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Philips Healthcare R&D center will showcase imaging technologies
Explore Article MedCity News (Jun 7 2010)
The Philips Healthcare Global Advanced Imaging Innovation Center could bolster Northeast Ohio’s reputation as a hub for innovation in medical imaging technology. The $38.4 million partnership of Philips, University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University — supported by a $5 million Ohio Third Frontier grant — was announced last week. Philips, which is supplying $33.4 million of that, is considering investing a similar amount in a second phase of the center.
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University of Iowa to Study Macular Degeneration - Lands $2.8M NEI Grant
Explore Article WOWT I Home Page (Apr 27 2010)
An interdisciplinary team of scientists at the University of Iowa has been awarded a five-year, $2.8 million grant from the National Eye Institute (NEI) to improve how doctors manage treatment for patients with the wet form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The study will examine how advanced imaging -- known as three-dimensional optical coherence tomography -- and related image analysis can be used to assess changes in the macula and retina of patients' eyes. These changes can reveal how well a person is responding to anti-VEGF treatment and thus help doctors provide proper treatment timing and care.
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Michael J. Fox Foundation Awards $3 Million to Advance Parkinson's Disease Research
Explore Article PR Newswire (Apr 23 2010)
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research today announced more than $3 million in previously unannounced awards ending the first quarter of 2010. The funded projects complement the Foundation’s annually occurring Pipeline Programs and Critical Challenges in Parkinson’s Disease initiatives, which aim to accelerate PD therapeutic development.
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Imalux adds $250k Medical Growth Fund to $6.7M fund raise - Adding to more than $17 million from investors since 1996
Explore Article MedCity News (Apr 13 2010)
Imalux Corp. has added $250,000 to its Series C fund-raise begun in 2007 to launch the second generation of its novel medical imaging technology. Medical Growth Fund — an emerging angel investor group supported by Northeast Ohio bioscience company developer BioEnterprise — provided the additional investment. So far, Imalux has raised $6.7 million of the $7 million for which it had hoped during the round, said Tom Barnish, the company’s chief financial officer. The new money is “helping us complete the engineering on our next-generation Niris,” Barnish said. The Niris Imaging System uses near-infrared light to produce high-resolution images of ...
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Deshpande Center Grant Recipients & Spinouts: Terahertz Swept Source Optical Coherence Tomography
Explore Article web.mit.edu (Apr 11 2010)
Qing Hu a Professor of Electrical Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT and Alan Lee a Visiting Research Scientist at MIT received an ignition grant from the MIT Deshpande Center for work on a "Terahertz Swept Source Optical Coherence Tomography"
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NIH grants $1.4 Million to WPI to continue study of arterial plaque
Explore Article MEDICAL NEWS (Mar 25 2010)
Led by Dalin Tang, the WPI research team aims to develop powerful diagnostic tools that will enable physicians to predict the likelihood of plaque rupture, which is responsible for most heart attacks and strokes A Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) research team has received a four-year, $1.4 million award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue a groundbreaking study of arterial plaque. This research could lead to tools that will enable physicians to predict the likelihood of plaque rupture, which is responsible for most heart attacks and strokes. Led by Dalin Tang, PhD, professor of mathematical sciences and biomedical ...
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Ben Franklin to Invest $599,800 to Support Northeastern PA Economic Development
Explore Article businesswire.com (Feb 17 2010)
ClydeTec Systems, Inc. Complete a prototype of a semiconductor device for an optical coherence tomography system-on-a-chip for high-throughput 3-D biomedical imaging. This device will be used in the imaging of body tissues and in other biophotonic and biomedical applications. Also produce a new company business plan. -
Space scan finds cancer - Australian Research Council grant of almost $200,000
Explore Article ScienceAlert (Jan 31 2010)
Technology used to detect the echo of the Big Bang is being adapted for use in assessing burns and superficial cancers such as skin cancer. Medical physicist Associate Professor Vincent Wallace of The University of Western Australia's School of Physics is the recipient of an Australian Research Council grant of almost $200,000 to investigate a technique already in use in fields including astronomy and remote sensing. Combining the novel technique with other high-resolution imaging methods could aid doctors in the fight against disease.
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Michelson Diagnostics Receives New Funding to Accelerate Growth
Explore Article GlobeNewswire, Inc. (Jan 5 2010)
ORPINGTON, United Kingdom, Jan. 5, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Michelson Diagnostics Ltd, the London, UK based developer and manufacturer of Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) products, has raised GBP664,000 ($1.1M) to fund the next stage of its growth. The new funding will enable Michelson to enlarge its sales force, perform larger, more comprehensive trials on multiple applications, and to prepare for volume clinical sales. Investors in the funding round included a syndicate of business angels drawn from London Business Angels and Oxford Investment Opportunity Networks, and from existing shareholders including Catapult Venture Managers Ltd and London Seed Capital Ltd. Michelson Diagnostics ...
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Massachusetts awards $25M in tax incentives to life sciences firms including Lightlab Imaging
Explore Article masshightech.com (Dec 24 2009)
The board of directors of the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center has awarded 28 life sciences companies a total of $25 million in tax incentives. The companies have agreed to create 918 jobs in the next year.Comment on Article Mentions: LightLab Imaging
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Massachusetts hands out $25 million in life science tax breaks
Explore Article Boston.com (Dec 23 2009)
he board of the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center awarded $25 million in tax incentives to 28 life sciences companies that commited to creating a total of 918 new jobs in the coming year. The tax breaks were established under the Patrick administration's 10-year, $1 billion life sciences initiative. A mix of large companies and start-ups in the biotechnology and medical device industries received the incentives. They include: Anylum Pharmaceuticals Inc. of Cambridge, Biogen Idec Inc. of Cambridge, Constellation Pharmaceuticals Inc. of Cambridge, Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc. of Lexington, Dyax Corp. of Cambridge, Facet Solutions of Hopkinton, FoldRx Pharmaceuticals Inc. of Cambridge. ...Comment on Article Mentions: LightLab Imaging
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Michelson Diagnostics Wins Grant for Miniature OCT Probe Development
Explore Article Optical Coherence Tomography News (Nov 23 2009)
Michelson Diagnostics Ltd , the London, UK based developer and manufacturer of Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) products, has won a £25,000 grant from the UK Government’s Technology Strategy Board (TSB). The grant is for a study into the feasibility of highly miniaturised OCT probes for cancer diagnoses. According to TSB data, seven hundred applications for funding were received, and Michelson Diagnostics application was one of just sixty-nine to be funded. Jon Holmes, CEO of Michelson Diagnostics, explained that the funded project will help Michelson determine which technologies to use in the development of practical rigid and/or flexible OCT probes, for ...
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Gaining a better picture of lung disease
Explore Article Western News (Nov 20 2009)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a respiratory disease commonly known as chronic bronchitis or emphysema, is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide, but a University of Western Ontario researcher is providing new insight into the disease. With 600 million people living with COPD, researchers have yet to find any real treatment or cure. However, Grace Parraga of Robarts Research Institute is using various imaging techniques to learn more about the diease. The World Health Organization officially recognized World COPD Day on Wednesday. Parraga is a scientist in the Imaging Research Laboratories at Robarts and recently recruited to the Departments ...Comment on Article Mentions: World Health Organization Grace Parraga
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Avo Photonics and Case Western Reserve University Are Pleased to Announce the Completion of a Design and Development Contract for an Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Forward Imaging Catheter
Explore Article businesswire.com (Nov 5 2009)
HORSHAM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nearly 4 million people nationwide suffer from cardiac arrhythmias each year, according to the 2006 U.S. Cardiac Rhythm Management Market report by Frost and Sullivan. About 2.5 million of these cases cannot be treated or controlled through medication alone. Since pharmacological therapies have limited effectiveness, radiofrequency (RF) catheter ablation has emerged as the prominent approach for treating a broad range of arrhythmias. However, during the procedure physicians have no direct visualization of intra-cardiac structures, nor do they have a means to measure successful lesions. Recognizing this problem, researchers at Case Western Reserve University began a research program in ...
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New Optical Tool Could Produce 'Virtual Biopsies' for Brain Cancer
Explore Article Newswise (Nov 4 2009)
As a Johns Hopkins electrical engineer, Jin U. Kang has spent years tinkering with lasers and optical fiber, studying what happens when light strikes matter. Now, he’s taking on a new challenge: brain surgery. More precisely, Kang is building a tool to help brain surgeons locate and get a clear look at cancerous tissue. In some cases, Kang says, this device could eliminate the need to cut into the brain for a traditional biopsy, a procedure that can pose risks to the patient. “The idea,” he says, “is to provide instant high-resolution pictures of a small segment of the brain ...
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