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HIV vaccine is goal of Duke University researchers

Duke's laboratory for AIDS research received a five-year, $24.6 million grant as part of a $37.2 million gift to the university from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Wake Forest 5th, Duke 19th on tech transfer licensing list

2010 was a bit of a bounceback year for U.S. technology transfer programs, as licensing income income inched up 3 percent to $2.4 billion, compared with the prior year.

Gates Foundation awards Duke HIV researchers $37M in grants

A five-year $24.6 million grant goes to director of Duke's Lab for AIDS Vaccine Research. It is a follow-on award to a $31.5 million grant awarded five years ago.

Duke, NC Research Campus expand Alzheimer's study

The data will be combined with data gathered from a similar study by Duke's Joseph and Kathleen Bryan Alzheimer's Disease Research Center in Durham. Data from the studies will be used to try to understand which factors accelerate or delay the cognitive changes people often experience as they get older.

Duke, Durham County win $6M grant to track diabetes

Duke and the Durham County Department of Health and Human Services will receive $6.25 million over five years to develop and implement programs to help people manage type 2 diabetes.

Personalized medicine startup launched by former Duke chancellor raises $3.25M

Massachusetts-based Proventys is seeking to raise more than $5 million. Ralph Snyderman launched the firm in 2004.

Duke wins $25M grant for epilepsy research

Epilepsy affects an estimated 3 percent of people and research points to a genetic basis, which suggests a personalized medicine approach to epilepsy treatments. But few epilepsy-related genes have been found so far.

Duke, Verizon team up for health IT initiative

The agreement pairs Duke's research resources with Verizon Connected Healthcare Solutions, the telecom giant's healthcare practice group. Duke will make available personnel, including research and project management experts. Intellectual property from the university may also be used in the program's initiatives. Verizon's computing infrastructure and staff will be used to develop and test new applications.

Medical device firm Bioptigen lands $2.7M federal grant

The spin-out from Duke University's Biomedical Engineering Department is awarded a National Institutes of Health for research into pediatric eye issues.

Inside the eye as seen by Bioptigen

Precision BioSciences gets patent protection for DNA technique

Precision BioSciences has patent protection for the engineered meganucleases process it uses under a license from Duke University.

Medical device startup Oncoscope secures $2M in financing

The Durham-based company is developing an optical imaging system that can be used for early detection of cancers in the esophagus, colon, lungs, cervix and bladder.

Triangle Global Health Consortium names executive director

The group, founded by several Triangle area universities and organizations, aims to help improve health through a broad range of initiatives.

Google's search result is money for hog-farm methane project

Capturing the methane and generating power creates carbon offset credits for the school and Google, renewable energy credits for Duke Energy and power for the farmer.

Four-college center to delve into soft-material science with NSF funding

Researchers from Duke University, N.C. State University, UNC-Chapel Hill and North Carolina Central University (NCCU) are forming the Triangle Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC).

UNC study sends nano-particles to attack ovarian cancer

In a study published in Biomaterials, scientists delivered a particle with chemotherapy and radiation in it directly to cancer cells.