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VCU biomedical engineer advances muscle regeneration technology

Michael McClure’s method could treat traumatic injuries, and he is expanding its focus to integrate the nervous system.

Michael McClure of the VCU College of Engineering reviews a decellularized muscle scaffold designed to help the body regenerate muscle tissue after traumatic injury. Through his startup, Sarcogenics, he is working to advance the technology toward clinical use.

ICU device for fecal management finds industrial partner

VCU and Skil-Care are commercializing a nurse-invented fecal management device. The wedge-shaped tool improves patient positioning to prevent leaks, skin damage, and infections while streamlining intensive care workflows.

Casey Grey, Ph.D.

Father-son engineering duo invents electricity-generating shoe

Middle schooler Advaith Atulasimha and his father, a VCU engineering professor, have developed a prototype shoe that generates electricity through walking to power GPS trackers for hikers and children.

Middle school student Advaith Atulasimha and his father, engineering professor Jayasimha Atulasimha, Ph.D., have invented a shoe that generates electricity as its wearer walks.

VCU again among nation’s top 100 universities for patents

For the third time in four years, Virginia Commonwealth University ranked among the top 100 U.S. universities for utility patents, securing 16 patents in 2025 to reach the No. 88 spot.

Students walking in front of a VCU sign

Rare earth elements, joint pain and addiction treatment are highlighted in VCU faculty research receiving new awards

VCU researchers recently received Commercialization Fund awards to advance five innovative projects, including a synthetic protein for cleaner rare earth element extraction and new treatments for joint pain and addiction.

Leah Spangler, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the College of Engineering, and her team are advancing a synthetic protein that is engineered to selectively bind rare earth elements while ignoring more common metals found in mining and industrial waste streams. (Photo by Christopher Kendall, Kelley & Co.)

VCU innovators create device to mimic real blood flow to surgical training simulations

VCU researchers have developed a reciprocating diaphragm pump that mimics realistic, pulsatile blood flow. This innovation enhances surgical simulations by reacting to trauma scenarios, ultimately improving training for surgeons and military medics.

eter Pidcoe, Ph.D., a physical therapist and biomedical engineer with appointments in the College of Health Professions, College of Engineering and the School of Medicine, works with Susan Haynes, surgical simulation administrator in the Department of Surgery. Haynes said, “Peter has helped us bring surgical practice closer to the reality of the operating room.”

VCU Innovators of the Year advance lifesaving aerosol therapy for newborns

The collaborative work of Michael Hindle in the School of Pharmacy and P. Worth Longest in the College of Engineering has global implications.

Michael Hindle, Ph.D., (left) and Worth Longest, Ph.D., in the aerosol research lab on VCU’s MCV Campus.

Don’t cringe: Fecal waste prompts a patient-centric innovation from VCU Health nurse

Emma Necessary is working with the College of Engineering and TechTransfer and Ventures to bring her bedside wedge to market.

Casey Grey, Ph.D. and Emma Necessary

Bubbling with brainpower, VCU researcher’s device may transform infant respiratory care

The College of Engineering’s Casey Grey is among six new recipients of Commercialization Fund awards for campus innovations.

The College of Engineering’s Casey Grey, Ph.D., demonstrates his modified bubble CPAP machine that he hopes can bring both respiratory and neurological care to preterm infants. Grey was one of six faculty inventors to receive awards from the VCU TechTransfer and Ventures Commercialization Fund.

VCU inventors take a big step toward lifesaving therapy for premature infants in respiratory distress

The simple-to-use powder inhaler from Michael Hindle and Worth Longest shows strong test results and moves closer to market.

Michael Hindle, Ph.D., left, and Worth Longest, Ph.D., right, in the aerosol research lab on VCU’s MCV Campus. The longtime collaborators are developing a hand-actuated dry powder inhaler to deliver aerosolized surfactant noninvasively to premature infants.
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