MILWAUKEE, July 3, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA)
has awarded $49 million to the
Wisconsin BioHealth Tech Hub (Tech Hub), a transformative
initiative to make Wisconsin a
national leader in personalized medicine by accelerating biomedical
innovation, growing jobs, and bringing new products to market.
The Medical College of Wisconsin
(MCW) is one of 18 members of the Tech Hub Consortium representing
Wisconsin's personalized medicine
strengths across public and private sector partners that came
together for a unified purpose, to advance Wisconsin.
"The creativity and collaboration of the Wisconsin BioHealth
Tech Hub partners has been impressive, and I commend BioForward for
their leadership and success in building an extensive biohealth
network," said MCW President and CEO John
R. Raymond, Sr., MD. "MCW is honored to be a key partner in
this significant effort to advance innovations that improve health
for all people and contribute to a flourishing society."
MCW is leading one of three technology projects funded by the
EDA. CAREScan Mobile Screening aims to revolutionize the delivery
of healthcare as a fully mobile platform that improves health
equity through neighborhood-based access to health screening and
care. CAREScan will offer lung, colon, breast, prostate, and liver
cancer screening, and is designed to screen for other diseases as
technologies evolve. CAREScan also will utilize AI-enabled
telehealth interfaces developed by NexusMD, a biotech startup
launched by MCW researchers.
An important part of the CAREScan project will include building
connections and trust within underserved communities to foster
understanding and participation in what will be unprecedented
community-based access to cancer screenings.
"There is unlimited potential in CAREScan – as the first
platform of its kind to bring together screening technologies and
expertise in a single fleet. It enables us to offer screening and
care at the doorsteps of community members," said Mara Lord, PhD, CAREScan project lead and senior
vice president at MCW. "We will implement CAREScan as a
community-immersed model, taking time to work with community
organizations, leaders, and mobilizers to first build trust."
CAREScan will be developed and deployed from MCW's Milwaukee campus.
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