President-elect Donald Trump has selected Stanford University physician and economist Dr. Jay Bhattacharya as director of the National Institutes of Health. Bhattacharya criticized U.S. public health policies during the COVID-19 pandemic, including lockdowns and vaccine mandates. He joins other notable pandemic policy critics whom Trump has nominated for medical-related leadership posts in his second administration: […]
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NIH develops AI algorithm to streamline clinical trial matching
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has unveiled a new artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm designed to more efficiently match potential clinical trial participants to appropriate studies. Known as TrialGPT, the NIH algorithm analyzes patient data to identify relevant clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov. It offers a potentially transformative tool for accelerating medical research and improving […]
Virtuoso Surgical adds $1.8M in grant funding to support surgical robot
Virtuoso Surgical announced that it received a $1.8 million NIH Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant. Nashville-based Virtuoso Surgical will receive the grant over the next two years. The funds support its robotic surgery system that utilizes a new scale of robotic tools and maneuvers in endoscopic surgery. Virtuoso designed its system with two robotically […]
Satio wins $3.5M contract to develop at-home transdermal drug delivery device
Satio announced that a National Institutes for Health agency awarded it a $3.5 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract. Awarded by the NIH’s Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), the contract helps the company develop SatioRx. This drug delivery device, compact and inexpensive, features disposable microneedle components for precise delivery. It remotely enables […]
NIH to locate ARPA-H’s Catalyst Hub in Massachusetts
An agency within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) tabbed Massachusetts as the host of its Investor Catalyst Hub. The federal Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) selected Massachusetts as the hub. It supports ARPA-H’s mission to foster collaboration among researchers, entrepreneurs and investors. Established as a separate entity inside the NIH in 2022, […]
NIH funds Illinois Tech project using machine learning to fully automate insulin delivery
Researchers at Illinois Institute of Technology received $1.2 million from the NIH to develop a machine learning system for an artificial pancreas’ insulin delivery. Chemical engineering professor Ali Cinar leads the project to ease the burden on those with type 1 diabetes. NIH funding covers four years for developing the machine learning system. The researchers […]
PharmaJet wins NIH grant to evaluate needle-free delivery of HPV immunization
PharmaJet announced today that it received a grant worth $800,000-plus from the NIH to evaluate its needle-free injection system. Golden, Colorado-based PharmaJet picked up a Phase II grant from the NIH (National Institutes of Health). It allows the company to evaluate the immunogenicity of the intradermal administration of human papillomavirus virus (HPV) vaccine. The study compares […]
Rescue Biomedical wins $2.8M grant for nalaxone-releasing implant for opioid overdoses
Rescue Biomedical announced today that it received a $2.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for its opioid overdose treatment. West Lafayette, Indiana received a Fast-Track Small Business Innovation Research, or SBIR, grant from the NIH. The company develops technology that detects when a person is overdosing on an opioid and delivers naloxone […]
NIH grants Eko $2.7M to develop pulmonary hypertension AI tech
Eko announced today that it received a $2.7 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Direct Phase II grant. The National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded the grant. The grant will fund the development of a machine learning algorithm, according to a news release. Eko said the algorithm detects […]
U of Maryland scientist to set up NIH’s new Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it formed a new research project agency for health. HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra announced the formal establishment of the Advanced Research Project Agency for Health (ARPA-H) as an independent entity within the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Adam H. Russell was appointed as acting deputy […]
NIH to study allergic reactions to COVID-19 mRNA vaccine
Researchers from the NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) are conducting a clinical trial on allergic reactions to mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines. The single-site trial will enroll up to 100 people between 16 and 69 years old who had an allergic reaction to a first dose of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines. NIAID seeks participants […]
