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Ultrahuman launches US-based wearable ring manufacturing facility

April 25, 2024 - For the first time in the United States, wearable smart rings will be manufactured in a domestic facility, marking further growth in the domestic wearable device market. According to the company’s press release, $35 million in investments will support the development of the UltraFactory in Indiana. The facility is expected to open within the...

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FDA authorizes pre-exposure prophylaxis for COVID-19

by Veronica Salib

Invivyd was granted an Emergency Use Authorization by the United States FDA for PEMGARDA, a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) treatment for COVID-19. The administration is authorizing the therapy for...

Companies Produce First Genetically Engineered Porcine Donors

by Veronica Salib

On February 13, 2024, eGenesis, a United States-based biotechnology company, and PorMedTec, a Japanese porcine embryology organization, announced positive results of their collaboration, which produced...

University of Wisconsin Researchers 3D Print Functional Brain Tissue

by Veronica Salib

On Friday, February 1, 2024, researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison (UW–Madison) revealed they had developed the first 3D-printed functional human brain tissue. Unlike previous...

Ultrasound Technology May Provide a New Vaccine Delivery Method

by Veronica Salib

Earlier this week, at Acoustics 2023 Sydney, a doctoral researcher at the University of Oxford’s Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Darcy Dunn–Lawless, discussed his research on a...

DeNovix CellDrop: The First ACT Label Certified Automated Cell Counter

by Alivia Kaylor

On October 17th, 2023, the DeNovix CellDrop Automated Cell Counter achieved a significant milestone by becoming the first automated cell counter in the United States to receive ACT Label certification...

ctDNA Testing Reduces Time to Treatment for Lung Cancer Patients

by Veronica Salib

A nonrandomized clinical trial published in JAMA Network Open revealed that circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) before tissue diagnosis can reduce the time to treatment in patients with suspected advanced...

Washington University Scientists Developed Air Monitor to Detect COVID

by Veronica Salib

Researchers and scientists at Washington University in St. Louis developed an air monitor to detect COVID-19 variants in the surrounding air. The researchers published a proof-of-concept study in...

NIH-Funded Nature Study Identifies Biomarkers for Chronic Pain

by Veronica Salib

On May 22, 2023, Nature Neuroscience published a study identifying chronic pain biomarkers and potential pain management treatment targets. The study was funded by the NIH Brain Research Through...

First Lifesaving In Utero Cerebrovascular Surgery Performed in Boston

by Veronica Salib

Earlier this month, researchers and clinicians at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and Boston Children's Hospital took part in the first in utero cerebrovascular surgery to correct a deadly...

Artificial Pancreas Improves Blood Glucose in Pediatric Patients

by Veronica Salib

In a study funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), researchers determined that an artificial pancreas improved blood glucose control in pediatric...

Researchers 3D Engineer Complex Skin Graft for Extensive Skin Injury

by Veronica Salib

In an article published in Science Advances earlier this year, researchers from Columbia University detailed the process of developing and testing 3D-engineered complex skin grafts in the shape of...

Stem Cell Transplant Cures HIV in Third Patient, Alternative to ART

by Veronica Salib

An article published in Nature on February 20, 2022, revealed that a third patient has been cleared of HIV cells, essentially curing the patient, after a stem cell transplant with HIV-resistant stem...

Orchestra BioMed Goes Public After $110 Million PE Fund Raise

by Hayden Schmidt

Orchestra BioMed was introduced on the Nasdaq Global Market this month after completing its combination with the special purpose acquisition company Health Sciences Acquisitions Corporation 2. Gross...

Nanorobot Antibodies to Treat Cancer

by Veronica Salib

According to the American Cancer Society, cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the United States, second only to heart disease, and there are approximately 1.9 million new cancer cases and...

Epidural Electrical Stimulation Can Restore Walking

by Veronica Salib

In a recent revolutionary clinical trial, researchers determined that they could restore walking in individuals paralyzed due to a spinal cord injury. According to the Nature publication, the lumbar...

Comparing the Accuracy of Transvaginal Ultrasound and MRI

by Veronica Salib

In a recent article published in Clinical Radiology, researchers determined whether a transvaginal ultrasound (TVUS) or an MRI was more accurate in detecting endometrial cancer. According to the...

Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre 2 System Improves Chronic Disease Management

by Veronica Salib

In a recent press release, Abbott announced that the results from a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine show that their glucose monitoring device, the FreeStyle Libre 2 system,...

New Cell Seeder Optimizes Cell Line Development

by Veronica Salib

During the Bioprocess International Conference, Advanced Instruments debuted the Solentim VIPS PRO. This biotechnology is a high efficiency single cell seeder. Cell seeding is the process in which...

Artificial Intelligence Tools Detect Pathologies on Chest X-Rays

by Veronica Salib

On September 15, 2022, Nature Biomedical Engineering published an article where researchers from Harvard Medical School and Stanford University analyzed the efficacy of an artificial intelligence...

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