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Inspiring Women in Science: Yvonne Chen
To help get more girls interested in STEM, let’s spotlight inspiring women in science! A great example is Yvonne Chen, who is doing life-saving research. She is co-founder of ImmPACT Bio, which is based in Camarillo, California. The biotech company recently received positive results in its Phase 1 clinical study in relapsed/refractory B-cell Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (R/R B-cell NHL).
Pfizer Chairman and CEO Dr. Albert Bourla, Keynote Speaker for LABEST 2023
Pfizer Chairman and CEO Dr. Albert Bourla to Keynote LABEST at UCLA Luskin Conference Center on May 25, 2023
TORL BioTherapeutics Launches with $158 Million Series B Financing to Advance Development of Novel Oncology Biologics
Congratulations to Dennis Slamon, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Medicine, and Chief of the Division of Hematology/Oncology at UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine (DGSOM) (pictured above) co-founder of TORL BioTherapeutics LLC on a successful launch!
Enjoy the Season!
UCLA TDG will be closed from 3pm Thur. Dec 22, 2022 - Mon. Jan. 2, 2023. See you on Tue. Jan 3rd.
UCLA TDG Innovation Magazine Winter 2022
Read Winter 2022 Magazine Here (PDF)
In This Edition:
UCLA TDG Year End 2022 Numbers
UCLA ranks in Pitchbook and Heartland Forward reports
MedTech Updates: Obsidio, SILQ and Spectrum's Dual Lumen Cannula
Water Bear
Device developed by Dr. Abbas Ardehali could improve results for patients undergoing ECMO
Device developed by Dr. Abbas Ardehali could improve results for patients undergoing ECMO
Opportunities for AI + Comp Med Expands with Optum Labs AI in Healthcare Hub
Opportunities for AI and Computational Medicine Expand with Launch of Optum Labs AI in Healthcare Hub
October 2022
UCLA Technology Development Group (TDG) and Optum Labs, the research and development arm of UnitedHealth Group, announce the launch of a research collaboration to advance artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in healthcare.
How the secrets of the ‘water bear’ could improve lifesaving drugs like insulin
Originally published on UCLA Newsroom https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/water-bear-secret-to-improving-lifesaving-medications
How the secrets of the ‘water bear’ could improve lifesaving drugs like insulin
Inspired by creatures that survive in harsh environments and aided by UCLA’s Innovation Fund, a team has invented a polymer with the potential to extend the shelf life and reach of medications