Advancing medicine, layer by layer
Studies by graduate students Stephen Morton and Nisarg Shah show progress toward better cancer treatment and bone replacement.
Biotech to the rescue
Ram Sasisekharan’s startups provide novel methods to fight disease and make better drugs.
Brighter future for bacteria detection
An advanced assay quickly illuminates bacteria for more rapid, accurate detection.
Growing a business, from the lab
MIT researcher Shuguang Zhang’s nanofiber-scaffold technology became the foundation for a biotech company.
Creating a permanent bacteria barrier
Startup Semprus Biosciences develops a permanent solution for keeping bacteria off implanted medical devices.
The half-billion-dollar idea
While at MIT, alumnus Todd Zion developed an insulin product that ultimately drew the attention of a pharmaceutical giant.
From biotech to high-tech
Newer Kendall Square firms attribute their success to innovative ideas — and to location, location, location.
James Utterback honored as exemplar of excellence
Professor was honored by KU Leuven at its bi-annual Leuven International Forum.
How better financing could help create new cancer drugs
MIT finance researchers say a diversified ‘megafund’ of securities could help the industry deliver new products to consumers.
Moving past trial and error
Richard Braatz applies math to design new materials and processes for drug manufacturing.
International biomedical imaging consortium convenes fellowship finalists
24 vying for inaugural Madrid–MIT M+Visión Consortium Fellowship in Biomedical Imaging.
The power of ‘convergence’
In white paper, MIT scientists discuss potential for revolutionary advances in biomedicine and other fields.