biomedical engineering

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

UCI’s Laboratory for Fluorescence Dynamics has received a five-year, $7.2 million operating grant from the National Institutes of Health, marking 30 years of NIH funding for the lab. The LFD is a state-of-the-art facility that allows researchers to use fluorescence with advanced imaging technologies (microscopy and spectroscopy) to view live cells and study cellular processes. This can […]

Results suggest greater emphasis on managing slumber habits of people with AD risk

Grant supports Chang Liu’s work to engineer a synthetic genetic system

Proof-of-concept study shows possibilities for mind-controlled technology

A new bloodstream infection test created by UC Irvine researchers can speed up diagnosis times with unprecedented accuracy, allowing physicians to treat patients with potentially deadly ailments more promptly and effectively.