/PRNewswire/ BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today announced that Embecta Corp. ("embecta"),.
/PRNewswire/ BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today announced that Embecta Corp. ("embecta"),.
Neuspera Medical Inc., a San Jose, Calif.-based clinical stage, private venture capital backed neuromodulation company, closed a $65m series C equity financing.
The round was co-led by Vertex Ventures HC and Treo Ventures with participation from returning Series A and Series B investors Action Potential Venture Capital and Windham Venture Partners. In conjunction with the funding, Lori Hu, a Managing Director at Vertex Ventures HC and Mudit K. Jain, Ph.D. Managing Partner, Treo Ventures, joined the Board of Directors.
The company intends to use the funds to conduct the SANS-UUI pivotal clinical study of its miniaturized implantable neuromodulation technology platform for use in subjects with Urinary Urgency Incontinence, a symptom of overactive bladder (OAB).
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Search committee established to find the next Northwestern president
Committee of 36 members, representing the University’s many stakeholder groups, will seek broad input from across the Northwestern community
The Presidential Search Committee has been appointed to advise the Board of Trustees in selecting the University’s next president, Board Chair J. Landis Martin announced today.
Last month, President Morton Schapiro announced that he will conclude his tenure on Aug. 31, 2022. Since he took office in September 2009 as the 16th president in Northwestern’s 170-year history, the University has elevated its status as a leader in research and teaching.
Under Schapiro’s leadership, undergraduate applications have nearly doubled as has representation from underrepresented student groups and the acceptance rate has dropped from 27% to 7%. Annual funding for sponsored research activity has risen 86%, from $476.9 million in 2009 to $887.3 million in 2020.