CWRU Innovating Biomedical Technology
Posted by ThePlus - 09.30.2010
Erin Lavik, an associate professor of biomedical engineering at CWRU was the recipient of National Institutes of Health’s New Innovation Award. The $2.3 million award allows her and her students to continue their work developing artificial platelets that bind with natural platelets to clot blood faster for use in individuals suffering from traumatic injuries.
According to the National Institute of Health, it created this award to “support exceptionally creative new investigators who propose highly innovative projects that have the potential for unusually high impact” at the early stages of their career when it is more difficult to receive grant funding to pursue research and development.
Lavik will further test and enhance the synthetic platelets and the methods of administering the drugs that enable the artificial platelets to work correctly and most effectively. The technology will be extremely useful among soldiers to prevent death and serious damage as a result of a traumatic war injury, which was the initial inspiration for the products development.
For more information on the NIH award visit: http://nihroadmap.nih.gov/newinnovator/
To see the story about Erin Lavik click here.
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