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News Release 16-061

Emergent, NSF-funded biotech at 2016 BIO Innovation Zone

50 early-stage, NSF-funded projects with the potential to improve U.S. health care to exhibit at world's largest annual biotech conference

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liquid near a magnet

Nearly 50 NSF-funded startups and small businesses with innovative biotech based on fundamental research will be on display in San Francisco June 6-9 at the 2016 BIO International Convention. One of those companies is NSF-funded small business Life Magnetics, which uses tiny magnetic beads to separate mixtures. When the black liquid made of magnetic particles is added to a biological sample, it binds only to RNA. Placing a magnet near the sample allows the beads, with RNA attached, to be separated from the rest of the biological material for analysis.(Image shown here is sped up.)

Credit: Kevin Hagedorn, CEO, Life Magnetics, Inc.


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ant with a microchip

Thanks to an NSF SBIR award, small business PharmaSeq is developing a microchip with a sensor that can be injected into live cells to transmit information without a physical connection. (Image above shows relative chip size in comparison to ants.)

Credit: PharmaSeq


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schematic of an eye and implant

LambdaVision is developing a protein-based retinal implant to restore vision to people with age-related macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa. The implant will act as an artificial photoreceptor cell layer and replace function of damaged rods and cones.

Credit: Angelica Messana, University of Connecticut Jordan Greco, University of Connecticut


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neovessels - blood vessels

NSF-funded small business Cardiovate Inc. is developing a technology that replaces damaged or obstructed blood vessels with healthy tissue without using human cells or drugs.

Credit: Mark Standeford, CEO, Cardiovate Inc.


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