Topic
Pharmaceuticals
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Bacteria with multicolor vision
Red, green, and blue light can be used to control gene expression in engineered E. coli.
May 26, 2017 -
MIT Corporation life member and biotech pioneer Henri Termeer dies at 71
Termeer built Genzyme from a startup into a biotech powerhouse, while becoming an innovator in rare-disease drug development.
May 17, 2017 -
Using supplements? Order a personalized pill
Seed funding from the MIT Sandbox Innovation Fund helped Multiply Labs' founders launch their personalized dietary supplement startup.
May 1, 2017 -
New technology offers fast peptide synthesis
Automated manufacturing could make it easier to develop and test new peptide drugs.
February 27, 2017 -
3Q: Berhardt Trout on spurring innovation in drug manufacturing
From EpiPen pricing to government oversight, the making of medicine impacts all aspects of modern health care.
September 23, 2016 -
Pharmacy on demand
New, portable system can be configured to produce different drugs.
March 31, 2016 -
Compound potential
Kristala Jones Prather engineers microbes to produce compounds that can be used in industrial processes efficiently and economically.
September 30, 2015 -
MISTI: The global internship program
MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI) matches MIT students to internships with corporate partners around the world.
January 21, 2015 -
How a new approach to funding Alzheimer’s research could pay off
Model indicates that diverse research approaches to the disease would be a rewarding investment.
June 18, 2014 -
The Internet of medical things
Stephen Miles helps to bring the benefits of serialized identification systems to translational medicine and research.
June 3, 2014 -
Biotech to the rescue
Ram Sasisekharan’s startups provide novel methods to fight disease and make better drugs.
April 26, 2014 -
Fast synthesis could boost drug development
Chemists devise a new way to manufacture peptide drugs, which hold promise for treating many diseases.
March 18, 2014 -
Conversations on sociotechnical systems
Seminar will focus on technological platforms for on-demand biopharmaceutical manufacturing
February 28, 2014 -
MIT’s Synthetic Biology Center collaborates with Pfizer to advance synthetic biology research in drug discovery and development
February 20, 2014 -
Marrying tissue engineering with systems biology
Linda Griffith combines in vitro models with deep molecular analysis to accelerate drug discovery.
January 31, 2014 -
Nanosensors could aid drug manufacturing
Chemical engineers find that arrays of carbon nanotubes can detect flaws in drugs and help improve production.
August 16, 2013 -
The half-billion-dollar idea
While at MIT, alumnus Todd Zion developed an insulin product that ultimately drew the attention of a pharmaceutical giant.
April 8, 2013 -
Using biology to improve chemical synthesis
MIT team finds a more economical way to create valuable building blocks for pharmaceuticals
March 26, 2013 -
Research update: A new model accurately predicts three-dimensional sand flow
Model may be useful in improving the flow of grain in silos, and drug capsules in pharmaceutical manufacturing.
March 25, 2013 -
Researchers reverse Fragile X Syndrome symptoms in adult mice
Picower Institute neuroscientists use single dose of experimental drug; could prove promising for treatment of autism symptoms.
March 19, 2013