The Ohio Third Frontier Commission recognized as a technology based economic development initiative working with innovative startups, has approved $850,000 in funding to provide capital to technology startup companies with many in the medical field. …Continue reading
USDA & FDA Release Funds
USDA Deputy Secretary Dr. Jewel Bronaugh announced that USDA is investing $1 billion to build and improve critical community facilities in 48 states, Puerto Rico, and Guam. …Continue reading
NIH Awards $2.1M to Help Treat CP
Zach Lerner, Assistant Professor at Northern Arizona University’s https://nau.edu Department of Mechanical Engineering received $2.1 M from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHD within NIH https://nichd.nih.gov to launch a CT to test a treatment for children with Cerebral Palsy (CP.) …Continue reading
Outlook for Healthcare Distributors
Credit Suisse’s note Healthcare Distribution 2022 Outlook: Long Awaited Inflection Point Finally In Sight discusses trends & topics the analysts believe are likely to affect drug/medical distributors in 2022, according to Credit Suisse’s recent investor survey and their CY4Q preview & 2022 outlook for the industry & each company. …Continue reading
Connected Care for Appalachia
According to CDC, https://www.cancer.gov Americans living in rural areas are more likely to carry a higher burden of cancer than their counterparts in urban settings. …Continue reading
Details on DOD’s LCRP
The F22 Defense Appropriations Bill’s FY22 funds have not yet been appropriated for the Lung Cancer Research Program (LCRP), the LCRP has provided a pre-announcement to allow time to submit ideas for the FY22 funding.
AI to Forecast Glaucoma Progression
The Glaucoma Foundation (TGF) https://glaucomafoundation.org has awarded $250,000 to a research team at the University of California, San Diego https://ucsd.edu to help forecast glaucoma progression and the need for surgical intervention by using AI. …Continue reading