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GGD Profiles is where we highlight startups transforming the world. Photoroom is a photography app which allows to edit hundreds of images in seconds. Using AI tech, Photoroom has established key tools like Background Remover, Batch Mode or Retouch to let users create stunning images.
The GGD Hit List: Live Sports Streaming, A Cure for Deafness and the World’s First “Immersive” Call
The GGD Hit List is a weekly, curated list of discoveries in tech and science. For this edition, we rounded up news in medicine, clean energy, social media and audio cell technology. Here are the top innovation headlines for this week:
A Medical First: Pig Kidney Successfully Transplanted into Living Patient
At Massachusetts General Hospital, doctors completed the very first pig to human kidney transplant. The patient, Rick Slayman was on dialysis for several years and diagnosed with end-stage kidney disease.
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The top innovations in science and tech transforming our world this week .
Visual 06: The HeLa Cell Line
For 70 years, the cells of Henrietta Lacks have been used without her consent. HeLa cells are special because they can divide indefinitely. The data visual above highlights some of the many medical breakthroughs achieved through the HeLa cell line. “The Mother of Modern Medicine,” is inspired by Kadir Nelson’s painting of the same title.
Amazon and Big Pharma Link Up to Launch AION Labs
The world’s biggest pharmaceutical companies have teamed up to back AION Labs, a biotech innovation space. Official partners include AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Merck, Teva, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and the Israel Biotech Fund.
A New Coronavirus Vaccine Has Been Developed
U.S. biotech firm Moderna has developed a coronavirus vaccine known as mRNA-1273. Official testing for mRNA-1273 might began as early as April.