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News about theoretical and practical scientific research spanning a wide variety of disciplines, including engineering, computer science, biology, physics and chemistry. Includes information about research facilities, funding, resources and public policy.
UserWise, LLC Celebrates Role in Norlase Obtaining 510(k) Clearance and CE Mark Approval
UserWise, LLC, a San Jose-based human factors consultancy, is pleased to announce its instrumental role in obtaining FDA 510(k) clearance and CE Mark approval for the Norlase ECHO™ Green Pattern Laser photocoagulator. UserWise began working with Norlase in 2018 to develop and execute the... - June 23, 2023 - UserWise, LLC
International LabAutomation Day is June 21
Celebrating Lab Automation; Laboratory automation refers to the use of technology, equipment, and software to streamline and optimize laboratory processes and operations. It involves automating repetitive tasks, data collection and analysis, sample handling, and other activities in a laboratory setting. By leveraging various automated systems, laboratories can enhance efficiency, accuracy, reproducibility, and throughput while reducing human error and the time required to perform experiments. - June 20, 2023 - Laboratory Robotics Interest Group (LRIG)
Creative Diagnostics Announces the Launch of Radial Immunodiffusion Testing Service
Creative Diagnostics has launched its new Single Radial Immunodiffusion Testing services for the biological industry. - June 09, 2023 - Creative Diagnostics
Hemanext Announces a Strategic Partnership and Investment from Vitalant
Partnership to include research and development at Vitalant Innovation Center. - June 07, 2023 - Hemanext
PharmStars Announces “Digital Innovations in Therapeutic Delivery: Supply Chain to the Patient Interface” Theme for its Fall 2023 Accelerator
PharmStars, the pharma-focused accelerator for digital health startups, is accepting applications for its Fall 2023 cohort around the theme “Digital Innovations in Therapeutic Delivery: Supply Chain to the Patient Interface.” The cohort is open to startups with digital health solutions that pharma can use to innovate therapeutic supply chain management, medication delivery, or the patient-drug experience for small molecules, biologics, or advanced therapies. Applications are due July 10, 2023. - June 06, 2023 - PharmStars
New Research Benchmarks Biopharmaceutical Perceptions of Global CRO Thought Leadership
Landmark Research Analyzes Perspectives of US and EU Biopharma C-Suite, Clinical Operations and Medical/Regulatory Affairs Professionals on Global CRO Thought Leadership. - June 01, 2023 - Life Science Strategy Group, LLC
Huntington Study Group Announces Call for Abstracts for 30th Annual Meeting
The Huntington Study Group (HSG), with a mission of accelerating treatments that make a difference for those impacted by Huntington’s disease, together with its wholly owned subsidiary, HSG Clinical Research, Inc., a world leader in conducting clinical trials for Huntington’s disease... - June 01, 2023 - Huntington Study Group
Clubhouse International Launches US Advocacy Campaign This Mental Health Awareness Month
Clubhouse International recognizes May as Mental Health Awareness Month by hosting several awareness-raising initiatives including the launch of a US Advocacy and Awareness campaign, Healing Minds, Powering Communities, in partnership with Fountain House NY, and other US advocacy organizations that aims to effect policy change and increase funding for mental health services. - May 25, 2023 - Clubhouse International
Creative Diagnostics Introduces Viral Replicon Assay Service to Support Virology Research
Creative Diagnostics recently introduced a series of Viral Replicon Assay services to assist researchers in identifying and studying viruses. - May 20, 2023 - Creative Diagnostics
Neurocrine Biosciences Announces Publication of Full KINECT™-HD Phase 3 Study Results of Valbenazine
Neurocrine Biosciences Announces Publication of Full KINECT™-HD Phase 3 Study Results of Valbenazine for the Treatment of Chorea Associated with Huntington’s Disease in The Lancet Neurology. - Statistically Significant Improvement in Chorea Associated with Huntington’s Disease... - May 19, 2023 - Huntington Study Group
Huntington Study Group Achieves Last Patient Last Visit for Its Observational Study to Test Virtual Use of the Unified Huntington’s Disease Rating Scale®
The Huntington Study Group (HSG) together with its wholly owned subsidiary, HSG Clinical Research, Inc., announces an important milestone in the novel observational study Virtual Unified Huntington’s Disease Rating Scale (vUHDRS™). The last participant completed the last visit, marking... - May 16, 2023 - Huntington Study Group
Creative Biolabs: Going Above and Beyond to Advance Immunology Discovery
Creative Biolabs updated strategies in order to help achieve success in immunotherapy discovery. - May 10, 2023 - Creative Biolabs
MPFI Researcher Receives Prominent Award to Launch New Lab
The Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience announces that Dr. Madineh Sarvestani has been named a Freeman Hrabowski Scholar by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. The award provides up to $8.6 million for five to 10 years to support outstanding early-career faculty members who have strong potential to become leaders in the field and who are committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in science through their mentorship of trainees from populations underrepresented in science. - May 09, 2023 - Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience
150 Next-Generation Bionic Arm Prostheses from CF Dopomogator Founded by Olena Chernovolova
Charity foundation Dopomogator (founded by Olena Chernovolova) and Allbionics.io team have announced the launch of a bionic prosthetics project for Ukrainians who have lost limbs during the war. According to the founder of the Found, Olena Chernovolova, the goal of the project is to return adults and children who have become victims of the war to a full life. - May 05, 2023 - Dopomogator
Northern College and the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine Announce Collaboration
Memorandum of Understanding underscores current need to increase access for health care learners and develop health care resources in northern communities - May 03, 2023 - Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine
Cyclists Ride Through MA, NH, and ME in Tri-State Trek to Benefit ALS Research
June 24-25, cyclists of all levels are invited to participate in the Tri-State Trek, a New England cycling event raising funds for cutting-edge research to end ALS. - May 03, 2023 - ALS Therapy Development Institute
New Traceable Opioid Material® Kit Expands Coverage to Other Emerging Drugs of Concern in Seized Samples and Toxicological Casework
Cayman Chemical and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have released a new addition to the Traceable Opioid Material® Kits (TOM Kits®) product line that expands testing laboratory capabilities beyond synthetic opioids to include additional emerging drugs of abuse that are commonly found as co-drugs in fentanyl-containing samples. - April 30, 2023 - Cayman Chemical Company
Recent Findings on Perceived Out-of-Body Experiences Raise New Scientific Questions
All of these findings not only add to the current literature on OBEs and near-death experiences, but also point out important dilemmas and raise some new questions. - April 30, 2023 - The NDE OBE Research Project
Creative Diagnostics Introduces Virus Yield Reduction Assay Service
Creative Diagnostics introduced the Virus Yield Reduction Assay Service to support researchers in evaluating the antiviral activity of compounds. - April 29, 2023 - Creative Diagnostics
NanoCellect Biomedical Announces New Distribution Partnerships in Asia and Europe
NanoCellect Biomedical, the leading provider of microfluidic flow cytometry platforms, has announced new distributor partnerships in Asia and Europe to expand its global reach and provide greater accessibility to its innovative technologies. - April 26, 2023 - NanoCellect Biomedical
Code Tenderloin New Partnership/Internship with Renegade.Bio and Tougaloo College
Code Tenderloin is a non-profit that provides dignity and opportunity through intense job readiness and workforce development program serving those in need. Through barrier removal, we can serve those in life transitions with jobs, education, training, and connections to our referral network of housing, health, reentry programs, and child care services. - April 18, 2023 - Code Tenderloin
Thermo Fisher Partners with ALPCO-GeneProof to Broaden Their CE-IVD Molecular Assay Portfolio
ALPCO-GeneProof, a global leader in diagnostics, and Thermo Fisher announced a strategic partnership that brings the TaqPath Menu | GeneProof PCR kits to market. The partnership combines the strengths of ALPCO-GeneProof’s expertise in molecular diagnostics with Thermo Fisher’s robust... - April 17, 2023 - ALPCO
ProMedix Inc. Awarded Competitive Grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation
ProMedix Inc. has been awarded a U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant for $250,000.00 to conduct research and development (R&D) work on improving outcomes from sepsis through active digital monitoring of peripheral blood flow. Impaired... - April 17, 2023 - ProMedix Inc.
Plan to Use Wild Horses for Wildfire Fuel Mitigation Characterized as "Innovative Approach" by AM Best TV
California nonprofit's nature-based wildfire solution recently garnered the attention of AM Best TV, which provides mission critical information to Insurance companies. - April 12, 2023 - Wildhorse Ranch Productions
Black Students in Pittsburgh 3-D Print Living Artery as Part of C-3PO Project
In the C-3PO project of The Citizen Science Lab, African American high school and middle school students have 3-D printed their first living body part. - April 12, 2023 - The Citizen Science Lab
Trent University and Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine Partner to Create New Pathways to Careers in Holistic Healthcare
Memorandum of Understanding Establishes Partnership for Innovative Research and Program Collaboration - April 11, 2023 - Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine
Expanded Analytical Chemistry Lab at Covalent Provides Comprehensive Testing for Solids and Liquids
A new ICP-OES and microwave digestor at Covalent Metrology round out its chemistry laboratory to deliver complete, modern chemical analysis for solid and liquid samples. - April 06, 2023 - Covalent Metrology
HSG and HD-CAB Collaborate to Provide Global Patient Advisory Board
The Huntington Study Group (HSG) together with its wholly owned subsidiary, HSG Clinical Research, Inc., a world leader in conducting clinical trials for Huntington’s disease (HD), recently collaborated with Huntington’s Disease – Community Advisory Board (HD-CAB) to provide a... - March 30, 2023 - Huntington Study Group
New Research on Decentralized Clinical Trial (DCT) Strategies to Boost Patient Diversity
Current and Future Clinical Trial Participants Link Enhanced Diversity and Inclusion of Underrepresented Patient Populations to DCT - March 29, 2023 - Life Science Strategy Group, LLC
HSG Announces 30th Annual Meeting
The Huntington Study Group (HSG), a world leader in conducting clinical trials and providing educational programming for Huntington’s disease (HD), recently announced that their 2023 Annual Meeting will be held November 2-4, 2023 at the Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass in Chandler, AZ, a... - March 21, 2023 - Huntington Study Group
Diversity in Clinical Trials Summit 2023
Upcoming Diversity in Clinical Trials Summit Aims to Address Disparities and Improve Patient Outcomes. - March 20, 2023 - Sonar Clinical Research
New Book from Oaklea Offers a Solution to the Scourge of Racism
A new book just released by The Oaklea Press presents a case that racism is endemic in America due to erroneous beliefs prevalent in the national psyche perpetuated by outdated nineteenth century scientific theories still taught in schools, and that it can be cured by propagating the truth. - March 20, 2023 - The Oaklea Press
Gallant Deepens Its Bench by Adding Dr. Valentine Williams as Senior Vice President of Clinical Development and Regulatory
Furthering its mission to bring regenerative medicine to all pets, animal biotech company Gallant Therapeutics welcomes an industry leader, Dr. Val Williams, to its pioneering team. - March 17, 2023 - Gallant
Breaking Barriers: ALS TDI Unveils Groundbreaking ALS Research Collaborative (ARC) to Accelerate Global Research in ALS
The ALS Research Collaborative will revolutionize ALS research by providing scientists with unprecedented access to the data and tools they need to discover new treatments and accelerate progress toward cures for ALS. - March 15, 2023 - ALS Therapy Development Institute
New Research Identifies Latest Clinical Development and CRO Outsourcing Trends in China
Groundbreaking Research Explores the Chinese Innovative Biopharmaceutical Clinical Development Market, CRO Outsourcing and Future Growth with Over 100 Chinese Biopharma Professionals - March 15, 2023 - Life Science Strategy Group, LLC
New Tax Law Could Destroy Innovative Small Businesses and Block Innovation
Over 500 CEOs and Small Business Leaders Sign Letter to Congress Urging Immediate Action to Protect US Innovation - March 14, 2023 - Eva Garland Consulting
Creative Diagnostics Introduces Microneutralization Assay Service for Virus Detection
Creative Diagnostics recently introduced the Microneutralization Assay Service to support research labs in detecting virus-specific neutralizing antibodies from human and animal sera. - March 12, 2023 - Creative Diagnostics
Creative Diagnostics Introduces TCID50 Assay Service for Determining Viral Titers
Creative Diagnostics recently introduced the TCID50 Assay Service suitable for drug sensitivity tests, infectious units quantification, the determination of virus doses, as well as virus release studies. - February 17, 2023 - Creative Diagnostics
The Retreat Announces the Curtis Carlson Nelson Research Institute to Focus on Addiction and Recovery Research, Advocacy
The Retreat is announcing The Curtis Carlson Nelson Research Institute at The Retreat. Created to honor the legacy of longtime friend Curtis Carlson Nelson, it will focus on research and advocacy into substance abuse and recovery. The first project will study outcomes for Twelve Step, abstinence- and community-based recovery models. The research will be conducted by Dr. John Kelly of Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital and the Recovery Research Institute. - February 02, 2023 - The Retreat
The Area 51 First Contact Research Center Documents Improved Instrument Resolution Bandwidth & Sensitivity Settings for Advance Life Form Studies
The Area 51 First Contact Research Center investigators, using industry leading electromagnetic spectrum analyzers, determined -120 dBm as a new instrument sensitivity setting for working with sources of Area 51 Advanced Life Form evidence. The new instrument resolution bandwidth requirement was... - February 01, 2023 - Area 51 First Contact Research Center
New Book from The Oaklea Press Climbs to “Number One New Release” in Two-Hour Science and Math Short Reads
“Proof Mind Creates Matter,” a book recently released that reports on quantum physics experiments and other research has topped the new release bestseller chart on Amazon for two-hour science and math reads. - January 23, 2023 - The Oaklea Press
The Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine and Southern Cross University of Australia Announce Collaboration
International collaboration highlights reach and depth of naturopathic education around the world. The Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (CCNM) and the National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine at Southern Cross University (SCU), Australia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU)... - January 19, 2023 - Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine
Huntington Study Group Names First Chief Innovation Officer
The Huntington Study Group (HSG), a world leader in clinical research for Huntington’s Disease (HD) for over 30 years, today announced Brett Kinsler has been named to the newly created position of Chief Innovation Officer (CINO). - January 10, 2023 - Huntington Study Group
Creative Diagnostics Introduces New Hemagglutination Inhibition Assay Services
Creative Diagnostics recently introduced Hemagglutination Inhibition Assay services to determine relative concentrations of viruses, bacteria, or antibodies. - January 06, 2023 - Creative Diagnostics
Creative Diagnostics Introduces Plaque Reduction Assay Service for Research Applications
Creative Diagnostics recently introduced Plaque Reduction Assay services to detect antibodies from testing serum and viruses within diseased materials to diagnose viral infectious diseases. - December 28, 2022 - Creative Diagnostics
PharmStars Announces Fall 2022 Accelerator Graduates: 11 Digital Health Startups Complete PharmStars’ Pharma-Focused Accelerator Program
PharmStars, the pharma-focused accelerator for digital health startups, announces the graduation of 11 startups from its Fall 2022 program focused on “Innovations in Real-World Evidence.” The graduating startups successfully completed PharmaU, PharmStars’ 10-week education, and mentoring program. PharmaU culminated with a Showcase Event--held in Boston in early November--that brought together the participating startups and PharmStars’ seven innovation-minded pharma members. - December 08, 2022 - PharmStars
PharmStars Announces “Innovations in Women’s Health and Health Equity” Theme for Spring 2023 Accelerator
PharmStars, the pharma-focused accelerator for digital health startups, is now accepting applications for its Spring 2023 cohort with the theme “Digital Innovations in Women’s Health and Health Equity.” Startups with digital innovations that promote more equitable, inclusive healthcare for underserved population or focused on women’s health (e.g., breast, ovarian, and cervical cancer; gynecological conditions; osteoporosis; menopausal, hormonal, and reproductive conditions) are welcome to apply. - December 05, 2022 - PharmStars
UserWise, LLC Launches Its First eLearning Catalog
UserWise, LLC, a San Jose, California-based Human Factors consultancy, has launched UserWise University, another step towards helping develop safe and usable medical devices. - December 01, 2022 - UserWise, LLC
Creative Diagnostics Introduces Hemagglutination Assay Service for Scientific Applications
Creative Diagnostics recently introduced Hemagglutination Assay services for influenza vaccine, diagnostic, and surveillance communities to measure virus and antibody titers and monitor influenza subtypes. - November 26, 2022 - Creative Diagnostics
Resoptima Partners with Aker BP, Sval Energi, and NORCE to Reduce CO2 Emissions for Oil and Gas Production
Resoptima announced today a joint project with the support of the Research Council of Norway. The partnership includes Aker BP and Sval Energi as E&P operators and NORCE as an independent research institute. The project aims at leveraging Resoptima’s reservoir modelling and reservoir management technologies to further develop specific solutions that will help reduce CO2 emissions associated with oil and gas asset development and production activities. - November 17, 2022 - Resoptima