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An Update to a Brigham Ignite Project
William Gormley, MD, MPH, MBA, Director of the Neurosurgical Innovation, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is making gains with his research
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Researchers Receive Brigham Ignite Awards for Projects on Breast Reconstruction and Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment
Two Brigham Ignite Development Awards were announced today, one for post mastectomy reconstruction and the other for a novel treatment for
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Two awards announced by Brigham Ignite
A mobile app for rheumatology and treatment for reperfusion injury reduction are foci of the grants Boston, MA, August 26, 2024 --Two...
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In-Person Panel Discussion: Everything You Wanted to Know About The FDA Regulatory Process For Therapeutics (But Were Afraid to Ask)
Everything You Wanted to Know About The FDA Regulatory Process For Therapeutics (But Were Afraid to Ask) Brigham and Women’s Hospital...
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Brigham Ignite and iHub Digital Health Event Draws Crowds Eager to Learn from Industry Panelists
Brigham Ignite and iHub’s Navigating the World of Digital Health Collaboration with Industry, an in-person event, held on Thursday,...
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Brigham Fellow’s Skull-Mounted Precision Device Aims to Increase Access, Lower Costs for Surgery
Walid Ibn Essayed, MD, for long has had an undying passion for his specialty of neurosurgery. Years ago, his grandmother had died of a...
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Anesthesiologist’s Novel Platform Expedites Healthcare AI Research
The Data-Centric Approach Yields Impactful Results In early 2018, Vesela Kovacheva, MD, PhD, an anesthesiologist for high-risk...
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Ignite Event Delivers Live Insights on Working with Industry
Innovators and innovators-to-be attended Brigham Ignite’s Ignitable Ideas event on April 12 to learn from industry members.
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First Brigham Ignite Awards of the Year Announced
The Two Projects Focus on Robotic AI-Guided Intubation and Gamma Delta T Cell Therapy for Solid Tumors Boston, MA-March 3, 2023 Two...
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Investible Ideas from a Ventures Perspective
Hear the latest trends on venture capital investing, how VCs look at an opportunity, and how to position ideas to raise financing. 
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Announcing the Brigham Ignite Ignitable Ideas Series
Brigham Ignite is pleased to announce the Ignitable Ideas Series, a virtual educational series for investigators to learn how innovation can
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McKenna invited as panelist at Advamed MedTech Conference
McKenna joined fellow panelists from GE Healthcare, Veranex, Becton Dickinson and Intuitive Surgical
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Brigham Ignite holds special event honoring first award recipients
The early-stage innovation acceleration program celebrated its first 11 award recipients at a special event at the Brigham this evening.
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Brigham Ignite Award Recipient Engineers Better Ways to Deliver Drug Therapies
This article previously appeared in Brigham Clinical & Research News Getting cancer drugs to the correct locations is one of the biggest...
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Four Brigham Ignite Awards Announced
Four Brigham Ignite awards were announced today, bringing the total number of awards given to Brigham & Women’s Hospital innovators to 10.
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Brigham Ignite Awards Announced
Brigham Ignite, Brigham and Women’s early-stage innovation acceleration program, recently announced its first six award recipients.
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Innovation as an agent of change
For the research or clinical scientist, a discovery can be an exciting piece of a puzzle or a eureka moment in a life-long journey of study.
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You have an idea, now what?
Then it hits you; Now What? This is no longer just an idea, it should be turned into something tangible to benefit science and healthcare...
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Taking The Next Steps With Medical Research
You have completed your research project, possibly published the results, and maybe presented the work at a conference. Now what?
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Patents
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