Search Tag: Research
Challenges and Management in Italy and Lessons Learned
2020 19 May
Prof. Maurizio Cecconi is the President-Elect of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM). He is also the Head of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Department at Istituto Clinico Humanitas and a full professor of Anaesthesia and ICU at the Humanitas University. Prof. Cecconi has worked in different healthcare systems, including the... Read more
€6 Million from EIT Health to Accelerate COVID-19 Solutions
2020 29 Apr
In the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, 14 health innovation projects will receive support of over €6 million from EIT Health as part of ‘Rapid Response’ EU-wide initiative. You may also like: EIT Awards €6 mln to Health Start-ups The selected projects will search for immediate and impactful solutions that health... Read more
Can We Trust COVID-19 Research?
2020 28 Apr
The COVID-19 pandemic has inspired an unprecedented amount of healthcare-related research in various fields, from drug and vaccine development to epidemiological modelling. Preprints abound, but some warn about the dangers of releasing research without proper verification. You may also like: Warnings about Potential Treatments for COVID-19... Read more
COVID-19 for R&D: Blessing or Curse?
2020 10 Apr
This week Cancer Research UK has announced that it has cut funding to its research activities. At the same time, the EU is aiming to raise around €2 billion in support of rapid response research initiatives to fight COVID-19. You may also like: RECOVERY: World’s Largest COVID-19 Clinical Trial Cancer Research UK is a fundraising... Read more
Teaming and Funding Opportunities for COVID-19 Researchers
2020 27 Mar
Through two new online tools, COVID-19 researchers around the world now have the opportunity to find and team up with one another and learn about the available funding to support their work. You may also like: More Openness in Research UK-based Crowdhelix partnered with Science|Business media company to launch a free online match-making... Read more
AWS Commits $20mln for COVID-19 Cloud Collaboration
2020 24 Mar
Amazon Web Service (AWS) has launched a $20mln initiative to support collaboration amongst its customers who are working in diagnostic solutions for COVID-19 and future infectious diseases. You might also like: Software Identifies COVID-19 Super Carriers The Diagnostic Development Initiative aims to accelerate diagnostic... Read more
Suppressing Breast Cancer Metastasis
2020 03 Mar
Researchers studying proteins that regulate alternative splicing events linked to metastasis report breakthrough findings that could lead to better treatments for metastatic breast cancer. You might also like: Dense Breasts: Supplemental Screening Trends Alternative splicing is a natural cellular process that helps cells... Read more