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TapRoot Interventions & Solutions Wins in the Medical Category at Venture Madness
TapRoot Interventions & Solutions is the creator of EllaTM, the revolutionary AI-powered digital assistant that is helping long-term care communities to improve care for cognitively-impaired individuals with a behavioral approach.Continue reading
OncoMyx Appoints Robert Williamson Chief Business and Chief Financial Officer
PHOENIX–(BUSINESS WIRE)–OncoMyx Therapeutics, a privately-held oncolytic virus immunotherapy company, today announced the appointment of Robert Williamson as Chief Business and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Williamson has more than two decades of experience in building, financing, and leading private and public biotechnology companies through critical phases of growth. At OncoMyx, Mr. Williamson will lead the business development and financing strategies to maximize the company’s pipeline of multi-armed myxoma immunotherapies for the treatment of solid tumors and hematological malignancies.Continue reading
Hormone and gut bacteria link may guide better treatment for menopause symptoms
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
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