Banyan Biomarkers Receives Contract by U.S. Department of Defense for Banyan BTI™ (BusinessWire)
UF startup Banyan Biomarkers, Inc., a pioneer in developing biomarkers for mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to procure the Banyan Brain Trauma Indicator® (Banyan BTI™). Banyan Biomarkers is a graduate of UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech. The Banyan BTI is a diagnostic […]
Blood Test May Eliminate Need for CT Scans after TBI (Healio)
The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry studied the accuracy of a TBI diagnostic blood test created by UF startup and Sid Martin Biotech graduate Banyan Biomarkers. A novel blood test predicted the absence of intracranial injuries on head CT scan after suspected traumatic brain injury with high accuracy, according to findings published […]
New Diagnostic Blood Test Developed for Concussions (eHealth News)
UF biotech company, Banyan Biomarkers, Inc. has developed the first blood test that can be used by physicians to objectively aid in the evaluation of patients with suspected traumatic brain injury (TBI) or concussions. Banyan is a University of Florida startup and a graduate of UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech. The Banyan Brain Trauma Indicator® […]
Explain Your Brain: New Breakthroughs In TBI Science For Veterans (DisabledVeterans.org)
(This post on DisabledVeterans.org discusses traumatic brain injury and calls the blood test that indicates TBI created by UF startup & Sid Martin Biotech graduate Banyan Biomarkers “great news.”) If you’re a veteran with a traumatic brain injury, or TBI, you know how frustrating it can be. With a range of types and severities, TBI […]
FDA Classifies Banyan Biomarkers’ Brain Trauma Assays as Class II Devices (RAPS.org)
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) classified brain trauma assessment tests and endoscopic electrosurgical clip cutting systems as class II devices. Both device classifications were established via the De Novo pathway based on FDA’s review of 2016 and 2017 requests from Ovesco Endoscopy AG and UF startup Banyan Biomarkers, respectively. These in turn allow […]
Alachua Biotech Firm Speeds Test for Brain Injuries (Gainesville Sun)
(UF startup Banyan Biomarkers recently received FDA approval for its blood test that measures biomarkers that indicate traumatic brain injury. The blood test will streamline diagnoses, cut back on unnecessary CT scans, and should be available in about two years.) Ron Hayes remembers the moment his career in neuroscience took a turn — from being […]