Dr. Pilkar to develop tool for assessing muscle response to neuromuscular stimulation

East Hanover, N.J., January 8, 2020. Rakesh Pilkar, PhD, research scientist in the Center for Mobility and Rehabilitation Engineering Research at Kessler Foundation, was awarded a $198,102 exploratory research grant by the New Jersey Commission on Spinal Cord Research to…

AIM-HI Accelerator Fund portfolio firm receives Virginia Catalyst funding

ROCKVILLE, MD – A portfolio start-up company of the AIM-HI Accelerator Fund has been awarded $700,000 from Virginia Catalyst to commercialize its lead cancer drug candidate. Richmond-based InterLeukin Combinatorial Therapies (ILCT) is developing unique engineered therapeutic interleukins (a type of…

Aarhus University opens the world’s first center for ear-EEG

Danish researchers are world leaders in brain measurement via a special device fitted in the ear like a hearing aid. The technology is called ear-EEG, and now Aarhus University has received a grant to ensure further development of the method

Aarhus University opens the world’s first center for ear-EEG

Danish researchers are world leaders in brain measurement via a special device fitted in the ear like a hearing aid. The technology is called ear-EEG, and now Aarhus University has received a grant to ensure further development of the method

New platform to help SMEs get started with cyber-physical systems

Small and medium-sized enterprises need better opportunities to exploit the benefits of computer-based models for cyber-physical systems; this is the objective of a new, large-scale, pan-European development project headed by Aarhus University

New platform to help SMEs get started with cyber-physical systems

Small and medium-sized enterprises need better opportunities to exploit the benefits of computer-based models for cyber-physical systems; this is the objective of a new, large-scale, pan-European development project headed by Aarhus University

Innovative research seeks to improve walking for children with CP

New Orleans, LA – Noelle Moreau, Ph.D., PT, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy at LSU Health New Orleans School of Allied Health Professions, and Kristie Bjornson, PT, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Seattle Children’s Research Institute, are the co-principal…

Innovative research seeks to improve walking for children with CP

New Orleans, LA – Noelle Moreau, Ph.D., PT, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy at LSU Health New Orleans School of Allied Health Professions, and Kristie Bjornson, PT, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Seattle Children’s Research Institute, are the co-principal…

Crucial collaboration: Expanding naval capability through ties with industry, academia

ARLINGTON, Va.–The secret sauce of successful naval acquisitions requires a vital ingredient: partnerships, particularly among government, industry and academia. To cultivate new partnerships and enhance naval capabilities–as well as bolster existing relationships–the Department of the Navy’s (DoN) Technology Transfer (T2)…

Crucial collaboration: Expanding naval capability through ties with industry, academia

ARLINGTON, Va.–The secret sauce of successful naval acquisitions requires a vital ingredient: partnerships, particularly among government, industry and academia. To cultivate new partnerships and enhance naval capabilities–as well as bolster existing relationships–the Department of the Navy’s (DoN) Technology Transfer (T2)…

Einstein receives $178 million in NIH funding in fiscal year 2019, largest annual total in institution’s history

December 10, 2019–BRONX, NY — Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine secured $178 million from the National Institutes of Health in federal fiscal year 2019, marking the largest annual total in the institution’s history (excluding supplemental stimulus funding distributed…

Major grant funds educational outcomes study of New Jersey children with special needs

Drs. Botticello and O’Neill of Kessler Foundation will collaborate with Children’s Specialized Hospital to study how the educational experiences of children with special health care needs are affected by pediatric rehabilitation

Award to create clinical solution for life-threatening preemie condition

The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health has awarded Chosen Diagnostics Inc, a spin-out company, a $299,641 Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer award. Based on an LSU Health…

Major grant funds educational outcomes study of New Jersey children with special needs

Drs. Botticello and O’Neill of Kessler Foundation will collaborate with Children’s Specialized Hospital to study how the educational experiences of children with special health care needs are affected by pediatric rehabilitation

Award to create clinical solution for life-threatening preemie condition

The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health has awarded Chosen Diagnostics Inc, a spin-out company, a $299,641 Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer award. Based on an LSU Health…

Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation’s Diagnostics Accelerator announces second round of awards

$50 million global research initiative, funded by Leonard A. Lauder, Bill Gates, Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos, among other leading philanthropists, targets resources to speed up development of blood, digital and other biomarkers for early detection

Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation’s Diagnostics Accelerator announces second round of awards

$50 million global research initiative, funded by Leonard A. Lauder, Bill Gates, Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos, among other leading philanthropists, targets resources to speed up development of blood, digital and other biomarkers for early detection

Nature Research and Merck establish The Spinoff Prize

Applications are now open for The Spinoff Prize — a new award for visionary, science- based companies that are on their way to making a commercial impact; winning Spinoff to receive a prize of €30,000; applications open until Feb 28, 2020

Nature Research and Merck establish The Spinoff Prize

Applications are now open for The Spinoff Prize — a new award for visionary, science- based companies that are on their way to making a commercial impact; winning Spinoff to receive a prize of €30,000; applications open until Feb 28, 2020

Startup developing AI for TB detection; secures federal business innovation grant

Diascopic LLC secures NIH SBIR grant to bring to market their diagnostic platform that incorporates artificial intelligence for digital TB detection

Kessler Foundation receives NIH sub-award to test new treatment for hand paralysis

Stroke rehabilitation researchers test new electrical stimulation therapy for improving for hand function after stroke, as part of multi-site study headed by the MetroHealth System and Case Western Reserve University

Thousands of medieval manuscripts now online in full color through digitization project

Scholars and aficionados can search, download and study 160,000 pages of high-resolution, full-color manuscripts dating to the ninth century, thanks to library partnerships, in a project funded by a Council on Library and Information Resources grant

Startup developing AI for TB detection; secures federal business innovation grant

Diascopic LLC secures NIH SBIR grant to bring to market their diagnostic platform that incorporates artificial intelligence for digital TB detection

Kessler Foundation receives NIH sub-award to test new treatment for hand paralysis

Stroke rehabilitation researchers test new electrical stimulation therapy for improving for hand function after stroke, as part of multi-site study headed by the MetroHealth System and Case Western Reserve University

Thousands of medieval manuscripts now online in full color through digitization project

Scholars and aficionados can search, download and study 160,000 pages of high-resolution, full-color manuscripts dating to the ninth century, thanks to library partnerships, in a project funded by a Council on Library and Information Resources grant

Kessler team studies new treatment for meniscal tears in active-duty military personnel

With $590,000 in funding from The Geneva Foundation, Kessler Foundation joins the Musculoskeletal Injury and Rehabilitation Research for Operational Readiness (MIRROR) headquartered at Uniformed Services University

UTSA program prepares students for future careers in nuclear security

UTSA project funded by the National Nuclear Security Administration prepares students to become professionals with strong backgrounds in nuclear security