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Initiatives and Funding Opportunities
Up to 100K and Mentorship Available for Innovative Neurotechnologies
POCTRN at CIMIT seeks groundbreaking collaborative research projects in the early stages of translation to improve the diagnosis and/or treatment of disorders of the nervous system.
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Latest News
Webinar: Overview of Long COVID
Jason Maley, MD discusses his work on recovery and long-term outcomes for patients and families after critical illness and COVID-19
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WhenToTest.org Develops Tool to Guide Individuals on COVID-19 Testing
New Online Resource Helps Individuals and Families Gather Safely Based on their Personalized Risk Factors
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Independent Test Assessment Program (ITAP)
To accelerate regulatory review and availability of high-quality, accurate, and reliable over-the-counter COVID-19 tests to the public.
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Webinar: Lessons Learned from 2020 Provide a Springboard for Increased Telehealth Adoption
Healthcare providers, payers, suppliers and innovators, and patients all have a role, a choice to make telehealth part of the solution.
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COVID-19 Testing Is Here to Stay: The Intersection Between Vaccination and Testing
Mara Aspinall explores the challenges from Delta, vaccination, and COVID-19 testing
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WhenToTest.org Develops Online Tools for Effective COVID-19 Testing
New Resources Help Schools and Businesses Reduce the Risk of an Outbreak
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Webinar: COVID-19 Vaccines: How did we get here and where are we going?
Please join us as we review how the currently available COVID-19 vaccines were developed and the evaluation process that led to their emergency use authorizations.
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Up to 100K and Mentorship Available for Innovative Neurotechnologies
POCTRN at CIMIT seeks groundbreaking collaborative research projects in the early stages of translation to improve the diagnosis and/or treatment of disorders of the nervous system.
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RADx Tech: A New Paradigm for MedTech Development
IEEE Special Issue highlighting the insights, lessons learned, and critical components of RADx Tech
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Acceleration of Sustainable K-12 School Re-openings for In-person Learning
How testing can, and should, be integrated into school re-openings as the final step to build confidence in the safety of in-person learning
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The RADx Tech Process
Accelerating Innovation for COVID-19 Testing
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Returning to In-Person Instruction for K-12 Schools
Strategic Vision and Tactical Tools
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RADx Webinar: The Epidemiology of COVID-19
What can we learn from this pandemic and from past pandemics, like HIV, to help us turn the corner on this one and prepare for the next one?
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binx health Receives FDA CLIA Waiver for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Test, Expanding Critical Access to Single-Visit Diagnoses
First ever 30-minute, CLIA-waived, molecular PCR Test for CT/NG now available for OBGYN, physician offices and retail settings holding certificates of waiver
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Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Variants and Impact on IVD Testing
Learn more about COVID-19 Variants and their impact on the testing environment
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WhenToTest.org
The calculator compares testing options and gives organizations the data they need to make informed decisions to help stop the spread of COVID-19.
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Future potential of Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx Tech) in molecular diagnostics
While necessity is the mother of invention, anomalies have formed the basis for most disruptive discoveries that seed innovations in the sciences.
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More CIMIT Headlines
A Surer Way to Diagnose Ear Infections
- CRAASH Grads, Photonicare, have developed an imaging tool that it says may help better diagnose ear infections.
Space Health Institute Awards Grants to Three Innovative Small Companies
- TRISH, at Baylor College of Medicine, partnered with CIMIT awards three companies for research in AI and point-of-care diagnostics.
Turn Your Bathroom into a Medical Lab
CRAASH Barcelona: An Interview with John Collins
- John Collins explains the benefits of the CRAASH program and the important lessons other innovation ecosystems can learn from Boston.
The Future of Treating ACL Tears: Less Invasive Surgery
- Dr. Martha Murray has an idea for a less-invasive repair.
FitBit Buys Twine Health in a Bid to Become a More Serious Healthcare Tool
- Fitbit announces plans to pickup Twine Health, a HIPPA-compliant, cloud-based health management platform.
Two Pharma Giants, Calif. Hospital to Use Boston Firm's 'Organ-on-a-chip'
- Emulate Inc., which makes so-called organ-on-a-chip systems to test whether drugs are safe and effective, announced partnerships with Takeda, Roche, and Cedars-Sinai.