SMART researchers develop gelatin microcarrier for cell production

Gelatin-based microcarriers offer higher yield and scalability compared to existing commercial microcarriers.

Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology • mit
Nov. 17, 2020 ~6 min

SMART researchers develop fast and efficient method to produce red blood cells

New technology cuts cell culture time by half and uses more targeted cell sorting and purification methods.

Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology • mit
Sept. 21, 2020 ~7 min


A new way to make bacteria more sensitive to antibiotics

SMART researchers find exposing bacteria to hydrogen sulfide can increase antimicrobial sensitivity in bacteria that do not produce H2S.

Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology • mit
Sept. 3, 2020 ~4 min

Engineers design bionic “heart” for testing prosthetic valves, other cardiac devices

Device made of heart tissue and a robotic pumping system beats like the real thing.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 29, 2020 ~10 min

Gift to will allow MIT researchers to use artificial intelligence in a biomedical device

Device developed within the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering has the potential to replace damaged organs with lab-grown ones.

Maria Iacobo | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering • mit
Jan. 29, 2020 ~2 min

Robotic thread is designed to slip through the brain’s blood vessels

Magnetically controlled device could deliver clot-reducing therapies in response to stroke or other brain blockages.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Aug. 28, 2019 ~8 min

Collaboration runs through J-WAFS-funded projects

Researchers from across MIT showcase J-WAFS-funded projects tackling critical water and food systems challenges from solutions-oriented perspectives.

Andi Sutton | Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab • mit
Oct. 16, 2018 ~7 min

A new way to mend a broken heart | MIT News

“Therepi” device attaches directly to damaged heart, enabling delivery of medicine from a port under a patient’s skin to augment cardiac function.

Mary Beth O'Leary | Department of Mechanical Engineering • mit
June 12, 2018 ~6 min


MIT linQ welcomes IDEA² Global teams for 2018 | MIT News

Seven-month program includes 14 international groups, who are convening at the Institute to develop new biomedical technologies.

Eric Norman | MIT linQ • mit
June 4, 2018 ~3 min

Brad Pentelute: In search of novel proteins | MIT News

Chemistry professor builds on nature to design new drugs and engineer better ways to deliver them.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
April 29, 2018 ~6 min

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