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Case Western Reserve University completes exclusive license agreement with Atlanta-based RORA Biologics Inc. for cancer and HIV therapy technologies
Case Western Reserve University has completed an exclusive license agreement with Atlanta-based RORA Biologics Inc. (RORA-Bio) for intellectual property to develop new therapies to treat HIV and certain kinds of cancer. The agreement gives RORA-Bio exclusive international rights to T-cell memory…
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Case Western Reserve University awarded $3M grant to advance MRI scan and software to analyze aggressive brain tumors more effectively
Research partnership involves academia and industry to develop and commercialize the technology Most medical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans are inherently qualitative, which can lead to subjective analysis and inconsistent conclusions. But with a new five-year, $3.03 million grant from…
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Cleveland research institutions present Ohio Rare Disease Day event to help 350 million affected by rare diseases worldwide
Misdiagnosis, treatment inequality and isolation are barriers to individuals and families seeking cures The Ohio Rare Action Network, an affiliate of the National Organization of Rare Disorders, with the Connor B. Judge Foundation and The Sumaira Foundation are bringing Ohio Rare Disease Day to…
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Myroslava Gongadze to be awarded 2023 Inamori Ethics Prize by Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence
The Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence at Case Western Reserve University will award Myroslava Gongadze, a journalist and free-press and human rights advocate, with the 2023 Inamori Ethics Prize. “Ms. Gongadze is a journalist of tremendous integrity,” said Case Western Reserve…
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National Academy of Inventors names eight Case Western Reserve University researchers to 2023 class of senior members
Represents most accepted from any member institution Eight researchers affiliated with Case Western Reserve University have been named senior members of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI)—the largest class ever from the university—and from any member institution since the academy began the…
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Quest for blood surrogate gets $46 million boost: Case Western Reserve plays key research role
University of Maryland leads team of multiple universities and biotech companies; CWRU to evaluate and optimize synthetic blood products Case Western Reserve University will play a primary role in a new $46.4 million federally funded project to develop a freeze-dried blood substitute that, if…
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CWRU’s Mandel School applying data science to help nonprofit better serve low-income residents
Analysis from the school’s Partnership for Evaluation, Research and Implementation aims to assist HFLA of Northeast Ohio in enhancing lending practices When HFLA of Northeast Ohio began providing interest-free loans to low- to moderate-income residents almost 120 years ago, the lending institution…
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New research paper supports using microbiome data to develop potential probiotic therapies
In a clinical study, researchers demonstrate a model for developing targeted probiotic therapies to modulate the microbiome Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals (UH) Cleveland Medical Center have demonstrated a new model for developing…
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Digging deeper to better understand Earth's interior
Case Western Reserve University scientist part of team reversing view of how minerals behave deep below our planet’s surface; could apply to other planet studies Case Western Reserve University scientist James Van Orman is part of an international team that has discovered that minerals deep within…
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National Science Foundation awards prestigious early-career grant to CWRU chemistry researcher
Shane Parker runs computer simulations on the effect of light on ultrafast chemical reactions; applications in solar energy, medical treatments Case Western Reserve University researcher Shane Parker has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development Program…