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Best practices for venture philanthropy collaborations between disease-focused foundations and for-profit life science companies by Joanne Chang.
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
The history of private philanthropy in the US has been dominated by family foundations with arms-length philanthropy practices that largely existed in separation from commercial enterprise and business operations. This ...
Economic potential for clinically significant in vitro diagnostics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
In recent years, significant advances have been made in the realm of in vitro diagnostics with the development of novel tests which are able to meaningfully impact the course of a patients' disease management. This ...
Phonological working memory and finiteness marking in typical development
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
The goal of this work was to characterize the maturational trajectory of two core developmental language functions: phonological working memory (PWM) as indexed on nonword repetition (NWR) tasks, and finiteness-related ...
Predicting prescription patterns
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
Electronic prescription software is replacing traditional handwritten medication orders. This development however doesn't come without a cost and speed has been one of the most complained about issues. It is important to ...
Synthesis of composite hydrogels incorporating D,L-cyclic peptide nanotubes as a platform for materials engineering
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
Composite hydrogels find increasing use as biomaterials because the addition of a filler often improves on the material properties of the original matrix, or provides new optical, magnetic, conductive or bioactive ...
Auditory pathway responses to parametrized vowels in autism spectrum disorders
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by many behavioral symptoms, including delays in social and communicative development. A cluster of symptoms concentrate on speech and language development, especially ...
Comparing long-term antiplatelet strategies to prevent morbidity and mortality in patients with drug-eluting coronary stents
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
Background: The optimal long-term antiplatelet therapy (APT) that balances the benefit of preventing myocardial infarction (MI) with the risk of severe bleeding is unknown in patients greater than one year after drug-eluting ...
A comprehensive guide to the three biosimilar markets (Europe, US, Japan) and the regulatory pathways
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
Generics in the pharmaceutical industry have been instrumental in reducing overall healthcare cost and allowing for greater dispersal of life saving drugs to the general population. The Hatch-Waxman Act of 1984 played a ...
Investigation of acquired hearing loss in dopamine beta hydroxylase (DBH)-mutant mice
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
The influence of middle-ear disease on hearing in mice is not well understood. We investigated middle-ear function and structure in a small group of dopamine beta hydroxylase (DBH)- knockout mice, which are known to be ...
Pricing and reimbursement challenges for fixed dose combination cardiovascular drugs and intravenous oncologies
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
Over the past ten years there has been increasing public concern regarding the rising costs of pharmaceuticals. Drug expenditure is the fastest growing sector of healthcare costs in the United States. The structure of the ...