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National Kidney Foundation Innovation Fund supports Kidney Pod technology
Kidney Pod, a Stanford Medicine Catalyst supported project, is a novel organ transplantation device which maintains organs at an optimal temperature throughout the transplantation procedure.
Oct 20, 2025


Catalyst helps advance precision medicine
A project supported by Stanford Medicine Catalyst is revolutionizing patient care through pharmacogenomics — personalized prescriptions...
Jul 31, 2025


Stanford Medicine Catalyst application window is now open
Stanford Medicine Catalyst is excited to announce that our application window is now open. We are seeking transformative innovations in...
Jul 15, 2025


AVATAR’s global impact
The AVATAR project, launched by Stanford Medicine Catalyst in May 2024, is enhancing pediatric radiotherapy by improving comfort and reducing the need for anesthesia. The innovation has been deployed to 20 global sites in just one year.
Jul 15, 2025


Transforming Neurological Care in 30 Seconds with QDG Health
Filling an unmet need for Parkinson’s disease The number of people living with Parkinson's disease (PD) globally has doubled in the past...
Feb 4, 2025


Interview with an innovator: KidneyPod project team
Promising ideas and solutions to transform health care locally and globally are plentiful at Stanford Medicine and just waiting for the...
Sep 24, 2024


QDG: The new tech that could improve care for Parkinson’s patients
The number of people living with Parkinson's disease globally has doubled in the past 25 years. Yet the treatment and monitoring of the...
Sep 20, 2024


Stanford Medicine Radiology Awarded Up to $35 million from ARPA-H to Advance Precision Cancer Imaging and Therapy
The use of molecularly specific radiolabeled drugs to both detect and treat cancer – termed “theragnostics” – is experiencing...
Sep 18, 2024


Interview with an innovator: CellBeacon project team
Stanford Medicine Catalyst helped the CellBeacon team bring to life a new innovation that boosts the effectiveness of antibody-drug...
Sep 9, 2024


Interview with an innovator: AVATAR project team
Across Stanford Medicine, promising ideas and solutions are plentiful and just waiting for the right support and resources to take them...
Aug 22, 2024


Get your Stanford Medicine Catalyst applications ready!
Stanford Medicine Catalyst, Stanford Medicine’s flagship innovation program to support inventors across the Stanford community in...
Jul 26, 2024


Diatiro Secures New Funding Round, Paving the Way for Transformative Kidney Transplant Outcomes
Diatiro, a company formed out of Catalyst Project Kidney Pod, has secured Seed funding, led by Engage Venture Partners , alongside...
Jul 14, 2024


Catalyst welcomes its newest award recipients
Five of Stanford Medicine’s most promising innovations have recently been selected as Stanford Medicine Catalyst Award recipients....
May 22, 2024


PocketRN Brings No Cost "Virtual Nurse for Life" to Dementia Patients and Caregivers Under New 8-Year CMS GUIDE Model
( PR.com ) - PocketRN , a leading provider of virtual nursing care, today announced its acceptance as a participant in the Guiding an...
Apr 7, 2024


Interview with an innovator
How Catalyst helped QDG scale to patient bedsides Have a health care innovation that could change the world? If so, consider applying for...
Aug 31, 2023


Anisa Kalinowski and Halo Biosciences: Revolutionizing the Treatment of Inflammation and Fibrosis
( Scispot.com ) In the vast world of biotechnology, there are passionate individuals who strive to make a difference in the lives of...
Jun 8, 2023


Catalyst’s newest cohort spotlights Stanford innovation
Within the Stanford Medicine Catalyst program, Stanford innovators aim to solve an array of problems in health and medicine: Some fight...
Mar 22, 2023


Stanford scientists decipher the danger of gummy phlegm in severe COVID-19
Levels of a stringy, spongy substance soar in the sputum of COVID-19 patients requiring intubation, accounting for at least some of their...
Jun 21, 2022
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