All Images
News Release 15-058
A buffet of emerging biotech at 2015 BIO Innovation Zone
Nearly 40 NSF-funded early-stage biomedical and bioengineering projects to exhibit at world's largest annual biotech conference
This material is available primarily for archival purposes. Telephone numbers or other contact information may be out of date; please see current contact information at media contacts.
NSF spurs the translation of fundamental research into innovation through investment in high-tech small businesses and in broad-based, regional collaborations between academia and industry.
Shown here is an image from GigaGen Inc., an NSF-funded small business that is creating novel natural antibody therapeutics. GigaGen is one of nearly 40 NSF grantees participating in the 2015 BIO Innovation Zone, an exhibit space dedicated to businesses with cutting-edge biomedical technologies supported by NSF's Directorate for Engineering.
Credit: GigaGen Inc.
Download the high-resolution JPG version of the image. (862.9 KB)
Use your mouse to right-click (Mac users may need to Ctrl-click) the link above and choose the option that will save the file or target to your computer.
The NSF-funded small business Vaxess Technologies uses silk to enhance stability of vaccines, biotherapeutics and diagnostics so they can be stored and shipped without refrigeration, reducing the need for the cold chain.
Vaxess is one of nearly 40 NSF grantees participating in the 2015 BIO Innovation Zone, an exhibit space dedicated to businesses with cutting-edge biomedical technologies supported by NSF's Directorate for Engineering.
Credit: Vaxess Technologies Inc.
Download the high-resolution JPG version of the image. (1.4 MB)
Use your mouse to right-click (Mac users may need to Ctrl-click) the link above and choose the option that will save the file or target to your computer.
Nanofiber Separations LLC, an NSF-funded small business, makes hybrid nanofiber materials that provide better filtration for products such as (bio)pharmaceuticals, blood and blood products, water and air. The materials allow for improved cell viability, more efficient nutrient transport and enhanced rates of tissue formation for tissue engineering/regeneration applications.
Credit: Nanofiber Separations LLC
Download the high-resolution JPG version of the image. (4.2 MB)
Use your mouse to right-click (Mac users may need to Ctrl-click) the link above and choose the option that will save the file or target to your computer.
The NSF-funded small business Remedium Technologies is developing a product called Hemogrip, a handheld, lightweight canister that delivers an expanding hemostatic biopolymer foam for the rapid treatment of hemorrhage within a body cavity.
Remedium is one of nearly 40 NSF grantees exhibiting at the 2015 BIO Innovation Zone, an exhibit space dedicated to businesses with cutting-edge biomedical technologies supported by NSF's Directorate for Engineering.
Credit: Remedium Technologies
Download the high-resolution JPG version of the image. (2.2 MB)
Use your mouse to right-click (Mac users may need to Ctrl-click) the link above and choose the option that will save the file or target to your computer.
_f.jpg)
NSF-funded small business TeVido BioDevices uses 3-D bioprinting of a woman's own living cells to develop custom grafts for breast cancer reconstruction; the first product is targeted to improve nipple reconstruction, where current procedures often flatten and fade over time.
TeVideo BioDevices is one of nearly 40 NSF grantees to exhibit in the 2015 BIO Innovation Zone, an exhibit space dedicated to businesses with cutting-edge biomedical technologies supported by NSF's Directorate for Engineering.
Credit: TeVido BioDevices
Download the high-resolution JPG version of the image. (435.8 KB)
Use your mouse to right-click (Mac users may need to Ctrl-click) the link above and choose the option that will save the file or target to your computer.
The NSF-funded small business Nano3D Biosciences Inc. uses magnetic 3-D bioprinting to disrupt markets in drug discovery, toxicology testing, personalized medicine and tissue engineering.
Credit: Nano3D Biosciences Inc.
Download the high-resolution JPG version of the image. (870.4 KB)
Use your mouse to right-click (Mac users may need to Ctrl-click) the link above and choose the option that will save the file or target to your computer.
The NSF-funded small business nanoView Diagnostics is developing a rapid diagnostic technology that precisely identifies nanoparticles (e.g. exosomes) to help transform the way cancer is detected and treated.
Credit: nanoView Diagnostics
Download the high-resolution JPG version of the image. (767.4 KB)
Use your mouse to right-click (Mac users may need to Ctrl-click) the link above and choose the option that will save the file or target to your computer.