The Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) at Baylor College of Medicine has partnered with the Consortia for Improving Medicine with Innovation and Technology (CIMIT) to award three companies that will perform research related to artificial intelligence and point-of-care diagnostics. WeiterlesenÜberSpace Health Institute Awards Grants to Three Innovative Small Companies »

The Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) at Baylor College of Medicine has partnered with Consortia for Improving Medicine with Innovation and Technology (CIMIT) to grant $1.5 million in awards to nine companies researching medical technologies for preserving astronaut health in space exploration. WeiterlesenÜberSpace Health Institute Awards $1.5M for Medical Innovations »

A year and a half ago, the Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) was stood up with the imperative purpose of funding radical, disruptive science and technologies that could be translated to protect and optimize human health and performance during long-duration, deep space exploration missions. WeiterlesenÜberCan your research help avoid the call "Houston we have a problem"?!? »

Medical technology company Jana Care announced that it is collaborating with Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) to study the effectiveness of a mobile application (app) for the self-management of congestive heart failure. Recruitment of heart failure patients at MGH has just begun, and the study is expected to conclude by the end of 2017. The study is being funded by a grant from the Consortia for Improving Medicine with Innovation and Technology (CIMIT) through their Point-of-Care Technologies Research Network (POCTRN) program. WeiterlesenÜberJana Care and Massachusetts General Hospital kick off study to evaluate mobile app for heart failure management funded by CIMIT »

Cerillo, a technology company focused on changing the way researchers measure anaerobic bacterial growth, has won a $225K Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award to advance their novel bacterial measurement technology. The SBIR award comes shortly after completing the CIMIT CRAASH Course, which assisted in the early stages of product exploration for Cerillo. WeiterlesenÜberCIMIT CRAASH Graduates Move on to Win $225K in Funding to Advance Novel Measurement Technology »

“4 out of 10 start ups fail because they’ve built something no one wants to buy,” says Mike Dempsey, CIMIT’s Entrepreneur in Residence and Accelerator Program Leader. “They haven’t taken the time to ask the tough questions to really understand their economic buyer.” WeiterlesenÜberLearning to Commercialize Healthcare Innovation »

Bold Diagnostics, LLC from Northwestern University emerged as the fourth place startup company in the Rice Business Plan Competition (RBPC) hosted by the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship. The annual event is the world’s richest and largest student startup competition. WeiterlesenÜberBOLD Diagnostics, LLC Places Fourth Place In 2016 Rice Business Plan Competition »

On April 8, 2016, CIMIT hosted 9 project teams during the closeout session for the winter session of its CRAASH course. Teams took to the podium to present final pitches; the culmination of 10 weeks of intensive work to accelerate their healthtech innovations out of the lab toward commercialization and clinical practice, with PhotoniCare standing out as a leader among the strong teams who participated. WeiterlesenÜberPhotoniCare Wins CRAASH Prize For Excellence In Innovation »