UCI’s Center for Advanced Design and Manufacturing of Integrated Microfluidics has received a $750,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for ongoing research into developing miniature devices that can perform biochemical analytical functions quickly and inexpensively. These chips have the potential to rapidly detect dangerous toxins in the blood, quickly screen hundreds of potential drugs, […]
Technological innovation can be used to rapidly make new antibodies and pharmaceutical enzymes
Engineered implant could help 1 in 4 young women with TMJ problems
UCI alumni, doctor engineer potential stem cell treatment for diabetic foot ulcers
From miniature beating hearts to hacker-resistant cellphones, UCI faculty, students and alumni have generated a multitude of remarkable inventions and discoveries.
Novoheart, a global stem cell biotechnology company developing heart therapeutics that was co-founded by UCI biomedical engineer Michelle Khine, has opened a flagship office at the Cove. Home to UCI Applied Innovation and other key organizations, the Cove features 46,000 square feet of technological facilities and collaborative office space. The complex supports the burgeoning innovation […]
New professor has a knack for translating biomedical inventions into commercial treatments
UCI’s Regina Ragan, associate professor of chemical engineering & materials science, has been named a Fulbright U.S. Scholar and will collaborate with researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany through the Fulbright Flex program. Ragan’s work involves developing new processes in advanced manufacturing of nanoscale devices. She is creating technology that employs optical sensing to detect metabolites that […]
Applied Innovation to administer funds via Bridging Innovation Gaps Initiative
Use of graphene sensor also reveals 2 electrochemical gradients in energy production