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3D-printed windpipe allows baby to breathe

Imagine watching your new child have a difficult time breathing, even stop breathing. That’s what the Peterson family of Layton, Utah dealt with when their son Garrett, who was born in 2012, had a defective windpipe. It was an emotional and physical challenge at first, but 3D printing wins again. In the beginning, Garrett’s windpipe […]

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Startup uses 3D printing tech to create alternative to bone grafts

A Michigan startup is using 3D printing technology to help surgeons reconstruct skeletal defects – minimizing the need for bone grafts to fill areas with significant missing bone. Tissue Regeneration Systems is developing porous, bioresorbable scaffolding that can replace itself with natural bone, leaving no residual implanted device. Instead of requiring metal plates and screws, the material is computer […]

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Wow of the Week: Could USDA diet lead to higher greenhouse gas emissions?

There’s something slightly awkward about the phrase “diet-related greenhouse gases.” A recent study from researchers at the University of Michigan found that if Americans were to adopt the USDA’s recommendations contained within its “Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010,” while maintaining regular caloric intake, the aforementioned diet-related greenhouse gas emissions would increase by 12 percent. The study, […]

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OSU + Michigan + VC firm = Startup to find new treatment for oral cancer

The Ohio State University and the University of Michigan have decided put some rivalry aside and create a company, Sirona Therapeutics, that partnered with Ohio-based Venture Therapeutics. The partnership will form a new company to develop and commercialize new technology to treat precancerous oral lesions. The Ohio State Innovation Foundation and Drug Development Institute and […]

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Tangent Medical secures $5M from GE Capital to take IV tech abroad

University of Michigan spinout Tangent Medical has raised a $5 million senior secured term loan credit facility from GE Capital, Healthcare Financial Services to commercialize its IV stabilization tech abroad. While company Vice President of Sales and Marketing Curtis Bloch said the funding will be used for a variety of commercialization efforts, a significant portion would be used […]