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Hoth Therapeutics Initiates Confirmatory Study for Lupus Treatment

The study is being conducted in partnership with Zylö Therapeutics to confirm that topical administration of Hoth's AEA-loaded Z-pods™ inhibits the development of CLE lesions in a well-established animal model of lupus. Test protocol requires weekly scoring and a treatment period of 10 weeks after the initial lesions are recorded. Read more >>
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eSight 3 Approved on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Federal Supply Schedule

eSight, a world leader in vision technology, announced the approval of eSight 3 – advanced sight-enhancing glasses for those living with visual impairments — on the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Federal Supply Schedule (FSS). The registration allows eSight to be included on the FSS through December 2023. Read more >>
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Health IT Start-up OmniLife, Inc. Awarded $1.5M National Institutes of Health Small Business Innovation Research Grant

Emerging health IT start-up OmniLife (formerly known as HealthTech Solutions) has received a notice of award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II grant totaling $1.5 million. The grant will be used to support research and development of the company’s proprietary software to make organ transplant communication more efficient and effective. Read more >>
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BrandVerge Addresses Growing Demand to Connect Advertisers and Podcast Producers

BrandVerge, a premium advertising marketplace that connects media companies and advertisers on-demand, today announced it has expanded to include podcast programming to its platform. Today’s launch addresses a growing demand in the industry to provide advertisers with a unique destination to discover and evaluate podcasts and to reach a new, diverse set of media consumers.Read more >>
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New VA-approved tech glasses could help a million blind and impaired veterans see

The United States Department of Veterans Affairs approved Canadian vision technology company eSight’s latest sight-enhancing glasses in a move to help legally blind and otherwise visually impaired veterans.The eSight 3 advanced sight-enhancing glasses were added to the VA’s Federal Supply Schedule and the company has already identified 130,000 legally blind veterans their new glasses can help. The company believes its eSight 3 glasses can also assist more than 1 million other veterans who suffer from visual impairments that complicate their...
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