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Biotechnology & medicine

Gloria Kolb

Devised a way to remove kidney stones more cost effectively and less invasively by taking advantage of the ureters tendency to dilate around foreign objects.
Year Honored
2004
Organization
Founder and president, Fossa Medical
Region
Global

Her Boston-based company has two devices on the market.

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Ryan Egeland

Slashed the cost of producing a DNA chip from hundreds of dollars to a few dollars by combining microfluidics, computer control, and novel electrochemistry.

Global

Ananth Natarajan

Bridging the gap between research and patient care.

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Vadim Backman

Found a way to spot colon cancer earlier than was previously possible

Global

Olga Troyanskaya

Devised sophisticated and accurate computer algorithms for analyzing data generated using DNA microarrays.
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