Tag: Funding
UM School of Medicine Brain and Tissue Bank to Receive $800,000 to Advance Research...
The University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) will receive an $800,000 donation to be used by the University of Maryland Brain and Tissue Bank to advance research into the treatment and cure of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig’s...
World’s First Bison Genome Biobank’s Development Boosted by $5.1 Million Funding from Genome Canada
The BIG project will apply new genomics solutions to better protect and conserve the wood bison population in Canada. It’s directly connected with the massive $17-million-dollar research initiative called “Integrated omics for sustainable animal agriculture and environmental stewardship” (IntegrOmes)...
ATCC Awarded Two Contracts from Gennova Biopharmaceuticals for the Continued Development of Cell Banks...
ATCC, the world’s premier biological materials management, and standards organization announced that it has been awarded two contracts from Gennova Biopharmaceuticals Limited, on behalf of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), to continue its work with the biotechnology...
German Biobank Alliance Accepts Six New Biobanks to It’s Network
In five years, the German Biobank Alliance (GBA) has made more than 1.5 million human biospecimens such as blood or tissue available for research projects, resulting in approximately 2,600 scientific publications. Now the biobank alliance welcomes another six biobanks...
Dubai to Open UAE’s First Robotic Biobank in 2023 to Boost Medical Research and...
Al Jalila Foundation, a member of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, announced that it will establish the UAE’s first robotic biobank, in partnership with the Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU) and...
ATCC Awarded a $1.9 million Contract from NIAID to Develop Well-characterized Challenge Materials
With the advancement of modern biomedical research, new discoveries and potential treatments are being developed in many scientific fields, including genetics, molecular biology, and medicinal chemistry. As a biological resource, pathogenic organisms are important in the field of microbiology. There...
Ten Biobanks in Western Australia Boosted with $1.2 Million Government Funding
Ten biobanks affiliated with The University of Western Australia have received more than $1.2 million in funding through the State Government’s Biobank Interim Support Program 2021. The biobanks, large collections of human biological materials for use in health and medical...
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® Advanced Research Center Receives Sky High $20M Donation
Sky High for Kids recently announced a $20 million donation
to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital® for a newly named research floor in
the Advanced Research Center on the St. Jude campus that will open in 2021. The
Center will house a...
TreeFrog Therapeutics Raises $7.8M To Develop C-Stem™ 3D Stem Cell Culture In Multiple Indications
TreeFrog Therapeutics, an expert stem cell company, has
raised €7.1M (USD $7.8M) in a Series A funding round. The proceeds will be used
to transition the company’s C-Stem™ technology to cGMP standards by 2021 and to
develop proprietary and collaborative cell therapy...
Global Cooling Inc.’s Innovative Stirling Ultracold Ultra-Low Temperature Freezers Secure Funding
Global Cooling Inc., developer and manufacturer of Stirling
Ultracold ultra-low temperature (ULT) freezers featuring the innovative
free-piston Stirling engine cooling system, has announced that it has secured
Series B funding, led by Ohio Innovation Fund (OIF). Stirling Ultracold will
use the investment for...
