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FDA Green Lights First 3D Printed Drug From Ben Franklin Alum: Aprecia
August 6, 2015
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Aprecia’s Spritam, 3-D printed drug used in the treatment of partial onset seizures, myoclonic seizures and primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures in adults and children with epilepsy. Spritam uses Aprecia Pharmaceuticals Company’s proprietary ZipDose Technology platform that includes three-dimensional printing (3DP) to produce a porous formulation that rapidly […]
Meet BioBot, the 'MakerBot of biology'
July 14, 2015
A $5,000 desktop bioprinter developed by two University of Pennsylvania grads lets nearly anyone print living tissue. Inside a tiny office on the second floor of a South Philadelphia makerspace, the future looks like a large, greenish booger. The machine responsible for printing such an object: the BioBot, a bioprinter that prints living cell tissue […]
Philadelphia's TowerView tests its high-tech pillbox, a device that helps patients track meds
May 28, 2015
For the chronically ill, managing multiple medications can be an ongoing challenge. One-third to one-half of all U.S. patients do not take their meds as directed, jeopardizing their health and running up nearly $100 billion in annual hospital bills, according to Independence Blue Cross (IBX). Hoping to solve that problem, TowerView Health, a Philadelphia startup, […]
QR Pharma Issues $5.7M of Series A Preferred Stock
May 26, 2015
QR Pharma, Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies for the treatment of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and other neurodegenerative diseases, has closed on $5.7 M of Series A Preferred Stock financing. The round was comprised of $1.1 M of new investments and the conversion of convertible debt. QR Pharma will use the funding to […]
Biomeme @ New York Tech Day 2015
May 21, 2015
What is Biomeme? The Biomeme device is a real-time PCR thermocycler that attaches to your iPhone 5s and enables you to perform gold-standard DNA analysis. Using our lab-free sample prep, you isolate DNA from your environment, add it to a specific test cartridge and put it into the thermocycler. In less than an hour you […]
First Friday: Lab in Your Pocket
May 5, 2015
What secrets lie in your DNA? Not too long ago you needed a 20-pound machine like the Model 480 DNA Thermal Cycler to find out. Now DNA analysis has come to your pocket in the form of a platform that runs off of your smartphone. Date: May 1, 2015 Time: 5:00PM to 8:00PM Location: Chemical […]
BioBots Is A 3D Printer For Living Cells
May 5, 2015
U.S. biotech startup BioBots sits at the intersection between computer science and chemistry. Its debut product, a desktop 3D printer for biomaterials, which was just demoed on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt NY — printing Van Gogh’s ear in replica, no less — combines hardware, software and wetware. It’s the latter area where the core innovation […]
Independence Partners with DreamIt Health Startup TowerView Health to Improve Medication Adherence
April 29, 2015
With Penn Medicine, Independence aims to help chronically ill patients Philadelphia, PA – April 28, 2015 – The Independence Blue Cross (Independence) Center for Health Care Innovation announced today that it will collaborate with TowerView Health (TowerView) and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn Medicine) on a pilot program to […]
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