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Insilico Medicine receives $255 million to develop AI and drug discovery capabilities

Insilico Medicine, a global leader in end-to-end artificial intelligence for target discovery, small molecule chemistry, and clinical development, announced that it has closed a $255 million from biotechnology experts to progress Insilico Medicine's current therapeutic programs into human clinical trials, initiate multiple new programs for novel and difficult targets, and further develop its AI and drug discovery capabilities.

23 Jun 2021

New AI system can help identify novel therapeutic targets implicated in various diseases

Insilico Medicine is pleased to announce that it has entered into a collaboration with Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, Inc. to utilize Insilico's generative machine learning technology and proprietary PandaOmics Drug Discovery Platform, which aims at identifying novel therapeutic targets implicated in a variety of diseases.

23 Jun 2021

GenScript and Duke-NUS announce notice of allowance for “Surrogate Virus Neutralization Technology”

GenScript Biotech Corporation ("GenScript", Stock Code: 1548.HK), a world-leading life sciences research and application service and product provider, and Duke-NUS Medical School, a premier, research intensive medical school, announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trade Office has issued a notice of allowance for the patent application for a novel Surrogate Virus Neutralization Technology (sVNT).

23 Jun 2021

New tool exposes deeply entrenched inequities in COVID-19 outcomes

The Urban Health Collaborative, housed in Drexel University's Dornsife School of Public Health, recently published its "COVID-19 Health Inequities in Cities" dashboard - which exposes deeply entrenched inequities in cities across the United States through the lens of comprehensive data on COVID-19 outcomes.

22 Jun 2021

New test bed launched to advance the regenerative medicine field

The RegeneratOR Test Bed has officially launched, bringing together resources to advance the regenerative medicine field nationally and create an economic development engine for the region and the state overall.

22 Jun 2021

Study identifies significant inequalities in the Liverpool 'mass testing' pilot

A study by the University of Liverpool has shown that while asymptomatic COVID-19 testing in Liverpool was popular, significant inequalities were evident between those who got tested and those who didn't.

21 Jun 2021

Researchers analyze how breast implant surfaces influence immune response

Rice University bioengineers collaborated on a six-year study that systematically analyzed how the surface architecture of breast implants influences the development of adverse effects, including an unusual type of lymphoma.

21 Jun 2021

NAU mechanical engineer awarded NSF grant to pioneer wearable rehabilitation strategy

Zach Lerner, an assistant professor in Northern Arizona University's Department of Mechanical Engineering, was recently awarded a $538,563 grant from the National Science Foundation to build on his research into restoring neuromuscular function and augmenting human ability through the design, control and testing of robotic exoskeletons.

21 Jun 2021

Scientists use EBRAINS to teach robots vision and touch

How the brain lets us perceive and navigate the world is one of the most fascinating aspects of cognition. When orienting ourselves, we constantly combine information from all six senses in a seemingly effortless way - a feature that even the most advanced AI systems struggle to replicate.

21 Jun 2021

Artificial nose based on carbon dots can sniff out bacteria

A team of scientists at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have invented an artificial nose that is capable of continuous bacterial monitoring, which has never been previously achieved and could be useful in multiple medical, environmental and food applications.

21 Jun 2021

New test is cheaper, easier, and can reliably diagnose SARS-CoV-2 infection

New lateral flow test Vigilant is cheaper, easier to use and as reliable as the current gold standard PCR test for diagnosing SARS-CoV-2 infection.

21 Jun 2021

New hydrogel-based electrodes snugly conform to the body’s myriad shapes

Arrays of metal electrodes are often used in medical procedures that require monitoring or delivering electrical impulses in the body, such as brain surgery and epilepsy mapping.

21 Jun 2021

Pattern Computer develops novel test for 15 sec diagnosis of COVID-19

Pattern Computer,® Inc. has developed a novel test for near real-time diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infections.

21 Jun 2021

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust partners with Luscii to provide at-home monitoring platform for heart failure patients

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is working with remote healthcare innovator, Luscii to provide a cutting-edge, at-home monitoring platform to support patients with heart failure.

21 Jun 2021

Device / Technology News

Insilico Medicine receives $255 million to develop AI and drug discovery capabilities

New AI system can help identify novel therapeutic targets implicated in various diseases

GenScript and Duke-NUS announce notice of allowance for “Surrogate Virus Neutralization Technology”

New tool exposes deeply entrenched inequities in COVID-19 outcomes

New test bed launched to advance the regenerative medicine field

Study identifies significant inequalities in the Liverpool 'mass testing' pilot

Researchers analyze how breast implant surfaces influence immune response

NAU mechanical engineer awarded NSF grant to pioneer wearable rehabilitation strategy

Scientists use EBRAINS to teach robots vision and touch

Artificial nose based on carbon dots can sniff out bacteria

New test is cheaper, easier, and can reliably diagnose SARS-CoV-2 infection

New hydrogel-based electrodes snugly conform to the body’s myriad shapes

Pattern Computer develops novel test for 15 sec diagnosis of COVID-19

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust partners with Luscii to provide at-home monitoring platform for heart failure patients

Putting the reality in virtual reality with robot-assisted surgery

Novel technique helps evaluate the effect of potential inhibitors on antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Deep learning could transform the ability to accurately interpret HIV test results

Breathonix 60-Second COVID-19 Breath Test Powered by IONICON

Printable biosensor enables simultaneous recording and imaging of tissues, organs during surgery

New bio-inks for biosensors could make surgery safer

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