Posts Tagged ‘biomedical engineering’
Yearslong digital-person studies finally ‘maturing’ for human assessments, UI researchers say at Iowa Virtual Human Summit
Digital soldier model Sophia climbs a ladder while encumbered by personal protective equipment. Sophia and her male digital model counterpart, Santos, are part of a yearslong initiative by University of Iowa researchers to design digital …
Read MoreIDx taps former LabCorp executive to lead sales
Coralville-based IDx Technologies has appointed former LabCorp executive Seth Rainford as its new president of global markets, the Corridor Business Journal reports. Rainford will be charged with expanding market opportunities and driving operational excellence at …
Read MoreUI student-designed bra for breast cancer patients receives $10k for commercialization
A team of biomedical engineers and University of Iowa alumnae who designed a bra for breast cancer survivors won $10,000 from Victoria’s Secret GRL PWR Project to put the bra into production, reports the UI …
Read MoreIDx-DR expands AI retinopathy exams for diabetes patients
IDx-DR, an artificial intelligence system that detects diabetic retinopathy, is expanding to new healthcare settings since the FDA first cleared the AI system to go to market in April 2018, startup IDx of Coralville reports. …
Read MoreUI receives ‘transformational’ biomedical engineering grant
The Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust has committed $12 million to fund research in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Iowa College of Engineering, reports the Corridor Business Journal. The grant brings …
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