We are extremely excited to announce this year's newly funded projects in the Columbia Biomedical Engineering Technology Accelerator portfolio. These teams are among the fourteen teams of Columbia faculty awarded a Columbia Life Science Accelerator grant to bolster advanced biomedical research.
Funds are awarded to perform a "killer experiment", that is, an experiment that will substantially remove risk and leave no doubt that the product will be an improvement over the status quo. The goal is to help translate these scientific innovations into clinically effective products.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING TEAMS!
BiomedX Awards:
CARDIOLOGY
Anti-Glycation modification of bioprosthetic heart valve tissues to enhance valve lifespan. Giovanni Ferrari, PhD; Isaac George, MD **Co-funded with Translational Therapeutics Accelerator (TRx)
IMAGING
Tissue Oracle: Fast, high-resolution, AI-enabled tissue scanner. Christine Hendon, PhD; Hanina Hibshoosh, MD **Co-funded with Accelerating Cancer Therapeutics (ACT)
NEUROLOGY
MRI-Guided personalized TMS. Daniel Javitt, MD, PhD; Paul Sajda, PhD
ORTHOPEDICS
PythonFix: Python-tooth-grasping device for tendon-to-bone repair. Stavros Thomopoulos, PhD; William N, Levine, MD
Ignition Awards:
CARDIOLOGY
A Growth-Accommodating heart valve of pediatric use. David Kalfa, MD, PhD; Jeffrey Kysar, PhD **Co-funded with Translational Therapeutics Accelerator (TRx)
DRUG DEVELOPMENT
Data-Driven Design of Biologics for the Next Generation of Drug Discovery. Harmen Bussemaker, PhD **Co-funded with Translational Therapeutics Accelerator (TRx) and Columbia Technology Ventures (CTV)
