A St. Louis, Missouri medical device company is raising money in preparation for clinical trials of its pain-free cardioversion therapy for atrial fibrillation, developed by a former Case Western Reserve University researcher.CardiaLen Inc. has secured $2.4 million for its implantable low-voltage atrial cardioverter, technology developed by Prof. Igor Efimov and licensed from Washington University and [...]

Researchers from Case Western Reserve University have received a $6.75 million federal grant to study a recently discovered cause of inflammatory bowel disease.The grant will fund research into the role the innate immune system plays in causing Crohn’s disease, a form of inflammatory bowel disease that affects the intestines. The innate, or nonspecific, immune system [...]

A Case Western Reserve University spinoff that’s developing controlled-release, drug-delivering polymer technologies is hoping to land some federal grants.Affinity Therapeutics’ ability to win funding through the federal government’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program will go a long way in determining the company’s future direction.The company was founded by Case researcher Julius Korley and biomedical [...]

A Case Western Reserve University spinoff is developing a neurotechnology medical device for patients suffering from urinary problems due to spasms in the urethral sphincter.Cleveland-area Conservocare is looking to continue animal testing of the device over the next year or so, and then file for regulatory approval to begin testing the device in humans, said [...]

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have received a $3.8 million federal grant to study the link between sleep apnea and atrial fibrillation.The five-year grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute will enable researchers to study how sleep apnea produces functional and structural changes in the heart that could contribute to the development [...]

A Case Western Reserve University spinoff developing a neuromodulation device to help patients with breathing tubes to swallow is looking to build a prototype of the device and begin a clinical trial early next year.The device is intended to replace existing tracheostomy tubes, and works by electrically stimulating a nerve in the neck to activate [...]

Case Western Reserve University and the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation have created a $20 million endowment that’s aimed at translating biomedical research into commercial products and clinical practices.The creation of the endowment will allow Case’s translational research program funded by the Coulter Foundation to continue in perpetuity. The program was created in 2006 with a [...]

Colin Drummond of Case Western Reserve University’s department of biomedical engineering discussed a few of the most promising medical technology spinoff companies from the university.As director of the Coulter-Case Translational Research Partnership, Drummond is behind a $1 million fund that often invests in technologies spun out of Case.Drummond discusses a few spinoff companies, including next-generation [...]

The Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University has received a five-year, $1 million grant to support fellowships for minority medical students.The grant comes from the KeyBank Foundation, and follows another $1 million gift from the foundation in 2007 for the same program, the Plain Dealer reported. The money will go [...]

Case Western Reserve University has received $11.3 million in federal funding to establish a gastrointestinal cancer research center.The sheer size of the grant from the National Cancer Institute, and the company it puts Case in, make the grant a big deal for the university. Just six other institutions, including Johns Hopkins University and Harvard, [...]