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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Phase I funding for this project supported the successful development of the backbone for a new generation of retroviral gene therapy vectors that contain safety and efficacy features designed to overcome the problems that have been found with retroviral vectors used in current clinical trials. The model disease targeted is the well-studied genetic disease Aden ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Cepheid Inc and the New Jersey Medical School have developed an assay system that integrates sample processing and real-time PCR diagnosis into a single, hands free process. During the successful completion of a phase I STTR application we demonstrated that this system simultaneously detect the presence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) and diagnose rifampin r ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Despite their demonstrated effectiveness, clinical decision support systems are not widely used to assist decision making in routine clinical practice. The long-range goal of this proposal is to make clinical decision support more available and more usable in healthcare through the further development and productization of a standards-based Web service framewor ...

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The global contraceptives market was valued at $billion inand is expected to grow at a CAGR offromtoto reach an estimated value of $billion inThe contraceptive market consists of short term methods such as condoms and oral contraceptionlong term methods including implants and IUDsand permanent methods such as tubal ligations and vasectomiesEppin Pharmaandapos s product has a unique set of characte ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Assessment of loss of visual function outside the foveal area is an essential component of the management of numerous conditionsincluding glaucomaretinal and neurological disordersDespite the significant progress achieved with the development of standard automated perimetrySAPmany decades agoassessment of visual field loss with SAP still has significant drawbacksSAP testing is limi ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal represents the second phase of an STTR partnership involving Intuitive Surgical Systems and Johns Hopkins University. Phase I demonstrated the feasibility and promise of integrating laparoscopic ultrasound (LUS) capability into daVinci. Phase II will develop a complete, integrated application environment and testbed surgical applications for LUS-g ...

AbstractThe treatment of large cartilage lesions is a difficult clinical problem for which there are few good solutionsLeft untreatedthese lesions tend to degenerate to chronic pain and osteoarthritisOAultimately requiring a total joint replacementFor patients suffering from knee OAandin particularunicompartmental OAunicondylar knee arthroplastyUKAis an available first line treatment option that p ...