The University of Michigan (U-M) inked a deal with health care investment firm Deerfield Management Co. (Deerfield) in a quest to jointly commercialize therapeutic projects that hold promise in the pursuit of solving unmet clinical needs. As a result of this deal, U-M...
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University of Michigan Asking People to Sign up for COVID-19 Research Registry: Proactively Matching Patients & Research Teams
The University of Michigan is seeking the public’s help. Although they have already commenced dozens of studies focusing on COVID-19 since the advent of the pandemic—working furiously and tirelessly like many academic medical centers during this crisis to not only...
Michigan Medicine Develops MI-COVID-19R—A COVID-19 Patient Data to Include 25 Hospitals
Four Mid-Michigan hospitals are collaborating with a large payer—Blue Cross Blue Shield—to collect data on how to best treat COVID-19. The collaborative actually includes a total of 25 hospitals across Michigan participating in this data collection initiative. The...
As FDA Relaxes Testing Guidelines University of Michigan Announces In-House COVID-19 Test
University of Michigan’s Michigan Medicine launched an in-house COVID-19 test yesterday. The academic medical center isn’t giving out too many details such as the scope and scale of this effort. However, the move does afford Michigan Medicine the opportunity to bypass...
Citadels of Curiosity & the Cutting-Edge: Academic Medical Centers & The University of Michigan Story
Michigan Medicine grew from roots laid down from the Civil War. The first university-owned hospital was in a converted professors house in Ann Arbor, MI. Today, this is one of the largest health systems in the world! All too often, we take this and all academic...
Michigan Universities Receive $9.2M for Prostate Cancer-based Translational Research
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPOR) has allocated $9.2 million into a grant for the State of Michigan’s two elite cancer programs including the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer and the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer...
University of Michigan Research Projects Infuse $4.77 Billion into State & National Economies
Dan Meisler of University of Michigan News reports that the prestigious Michigan institution has contributed $4.77 billion into the national economy through vendor contracts and subcontracts from 2002-2017, according to research from the Institute for Research on...
University of Michigan & Icahn-Led Research Pursues Stalk Antibodies for Universal Flu Vaccine
The University of Michigan recently released news summarizing what could be considered a “holy grail” for epidemiologists worldwide—a universal flu vaccine that could prevent a future influenza pandemic. The Research An international team of researchers from the...
University of Michigan Study Focuses on Higher Prostate Cancer Mortality Rates for Black Men: Social Determinants of Health May Be the Answer
The University of Michigan embarked on one of the largest studies of its kind and found societal factors and access to quality care, rather than genetics, underlie higher prostate cancer mortality rates for black men. Study Finding The University of Michigan, Health...
University of Michigan Secures $10.2M to Explore New Autoimmune Disease Treatments
More than 50 million Americans are affected by an autoimmune disease, with women facing increased risks, reports University of Michigan in EurekAlert! The University of Michigan has become a National Institutes of Health Autoimmunity Center of Excellence site, and...
University of Michigan Spin-off Analyzes Patients’ Medical Images to Pinpoint Treatments
Jackie Drees reports for Becker’s Hospital Review that a University of Michigan biomarker tech start-up developed a digital tool that leverages patients’ medical scans to personalize their treatment options. Follow the link to learn more.