Category: Biotech
Care from the Cloud: Using IoT to Revolutionize Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care
Of the 6 million seniors living in the U.S. with Dementia and Alzheimer’s, more than 60 percent suffer from one of its most common and frightening symptoms: wandering. Given the disorientation and confusion that comes with the disease, those that wander away from caregivers put themselves in harm’s way. Recently, wearables have become an increasingly […]
Rosalind Franklin University Accelerating Health Innovation In Illinois
By Ronald Kaplan, PhD, Executive Vice President for Research, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science In this issue of Catalyst, we highlight new ISTC member Rosalind Franklin University (RFU) and their efforts to accelerate health innovation in Illinois. Rosalind Franklin University (RFU) in North Chicago is a growing hub for basic science and translational […]
Computing, Medicine and Biotechnology: A New Partnership to Achieve Breakthroughs
By Professor Ravishankar Iyer, Professor of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Dr. Liewei Wang, Professor of Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics at Mayo Clinic Rochester, Professor Kevin White, Director of the Institute of Genomics and Systems Biology at the University of Chicago. As the use of computers to model experiments and outcomes becomes increasingly indispensable […]