Vanqua Bio aims to treat rare form of Parkinson’s disease by boosting activity of an enzyme that is deficient in patients who have a particular genetic mutation. With $85 million in Series B financing, the biotech startup, which is based on Northwestern University research, aims to reach human testing within two years.
Northwestern University researchers developed an AI system that analyzes patients' chest X-rays to identify Covid-19. A study shows it can classify the images faster and with slightly higher accuracy than radiologists.
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.
In a new report, the Health Care Council of Chicago, an initiative of Matter and Leavitt Partners, outlined the current status of Chicago's healthcare ecosystem.
The research project, spawned by NIH efforts to create a “body-on-a-chip”, led to a lot of firsts, such as new 3D models for uterus and cervix, but it’s the applications that are generating the team’s excitement.
It’s pretty terrifying to imagine being in a coma and being even slightly aware of your surroundings, unable to speak – let alone the horrific process loved ones go through seeing another person unable to respond. But there are real benefits to maintaining interaction. Scientists at Northwestern University played recordings made by family members four […]
We’ve all heard the phrase “sparks fly” when you fall in love and it feels like an unexplainable connection has occurred. Researchers have found that this terminology is actually accurate when it comes to an egg being fertilized. The molecular firework display that occurs shortly after fertilization was captured and measured using imaging and mapping […]
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.
Northwestern University biotech spinout Naurex just raised $80 million for its CNS drug that targets major depressive disorder – a real win for the psychiatric med space, which has few significant contenders at present. The money’s meant to further develop GLYX-13, an NMDA receptor modulator that’s on the cusp of entering Phase III trials to treat major […]
Northwestern University and Insight Product Development are inviting medical device and digital health startups to apply for the Chicago HealthTECH Summit Competition, in what organizers said is the first medical technology crowd funding opportunity in the Midwest. The competition was created to help startups bring innovations to market by allowing prospective users and stakeholders to […]
It was Dr. Stanley Rose’s own kidney transplant that sparked the idea for Transplant Genomics, a company that’s finding a better way to test early on for organ graft rejection. “As an organ transplant recipient, myself, I know that once you wake up from surgery from day one you’re wondering, ‘How am I doing?'” Rose said. […]