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Mechanical engineer-led startups offer healthcare solutions

solutions all the more pressing. “There were a number of startups from MIT that addressed problems related ... Entrepreneurship. Another startup inspired by the Covid-19pandemic, Teal Bio, developed a comfortable, reusable, and ... Traverso, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at MIT. Traverso is no stranger to startups. He has ...

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Startup’s needle-free drug injector gets commercialization deal

International Maker Horizontal Based on research by Professor Ian Hunter, the startup Portal Instruments will ... patient adherence. MIT-Portal-Instruments-1024.jpg Based on research by Ian Hunter, the George N. ... adjustable dosages, causing little to no pain. Courtesy of Portal Instruments Based on research by Ian ...

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Startup’s tablets deliver cancer drugs more evenly over time

become too low after the initial burst. Now, the startup Enzian Pharmaceutics, founded by Aron Blaesi PhD ... ’14 and former principal research scientist Nannaji Saka ScD ’74, is developing an oral tablet that ... Dr. Saka, who I met almost daily to discuss my research with, and I started to realize that ...

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Startup uses 3-D printing to reinvent the production of metal parts

centuries-old manufacturing industry may seem like a formidable target for such a young startup, but the ... a startup whose co-founders include A. John Hart and Ely Sachs, has developed a 3-D printer that can produce ...

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Startup founded by MIT alumnus unveils electric vehicles for the future

Electric vehicle startup Rivian Automotive has spent the first nine years of its existence in ... automotive research team. He worked with some of the biggest car companies in the world in that role, and ...

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Startup with MIT roots wins R&D 100 Award

Leslie Bromberg, a research scientist at MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center, and Alexander ... when Bromberg attended Sappok’s Sloan Lab seminar about his research on diesel particulate filters ...

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Startup aims to flush away the problem of icky toilet seats

seat. Now, an MIT alumni-founded startup is working to flush away that problem forever. ... the importance of market research, the founders stood outside the bathroom of a local bowling alley ...

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The most interesting startup in America is in Massachusetts. You’ve probably never heard of it.

mechanical engineering at MIT and cofounder of the most interesting startup in America. It’s called ... in the 1980s. In the late 1990s, researchers at Wake Forest University printed out the building ... making it the single largest investor in the startup, which has raised $355 million to date. VulcanForms’ ...

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Alumni-founded robotic kitchen cooks up tasty meals

Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship, took an Independent Activities Period course on startups ... consists of half a dozen bowls that start at $7.50 with Latin, Mediterranean, and Asian influences. ...

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Expanding the conversation about sustainability

Biodegradable Sanitary Napkins Startup in Ahmedabad, India. During her time there, she researched and wrote ... Minnesota to work on a research project seeking to understand microplastic generation. Ultimately, ... the fight against climate change. Photo: Ian MacLellan Through an Undergraduate Research Opportunity ...

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From counting blood cells to motion capture, sensors drive patient-centered research

Featuring leaders from research and industry, MIT-launched startup companies, and graduate students, the ... monitor muscle coordination during rehabilitation — can positively impact medical research, scientists ... the research themes of human motion studies, physiological monitoring, imaging at multiple scales, and ...

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Researchers develop a roadmap for growth of new solar cells

researchers at MIT and elsewhere outlines a roadmap for how this promising technology could move from the ... results are described in a paper in the journal Joule by MIT postdoc Ian Mathews, research scientist ... says. “It’s difficult for a startup to cross what’s called ‘the valley of death,’ to raise the tens of ...

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Student-led conference charts the future of micro- and nanoscale research, reinforces scientific community

Microsystems Annual Research Conference (MARC), winter activities, technical talks, and poster sessions all ... combine for a two-day flurry of research celebrations. Returning to the Omni Mount Washington Resort in ... Engineering graduate student Caroline McCue presents her research on using surface morphology to mediate ...

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MIT Energy Initiative conference spotlights research priorities amidst a changing energy landscape

(MITEI) Annual Research Conference that was held on Sept. 9-10. Plata’s words resonated with the 150-plus ... 0296_20250909_MITei_day1_296-1000x667-ff1d284f-7798-482e-a4dc-65537d8f86bf_1024.jpg At Energizing@MIT: the MIT Energy Initiative’s annual research conference, a panel examined the ... competencies … so we need to partner with startups, venture funds, universities like MIT and other public and ...

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Research Focus: Preventing energy loss in windows

Device Research Laboratory. To help in this commercialization, Strobach has founded the start-up ... roughly 30% of the energy used to heat and cool buildings. Researchers are developing a variety of window ... temperatures of 32°C or higher, such as when a researcher touches the window with her hand. Credit: Courtesy of ...

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Icing ALS: MIT Family Reshapes Research Models

thinking — in particular, systems dynamics and manufacturing management — to transform research models ... family has created an innovative model for ALS research. The Heywood family banded together when Stephen ... and provided startup funds and connections to other donors. Jamie’s mechanical engineering training at ...

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K. Lisa Yang Global Engineering and Research Center will prioritize innovations for resource-constrained communities

Engineering and Research (GEAR) Center at MIT, founded with a $28 million gift from philanthropist and ... Science, the Yang GEAR Center will bring together a multidisciplinary team of MIT researchers to assess ... and adaptation, and the water-energy-food nexus. Yang Winter.jpg Global Engineering and Research ...

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Translating MIT research into real-world results

wealth of I&E knowledge and experience to help researchers commercialize their breakthrough ... J-WAFS prepares MIT researchers for the commercial world, where their novel innovations aim to improve ... follows a similar approach by supporting projects that have already completed the basic research and ...

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J-WAFS: Supporting food and water research across MIT

water and food research at MIT, driving faculty engagement and catalyzing new research and innovation in ... spans the entire research life cycle, from support for early-stage research to commercialization grants ... direct research funding to support MIT faculty pursuing transformative research with the potential for ...

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Undergraduate Spotlight: Katy Olesnavage

comfort zones. But a review of the literature and consultation with researchers working with SGD pointed ... presence of fresh water SGD. Before traveling to the eastern Mediterranean in search of SGD, Olesnavage ... the eastern Mediterranean. And, perhaps equally important, staff at The Cyprus Institute had ...

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