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Tag Archives: biomems
Fluidigm microfluidics used in stem cell research
Induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells have been one of the hottest areas of recent stem cell research, because iPS cells may offer the same therapeutic potential as embryonic stem cells, but without embryo destruction. Ever since the development of human iPS cells by the Yamanaka lab, researchers have been working to establish whether iPS cells [...]
MIT OpenCourseWare on BioMEMS
Several years back, MIT decided to make its course materials freely available on the web. Not all materials from all courses are available, but there are several offerings in microsystems/microfluidics/BioMEMS if you’d like to construct a do-it-yourself education. For example: HST.410J / 6.07J Projects in Microscale Engineering for the Life Sciences 6.777J / 2.372J Design [...]
How commercializable is microfluidics research?
In grad school I often secretly wondered about the commercial potential of our microfluidics research. I’ve touched on this issue before, and Derek Lowe recently discussed what makes a technology useful in lab (many microfluidic devices are platform technologies designed for use in lab). In the June 21st issue of Lab on a Chip, Holger [...]
What determines the pace of commercialization?
Last week PharmaStrategyBlog linked to a Business Week article on “The Failed Promise of Innovation in the US”. The article argues that delayed technological innovation is partly to blame for the current economic downturn. I disagree, but found the article thought-provoking. Funnily enough, several of the examples of “failed” innovation fall in areas I’ve touched [...]
First post
I started out in electrical engineering, and in grad school I explored the integration of health sciences and technology. Now I am learning about business through my current role as a life sciences strategy consultant. I’ve always liked interdisciplinary fields and the edges and overlaps between worlds. In this blog I will combine my past [...]
Recent clinical trials on microneedle drug delivery