Arizona State University scientists Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown and Heather Bimonte-Nelson at the ASU Biodesign Institute have found that hormones and gut bacteria affect each other, leading to changes in metabolism and brain function. This relationship could be key for treating menopausal symptoms and improving women’s health.Continue reading
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Aegis Consortium leaders envision a pandemic-free future
A new initiative seeks to unite global experts from universities, government agencies, nonprofits and industry to develop solutions to future pandemics.Continue reading
ASU researchers named senior members of the National Academy of Inventors
The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has named Arizona State University Deputy Director Stephen Munk and Professor Bertram Jacobs to the February 2022 class of senior members.Continue reading
Symple Surgical Awarded SBIR Phase I Grant for Novel Radiometry‐Guided Ablation Catheter to Reliably Treat Barrett’s Esophagus
The National Institutes of Health Small Business Innovation Research Program Supports Symple Surgical’s Microwave Ablation TechnologyContinue reading
American Cancer Society Awards $16 Million in Grants to Establish Cancer Health Equity Research Centers
ATLANTA – Feb. 24, 2022 – The American Cancer Society has awarded over $16 million in grants to establish Cancer Health Equity Research Centers (CHERC) at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs). The inaugural cohort of institutions includes the Arizona Board of Regents – University of Arizona; the University of Illinois at Chicago; Morehouse School of Medicine and Howard University. Each institution received a four-year grant of $4.08 million.Continue reading
Humabiologics partners with Shanghai Besto Biotechnology to distribute human biomaterials in China
Humabiologics’ products are now available to researchers in China for use in regenerative medicine translational research, cell therapy, bioprinting, tissue & disease modeling, and drug screening applications.Continue reading
Seven Arizona bioscience startups to watch in 2022
Metro Phoenix, Tucson firms to earn $30K through Flinn Foundation entrepreneurship programContinue reading
Panbela Therapeutics, Inc. to Acquire Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Creates late-stage, diversified pipeline that uses a multi-targeted approach to reset dysregulated biology to address considerable unmet needs
- Combined pipeline extends from pre-clinical to registration studies, with near-term clinical and regulatory milestones
- Acquired lead asset will begin a fully-funded registration trial anticipated to start by year-end
TGen partners with Deepcell to advance detection, analysis and treatment of disease
Technology platform provides state-of-the-art imaging and analysis of individual cellsContinue reading
UArizona Researchers Develop AI-driven Method for Diagnosing Lung Disease
Feb. 17, 2022 – Metabolite technology developed in the College of Medicine – Tucson has been licensed to startup MetFora.Continue reading