Reports + Research
Wearable Weight Loss Technology Wins UC Entrepreneur Pitch Competition
The technology, called Modius, is a headset that “sends electrical pulses into the wearer’s brain to curb appetite and cravings,” according to Times of San Diego. Neurovalens, who makes Modius, won for the late-stage biotech category. Velox Biosystems, a digital clinical diagnostics startup, won for the early-stage category. Neurovalens and Modius were among nearly 150 business and startups from all 10 UC campuses that applied to the competition, and the companies each received $15,000 prize for winning their respective categories.
Q&A with Dwayne Roach of SDSU’s Viral Information Institute
Phage biologist, Dwayne Roach, Ph.D., joined SDSU last fall to chair the Viral Information Institute. In a Q&A, he describes his academic research path and his current work in phage therapy, which is currently used as a “compassionate therapy when a patient’s infection is unresponsive to traditional antibiotic therapy.”
Advance Biotech Grant Program Accepting Applications
Millipore Sigma’s 6th edition of their Advance Biotech Grant Program is now accepting applications from biotech start-ups in the U.S. and Canada. The grant will award $200,000 in bioprocessing products and services, including process development support, to companies with molecules under development. The deadline is March 31, and finalists will be announced in April.
Read + Listen
POW: Podcast of the Week
Biotech Nation looks at the hype on artificial intelligence in healthcare and takes us beyond in their podcast titled “Humanity Rising?”
It’s Happening Here
February 26-28:
Biocom Global Life Science Partnering Conference will take place February 26-28 at The Lodge at Torrey Pines.
March 2-10:
San Diego’s Festival of Science and Engineering will take place March 2-10. Take part in Expo Day at Petco Park as well as STEM Week to engage kids in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math).
March 3-5:
Terrapin is bringing the inaugural Festival of Biologics to San Diego on March 3-5 at the Grand Hyatt. The Festival of Biologics bring together 250 speakers across four conferences: Americas Antibody Congress, World Immunotherapy Congress USA, World Biosimilar Congress USA, Clinical Trials Americas.
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