VCU researchers develop COVID-19 testing method that is both accurate and fast
You wake up one morning with a fever and a cough. Where can you get a rapid, accurate COVID-19 test? The answer has plagued many people in the U.S., where the FDA has been slow to approve at-home, rapid tests, many of which suffer from high false-negative rates. And the more-accurate polymerase chain reaction (PCR) […]
Navigating drug and device development: VCU Bench to Community series charts a path for medical innovation
Every day, millions of people in health care, from oncologists to rehabilitation specialists to dentists, use the tools at their disposal to help patients get better. “And everyone runs into times when they say, what if?” said L. Franklin Bost, MBA. “What if I had something better? What if I could give someone better treatment? […]
Wright Center joins network to help researchers navigate drug and device regulations
Virginia Commonwealth University, via the Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research, has joined a network of other Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) hubs that will help VCU researchers navigate the complex regulatory world of drug and device development. VCU is the first institution outside the Carolinas to join the Regulatory Guidance for Academic […]
