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Webinar on FDA Guidelines for Mobile Medical Apps

Michael Best and Freidrich, LLP, will host a free webinar to discuss new FDA guidelines and their scope of enforcement discretion on medical software applications designed for mobile devices.


Three Vanderbilt technologies receive patent protection in November

Three Vanderbilt technologies received US patent protection in the month of November. One invention includes a compound that targets positive allosteric modulation of the mGlu5 receptor for the treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders. It was developed at Vanderbilt Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery which is led by Vanderbilt neuroscientist P.


Success! Vanderbilt startup InvisionHeart hits milestone

InvisionHeart, a young Vanderbilt startup, has secured funding and, this week, signed a license agreement with Vanderbilt University regarding the technology that underlies the company’s business. 


Dec. 9 - 13 Events: Entrepreneurship for Physicians, Risk Reduction Discussion, & Symposium for Surgery and Engineering

The week of Dec. 9 - 13 will be a busy one for Vanderbilt innovators and entrepreneurs with talks on entrepreneurial opportunities for physicians, risk reduction in life sciences companies, and a symposium on surgery and engineering. 


ViSE grant builds prototypes, encourages innovation

What if there was a program that connected surgeons, physicians, nursing staff, and other medical care providers with a team of the nation’s top engineers? 


VIDEO: Seminar examines FDA guidelines for medical software, apps, devices

Seth Mailhot, J.D., of Michael Best and Friedrich, LLP, visited Vanderbilt University earlier this week and shared understanding of the newly released FDA guidelines on medical software, apps, and devices. 


CTTC Seminar: FDA Guidance on Medical Software, Apps and Devices

Tuesday, Nov. 19, CTTC will host a special seminar, "When Does a Medical Software/APP Become a Medical Device: Practical Considerations and FDA Guidance”. Leading the seminar will be Seth Mailhot, J.D., attorney at Michael Best and Friedrich, LLP. 


New Venture News: InvisionHeart presents at Global South Summit

They may not have walked away with the million dollar award, but the founders of InvisionHeart gained irreplaceable knowledge and experience from the 2013 Global Food and Health Innovation Challenge. 


Three patents issued in October

The month of October ended with three Vanderbilt technologies earning patent protection from the USPTO.