Category: Press Release

February 2, 2021

Geneva Announces Changes to Board of Directors

Previous Geneva Vice Chair Neil Vining, MD, MBA is appointed Board Chair.    The Geneva Foundation (Geneva) announces changes to its Board of Directors with several new additions and the appointment of Dr. Neil Vining as Chair. The additions, and appointment of a new Chair, come as several long-serving members retired from the Board of Directors in

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November 23, 2020

Geneva Announces Researcher of the Year Andriy Batchinsky, MD

Renowned lung injury Research Scientist Andriy Batchinsky, MD has been named The Geneva Foundation’s (Geneva) 2019 Researcher of the Year in recognition of his long-standing career pursuing ground-breaking treatments for the management of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), with notable contributions in research quality and research mentorship. Andriy Batchinsky, MD Dr. Batchinsky is a principal investigator

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October 27, 2020

USU-4DBio3 Expands Facility to Accommodate On-Demand Blood Program

On-demand blood will enable military medical professionals to access to quality blood supplies from anywhere in the world.    The Geneva Foundation (Geneva) announces today the expansion of the 4-Defense Biotechnology, Biomanufacturing and Bioprinting Center (4D Bio3) program, a federally-funded partnership based at the Uniformed Services University (USU) and administered by Geneva, with the addition of 4,037

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September 23, 2020

Pharm-Olam and Geneva Selected to Support Operation Warp Speed Vaccine Trials

HOUSTON, Texas, September 23, 2020 – Pharm-Olam, a global mid-sized clinical research organization (CRO), has been selected by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to build capability at military treatment facilities in order to support Phase III clinical trials of one or more lead COVID-19 vaccine candidates being developed under Operation Warp Speed. The CRO

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June 29, 2020

Geneva Telemedicine Team Selected to Rapidly Develop and Deploy National Telecritical Care Network for COVID-19

A team of clinical and technical experts will provide urgently needed comprehensive solutions for clinical, informational, technical, training, and deployment aspects in order to bring critical care resources to every bedside.   The Geneva Foundation (Geneva) and the Telemedical Research for Operational Support (TR4OS) program of Madigan Army Medical Center has been selected to create

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April 3, 2020

4DBio3 Program Completes First 3D Bioprinting Test Experiment in Space

The 3D Biofabrication Facility was launched in mid-2019 and marks the first-ever 3D printer capable of manufacturing human tissue (including, someday, organs) in microgravity.   The Geneva Foundation (Geneva), in partnership with the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), commercial space company TechShot, Inc, and 3D printer manufacturer nScrypt, Inc., have successfully completed

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April 2, 2020

Geneva Hosts Post-Operative Rehabilitation Meeting to Standardize Musculoskeletal Injury Protocols within the Army, Navy and Air Force

The Geneva Foundation (Geneva), in partnership with the Broussard Foundation, brought together more than 50 military leaders, clinicians, scientists, and experts within the physical therapy, orthopedics, physical medicine, and pain management fields for the first ever Tri-Service Post-Operative Rehabilitation Protocol Consensus Meeting to standardize disparate protocols for military healthcare. The Musculoskeletal Injury Rehabilitation Research for

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February 27, 2020

First-Ever Experimental Sudan Virus Specific Antibody Treatment Protects Animals

Army scientists working with partners from industry and academia have developed an experimental treatment that protects animals from Sudan virus, which is closely related to Ebola. Their work is published online today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. There are six distinct species of ebolaviruses, which collectively pose a significant threat

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October 2, 2019

Ruggedized Bioprinter Successfully Prints Medical Products in Austere Environment

The Geneva Foundation and the Uniformed Services University (USU) 4D Bio3 Program, in support of the U.S. Military, recently completed a pilot project involving the biofabrication of medical products in an austere military environment, with the goal of advancing future nextgeneration treatments for the Nation’s deployed warfighters. Advances in 3D printing and biofabrication have the

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