frequently undertakes project in biology, medicine and neuroscience. Recently funded project have included a […]
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A Personalized Approach to Medication Nonadherence
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.
Smartphone as epidemiologist: App + cradle can detect food toxins and tainted water
A new smartphone biosensor may provide particularly helpful point-of-care possibilities for medicine in remote locations and developing nations. Researchers at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign are developing a smartphone app plus cradle device that can take food samples and determine whether they have toxins or allergens. It can also detect bacteria and contaminated water, according to […]
Startup grant matching program ‘killed quietly’ by Hoosier state and VC firm fund
The Indiana Economic Development Corp. (IEDC) “quietly” nixed its 21 Fund, which was a program that gave matching grants to startups that received research awards from the federal Small Business Innovation Research program, some time in fall 2011, the Indianapolis Star reports, even though the IEDC touted the program in company paraphernalia until the Indy Star […]
More grant money for 3D bioprinting available now for major research institutions
The Methuselah Foundation, a charity devoted to innovation in regenerative medicine, will divvy up at least $500,000 in the form of grants between selected public and private research universities and private non-profit research institutes, Organovo Holdings, Inc., a San Diego-based biotech company, announced today. The catch? Eligibility is limited to those research institutions using Organovo’s NovoGen […]