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When President Obama announced his new $100 million Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies initiative from the East Room at the White House on April 2, two Brown University professors, who had helped to plan this sweeping new vision for brain research, attended the ceremony.
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Alexion Pharmaceuticals was hit with a warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration over its investigation of bacterial contamination at its Rhode Island facility, reported MarketWatch’s Health Exchange blog.
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Medical technology maker Covidien PLC was awarded $176.5 million in a patent infringement suit with Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc., a Johnson & Johnson company.
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Lifespan opened a new stem cell research laboratory Wednesday afternoon on the fifth floor of the hospital network’s Coro Building. The lab is the first phase of a major investment to turn the entire building in Providence’s Knowledge District into a state-of-the art research facility.
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By Richard Asinof |
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More than 470 girls from local high schools spent Thursday at the University of Rhode Island exploring STEM industries and career pathways during Tech Collective’s 12th annual GRRL Tech event.
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By Lindsay Lorenz |
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Nabsys Inc., a life sciences company focused on the creation of a single-molecule platform for genomic analysis, has closed a $20 million Series D financing round, the company announced Wednesday.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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Tech Collective, Rhode Island’s bioscience and IT industry association, has announced the six winners of its inaugural Rhode Island Bioscience Awards.
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By PBN Staff
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he Rhode Island Tech Collective announced last week that “science-centric” comedian Brian Malow is slated to perform at its inaugural Bioscience Awards celebration.
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Biomedical Structures LLC, the developer of biomedical textiles for medical devices, has merged with Modified Polymer Components, a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company specializing in the design, rapid prototyping and manufacture of polymer components for medical device original equipment manufacturers.
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Connectivity, collaboration and opportunity: These are the watchwords of industry leaders from the Rhode Island medical-technology community who are organizing a new statewide cluster.
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By Richard Asinof
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