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Biotech trailblazers Robert Langer, Robert Ruffolo to headline RBL LLC launch event May 5

April 28, 2025

The Rice Biotech Launch Pad and RBL LLC will celebrate the official launch and lab opening of RBL LLC May 5 with a program featuring biotech pioneers Robert Langer and Robert Ruffolo.

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Rice Biotech Launch Pad and RBL LLC to celebrate official launch and lab opening

March 26, 2025

The Rice Biotech Launch Pad and RBL LLC will hold an event to celebrate the official launch and lab opening of RBL LLC May 5, following a Rice presidential lecture delivered by Robert Langer Jr. The launch event, held at Helix Park, will also feature a keynote a keynote presentation by Robert Ruffolo Jr.

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Rice statistician earns CPRIT award to advance AI-powered precision medicine for prostate cancer

March 18, 2025

Rice statistician Erzsébet Merényi is part of a team of researchers awarded $1 million by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas to develop AI tools that can identify lethal forms of prostate cancer earlier and improve treatment selection.

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Neuroscience, ethics and psychedelics: Dana Foundation and Baylor experts weigh in on therapy potential

March 18, 2025

A recent symposium organized by the ENRICH office and the Rice Neuroengineering Initiative as part of the Meeting of the Minds NeuroNetworking Series explored ethics and policy in brain science today, including in the context of psychedelic-assisted therapy.

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Bioengineering students tackle health care disparities through clinical immersion program

March 3, 2025

Through an eight-week immersive experience, Rice students observed complex clinical environments at Texas Children’s Hospital and the Texas Heart Institute, identifying unmet health care needs and exploring solutions with a human-centered approach.

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Rice and UTHealth Houston advancing innovation in translational science

February 20, 2025

As a partner institution of the Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences at UTHealth Houston, Rice has received approximately $1.69 million in grant funding to support pilot projects, student training and collaborative research in bioengineering, informatics, team science and related areas.

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Rice-BCM research achieves gene-editing breakthrough that could improve treatment for liver disease, other disorders

February 13, 2025

The Rice lab of bioengineer Gang Bao and collaborators at Baylor College of Medicine have developed a new gene-editing strategy that dramatically boosts the effectiveness of gene therapies in the liver, a breakthrough that could lead to new treatments for about 700 genetic disorders in this vital organ as well as in other organs and tissues.

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Rice-BCM research enables detection of hazardous chemicals in human placentas with unprecedented speed and precision

February 10, 2025

Rice scientists and collaborators at Baylor College of Medicine have demonstrated a new method for detecting the presence of dangerous chemicals from tobacco smoke in human placentas with unprecedented speed and precision.

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Rice labs tapped for brain research by UK funding agency with multimillion-dollar awards

January 21, 2025

Four Rice research groups are part of an inaugural cohort of 18 projects funded by the U.K.’s Advanced Research and Invention Agency to unlock cutting-edge brain-interfacing technologies.

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‘Faster than others could ever dream’: Venture studio accelerates biotech innovation to transform patient care

January 16, 2025

In Houston’s Texas Medical Center Helix Park, RBL LLC is transforming the path from scientific discovery to lifesaving therapies. This new biotech venture creation studio is designed to rapidly build companies around cutting-edge innovations from Rice University’s Biotech Launch Pad, aiming to bring advanced treatments to patients faster and more efficiently.

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New Rice-TMC research projects drive advances in health and medicine

December 18, 2024

Seven research partnerships involving Rice, the Baker Institute for Public Policy and various institutions within the Texas Medical Center (TMC) received seed grants in 2024 through the Provost’s TMC Collaborator Fund. These grants were facilitated by Rice’s office for Educational and Research Initiatives for Collaborative Health (ENRICH).

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Rice, Houston Methodist launch pathbreaking Digital Health Institute to transform the future of health care

December 16, 2024

Rice and Houston Methodist have joined forces to establish the Digital Health Institute aimed at transforming health care for millions through advanced technology and collaborative expertise.

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CPRIT leaders enjoy campus tour showcasing cancer research initiatives and capabilities

November 20, 2024

Senior officials from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas visited Rice Nov.11 for a firsthand, comprehensive look at the university’s cancer-focused collaborative research initiatives and innovation-driven facilities and labs.

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ENRICH and The Bookout Center host inaugural event to boost Rice-Houston Methodist research collaboration

November 7, 2024

The Educational and Research Initiatives for Collaborative Health (ENRICH) at Rice University and The Bookout Center at Houston Methodist hosted the first joint faculty engagement event aimed at fostering collaboration between researchers at the two institutions.

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Cancer Bioengineering Collaborative hosts kickoff event, awards first round of seed grants

October 30, 2024

Leaders and researchers from Rice and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center came together this month to celebrate the launch of the Cancer Bioengineering Collaborative, first announced earlier this summer.

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