The National Institute of General Medical Sciences, a branch of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded Yubing Sun, associate professor of mechanical and industrial engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, a $1.9 million Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award to support the exploration of the fundamental principles behind the process that close gaps caused by injury or growth between cells. This research has the potential to push forward advances in our understanding of wound healing, cellular regeneration therapies and embryonic development.
Medtech firms have cut more than 14,000 jobs in the past 18 months
Medical device companies have been steadily cutting jobs for the past 18 months, eliminating thousands of positions as firms look to lower costs, close facilities