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03/11/2024

Tagatose Becomes First Sweetener and Ingredient to Earn NutraStrong™ Prebiotic Verified Certification

Tagatose, a monosaccharide that has gained popularity for its ability to meet calorie-reduction targets without compromising taste, texture or function, is now the first sweetener to attain the NutraStrong™ Prebiotic Verified certification. Bonumose, Inc., a producer of tagatose, and ASR Group, its distributor, are proud to announce that tagatose is also the first ingredient to earn

03/11/2024

U.S. Army funds development of a blood test for PTSD

James Grinias, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry in the College of Science & Mathematics, at Rowan University has received $356,993 in Small Business Technology Transfer funding from the U.S. Army to develop a portable system for detecting evidence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) within the blood of service members. Grinias

03/07/2024

VCU’s new Startup Accelerator will propel university research that has market potential

After years of supporting startups that license inventions created by university researchers, Virginia Commonwealth University’s Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation has launched its first formal Startup Accelerator program. “Our accelerator will fast-track our VCU-borne companies, giving them more personalized coaching and advisory services from our lineup of entrepreneur experts-in-residence,” said P. Srirama Rao,

03/07/2024

With NIH grant, Springbok Analytics takes on rotator cuff injuries

Springbok Analytics, a Charlottesville medical data company that creates 3D models from X-rays and MRIs, has received a $1.7 million government grant to develop a commercially viable algorithm that can detect and diagnose shoulder injuriesThe grant, announced Tuesday, comes from the National Science Foundation’s Small Business Innovation Research grant program. It follows a $51,409 grant

03/06/2024

Mason receives $4.85 million gift to increase intimate partner violence detection and reporting

The funding will help develop new tools in imaging technology using a light source that is five times better than white light for identifying and visualizing bruising across all skin tones for use by forensic nurses, social service providers, and law enforcement. “This single largest gift to support research in the College of Public Health’s

03/06/2024

Alliance for Building Better Medicine Earns NSF Engines Development Award by the U.S. National Science Foundation

The U.S. National Science Foundation has announced that the public and private sector stakeholders in the Richmond-Petersburg region, working together as the Alliance for Building Better Medicine, will receive one of the first-ever NSF Regional Innovation Engines (NSF Engines) Development Awards including $1M in funding. NSF Engines represent one of the single largest broad investments

03/05/2024

Quoin Pharmaceuticals Announces Pricing of $6.5 Million Public Offering

Quoin Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (NASDAQ: QNRX) (the “Company” or “Quoin”), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on rare and orphan diseases, announced the pricing of its “reasonable best efforts” public offering of 4,062,500 ordinary shares represented by 4,062,500 American Depositary Shares (or pre-funded warrants in lieu thereof), Series D warrants to purchase an aggregate of up to