Fresh off supplying the scaffold for the world’s second-ever artificial trachea implant, Ohio State University spinoff Nanofiber Solutions is hoping to expand its work with artificial organs.The Columbus, Ohio-based company’s technology could be used to create scaffolds for a number of other types of hollow organs, such as intestines, blood vessels and kidneys, chief technology [...]

A two-year-old Ohio State University spinoff’s nanofiber scaffold was used to grow a patient’s own stem cells and then implanted into the patient after his trachea was removed — in an operation that’s being billed as the world’s second successful synthetic trachea transplant.Columbus-based Nanofiber Solutions designed and built the scaffold used in the procedure. The [...]

Ohio State University spinoff EXCMR is preparing for a fourth-quarter launch of a four-site clinical test of its MRI-compatible treadmill for heart-stress testing.The clinical test’s chief goal is to compare the performance of the company’s stress test against competing alternatives and fine-tune the treadmill’s design, plus its installation and servicing processes.“Launching this pilot is an [...]

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 [...]

Ohio State University has received a five-year, $1.7 million grant from the federal government for a study into spinal cord injuries.Specifically, OSU researchers will study the chemical signals that drive re-growth of damaged pathways after spinal cord injury. The researchers hope to find that altering cellular behavior promotes repair of an injured spinal cord, according [...]

The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center has hired a new deputy director, a top cancer researcher from Georgetown University.Dr. Peter Shields‘s primary research focus has been in identifying biomarkers that can be used to assess breast and lung cancer risks, particularly those related to diet, smoking and lifestyle, according to a statement from the [...]

Ohio State University researchers have received a $1.1 million federal grant to study the differences in outcomes in patients who have undergone total knee replacement operations.The research will explore potential causes for the gap between some knee replacement patients who struggle to perform daily tasks, such as climbing the stairs, and other patients who are [...]

A medical laboratory equipment company whose technology is used to test cancer drugs is hoping to land an investment of up to $1.5 million and a strategic partnership with a bigger company.A partnership deal would help Nanofiber Solutions to get its cell-culture technology into the hands of more researchers and drug developers.Columbus, Ohio-based Nanofiber Solutions [...]

Ohio State University scientists have received a $1.4 million federal grant to study the use of a substance extracted from seaweed and giant kelp to treat burn wounds suffered by soldiers.The two-year grant from the Department of Defense will fund a study into the use of brown algae extracted from seaweed and giant kelp to [...]

The Ohio State University College of Medicine has picked a former chair of Yale University’s department of obstetrics as its new dean.The appointment of Dr. Charles Lockwood would be effective Sept. 1, and is subject to approval from the university’s board of trustees, according to a statement from the university.A professor at Yale, Lockwood also [...]