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Deerfield Management Company, a healthcare investment firm, and Empire Discovery Institute (EDI) have established a research partnership to accelerate the translation of scientific discoveries into new therapies. Through a newly launched company, Empire-Deerfield Discovery & Development (ED3 ), Deerfield expects to invest up to $65 million over the
Are you working on a technology innovation in the digital health space? Join the upcoming regional UNY I-Corps Node Program focusing on the intersection of digital health technologies and entrepreneurship! I-Corps can provide you with entrepreneurial education, mentoring, and opportunities for funding. The regional course cohort
Registration is now open for the for the Ain Center for Entrepreneurship’s Buzz Lab Boot Camp, a free virtual workshop series for entrepreneurs, small business owners and aspiring innovators in the greater Rochester region. Featuring instructors from the Simon Business School and local entrepreneurs and business
Pioneer of freeform optics is also an expert in head-worn displays and biomedical imaging. Jannick Rolland, the director of the Center for Freeform Optics at the University of Rochester, holds more than 50 patents and is considered a pioneer in optical applications in augmented and virtual
Oscine Corporation is a biotechnology company based on discoveries made and developed at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC). SEATTLE, Oct. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Sana Biotechnology, Inc. (Sana), focused on creating and delivering engineered cells as medicines, announced today the acquisition of Oscine Corp., a company
NIH scientist Harvey Alter ’56, ’60M (MD) has received the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of the hepatitis C virus, a breakthrough the Nobel Assembly said “made possible blood tests and new medicines that have saved millions of lives.” He
The University of Rochester Ain Center for Entrepreneurship is launching a new, free five-part webinar series called Buzz Lab Boot Camp Special Edition: Managing through Uncertainty, covering the following topics: Business Model Pivoting, Financial Resources, Adapting Operations, eCommerce & Digital Marketing, and Self-Care & Work/Life Balance, and featuring
May 27, 2020 Lindsey Valich / lvalich@ur.rochester.edu A person who has a stroke that causes vision loss is often told there is nothing they can do to improve or regain the vision they have lost. But research from the University of Rochester, published in the journal Brain, may
Once again, the University of Rochester ranked among the top 100 worldwide universities granted U.S. utility patents in 2019, according to a report by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) and the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO). Published annually since 2013, the report ranks the
The city of Rochester and Monroe County have partnered with Common Ground Health to roll out ROC COVID, an online symptom tracker for community residents. Developed by scientists and information technology staff at the University of Rochester Medical Center and Rochester Regional Health, the health
A new study shows that when specific human brain cells are transplanted into animal models of multiple sclerosis and other white matter diseases, the cells repair damage and restore function. The study provides one of the final pieces of scientific evidence necessary to advance this
The University of Rochester Medical Center has been participating in a clinical trial testing the safety and efficacy of the antiviral drug remdesivir. According to preliminary results released by the National Institutes of Health, the drug is now showing promise in treating adults diagnosed with COVID-19. The study is led by
The NSF I-Corps Upstate New York (UNY) Node is offering a short course program for researchers interested in exploring the market potential of their work and learning entrepreneurial skills. Short Courses—geared toward faculty, doctoral candidates, and postdocs—are offered at no cost to participants and consist