Tagged: research

Novel Biosensor could detect viruses with little preparation

Traditional virus diagnostic tools such as ELISA and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) remain strong diagnostic options, but they require significant infrastructure and sample preparation time. Now a team of researchers led by Boston University Assistant Professors Hatice Altug (ECE) and John Connor (Microbiology, BUSM) has introduced a novel biosensor that directly detects live viruses from […]

Fall 2010 Ignition Awardees Announced

The Ignition Award Program awards funds to Boston University faculty to bridge the gap between government-funded, discovery-oriented research and the follow-on development work performed by external commercial or non-profit entities. By enabling researchers to generate relevant data, reach key milestones, develop a prototype, or test an implementation strategy the Ignition Awards will help bring raw […]

Technology Entrepreneurship for Emerging Markets- An Ecosystem Approach

By Azatuhi Ayrikyan and Sean Lee Technology Entrepreneurship (TE) offers unique development opportunities for societies to educate and grow local talent as well as build diversity and long-term economic health. GATE –Global Accelerators of Technology Entrepreneurship – is an initiative based out of Boston University designed to support TE in emerging economies by leveraging the […]

Start-up Profile: Noblegen

NobleGen Biosciences holds exclusive license from Harvard and BU to commercialize breakthrough fourth-generation nanopore sequencing technology. Boston University Professor Amit Meller, an internationally recognized leader in nanopore physics, developed the technology. He has won $8.5 million in NIH funding since 2002. NobleGen is run by Meller and CEO Frank Feist and operates out of UMass […]

Fraunhofer researchers at BU develop vaccine "factory" from plants

Flu season beware! In conjunction with the Fraunhofer USA Center for Molecular Biology in Delaware and pharmaceutical company iBio, Inc., researchers and engineers at the Fraunhofer USA Center for Manufacturing Innovation at Boston University have developed an automated “factory” that creates vast quantities of vaccines from tobacco plants. Akin to an industrial or automated manufacturing […]

University research discovers early warning system for landslide protection

Researchers at Loughborough University in collaboration with the British Geological Survey have developed a sound sensor system that can accurately predict the likelihood of a landslide. The system works by measuring and analyzing the acoustic behavior of soil to determine when a landslide is about to happen so preventative measures can be taken. The detection […]

Welcome to Terrier Tech

Welcome to our blog! Welcome to Terrier Tech, a blog about technology, research and innovation at BU, from the Office of Technology Development at Boston University. We’re using this blog not only to disseminate information, but more importantly, to highlight amazing and sometimes previously unrecognized research and technology developments at the university and through the […]