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St. Joseph’s receives Canada’s first whole-body PET/MRI scanner
(Lawson Health Research Institute) Today, Lawson Health Research Institute is receiving a new hybrid imaging scanner that combines magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography. The 10-ton state-of-the-art piece of equipment is being lifted by crane and lowered into its new home this afternoon. The Biograph mMR, manufactured by Siemens, ...
EntreMed receives $9.3 million in strategic financing
EntreMed, Inc., a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing therapeutics for the treatment of cancer, announced today that it has received approximately $9.3 million in strategic financing, as previously announced on January 23, 2012.
McMaster receives $30M gift to accelerate innovations in health research, education and care
A Hamilton family is giving McMaster University $30 million to accelerate the university's innovations in health research, education and care.
Precision receives U.S. patent allowance for genome engineering methods
Precision BioSciences, Inc., a leader in the field of genome engineering, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) has issued Notices of Allowance for U.S. Patent Applications 13/246,270 and 13/246,346.
UCLA professor receives ASA’s Feinberg Award for clinical stroke research
Dr. Jeffrey L. Saver, professor of neurology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and director of the UCLA Stroke Center, received the William Feinberg Award for Excellence in Clinical Stroke at the American Stroke Association's 2012 International Stroke Conference in New Orleans on Feb. 2.
USF receives DOD grant for battlefield-related TBI research
The University of South Florida (USF) has received a $1.57 million U.S. Department of Defense grant to conduct translational research on traumatic brain injury and other battlefield related injuries and diseases.
Novartis’ Gleevec receives FDA approval for use in patients with CD117-positive GIST
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today granted Gleevec (imatinib) regular approval for use in adult patients following surgical removal of CD117-positive gastrointestinal stromal tumors.
Rensselaer Professor Ryan Gilbert receives NSF CAREER award
Troy, N.Y. Ryan Gilbert, assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has won a prestigious Faculty Early Career Development Award (CAREER) from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Gilbert will use the projected five-year, $500,000 award to develop new biomaterials for ...
Hospice of the Western Reserve receives Jeff Gordon Children’s Foundation grant
Hospice of the Western Reserve is one of five organizations nationwide to receive a grant from Jeff Gordon Children's Foundation, a non-profit organization in Charlotte, N.C., founded by four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon.
Rensselaer Professor Ryan Gilbert receives NSF CAREER award
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) Ryan Gilbert, assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has won a prestigious Faculty Early Career Development Award from the National Science Foundation. Gilbert will use the projected five-year, $500,000 award to develop new biomaterials for the treatment of spinal cord injuries.
Oramed receives Australian patent for core technology in oral delivery of peptides
Marking a major milestone for the Company, Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc., a developer of oral drug delivery systems, announced today that it has received approval for a key patent by the Australian Patent Office.