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IBM and Columbia University Launch Two Accelerator Programs for Blockchain Startups

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Programs combine research and enterprise network expertise to help early-stage and later-stage companies build and scale blockchain businesses

New York City: IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Columbia University today announced two new accelerator programs to build and scale the next generation of blockchain innovation. As key components of the Columbia-IBM Center for Blockchain and Data Transparency, the accelerators will offer entrepreneurs and blockchain network founders around the world access to the expertise and resources they need to establish blockchain networks. (more…)

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Discovery of heart’s repair process suggests potential new treatment strategy for heart attack

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UCLA researchers have discovered that some scar-forming cells in the heart, known as fibroblasts, have the ability to become endothelial cells — the cells that form blood vessels. The finding could point the way toward a new strategy for treating people who have suffered a heart attack, because increasing the number of blood vessels in the heart boosts its ability to heal after injury. (more…)

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