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Research and Innovation to Translate Basic Science into Product Candidates

The Institute for Applied Life Sciences (IALS) translates fundamental research into innovative product candidates, technologies, and services that deliver benefits to human health and well-being. Our specific objectives are to: (1) Become a catalyst and resource for ‘applied’ and ‘translational’ R&D activities; (2) Establish industry engagement models and industry collaborations; (3) Contribute to workforce development; and (4) Participate to innovation & entrepreneurship culture on campus.

Upcoming Events

Upcoming Events

    • Thursday, April 24 

    Information Session-Translational Seed Awards

    Manning/IALS Innovation Program and U.S. NSF Accelerating Research Translation Program

    Attendance by lead faculty PIs is mandatory at one of the sessions as a prerequisite to submit a letter of intent. Affiliated graduate students, business mentors, and/or startup co-founders are welcome to attend with the PI.

    Registration Required

     

    3:00 to 4:00 pm - Virtual
    • Friday, April 25 

    Fireside Chat with Danielle O’Neal

    Come learn how the current investment climate is shaping decision-making across the sector, what early-stage research-driven startups can do to differentiate themselves, and how to approach both dilutive and non-dilutive capital options strategically.

    12:00 to 1:00 pm - LSL S330
    • Tuesday, April 29 

    New Horizons in Hyperpolarized MRI-Core Facilities Seminar

    Speakers: Dr. Sella Brosh, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of NVision Imaging Technologies and Dr. Paul Weavers, General Manager of North America for NVision

    Host: S. Sendhil Velan, Director of hMRC

    Abstract:

    11:00 to 1:00 pm - LSL S330
  • Recent News

    Recent News

    Translational Research

    • Models for Optimized Drug Delivery 

    Center for Bioactive Delivery

    CBD creates new ways to deliver “The right drug to the right place: by creating novel delivery platforms for small and large molecules.”  Developing a wide range of delivery platforms matched to bioactive molecular delivery needs based on fundamental design principles, including nanoemulsions, nanoparticles, hybrid particles, bacteria, and hydrogels.

    • Wearable Sensors for Precision Healthcare Delivery & Biometric Monitoring 

    Center for Personalized Health Monitoring

    CPHM seeks to tackle real-world problems in the emerging field of digital healthcare, wearable sensor technologies, and personalized, precision healthcare delivery, interfacing closely with provider networks, hospitals, and industry across the Massachusetts Commonwealth, and the world.

    • Translating Fundamental Biology into New Targets, Leads & Disease Models 

    Models to Medicine Center

    M2M leverages mechanistic insights into molecular pathways implicated in cell health and in disease pathology to identify novel drug targets and therapeutic candidates.

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    Shared Resources

    UMass Amherst Core Facilities

    We work together with researchers toward a singular goal: advancing applied science and technology to address the world’s most pressing challenges. The UMass Amherst Core Facilities offer expertise and resources that create new opportunities, not only for scientific achievement, but also for establishing new models of collaboration.

    Light Microscopy

    Nine different Nikon microscopes available that enable a full range of light microscopy methods and applications. Expert support offered for acquisition and analysis of data.

    X-Ray Scattering

    Housing several instruments dedicated to the structural analysis of crystalline materials, the determination of highly periodic morphologies in self-assembled systems over a large length scale range.