News & Events

Rice bioengineers honor Larry McIntire at national biomedical engineering conference Fri, 10/16/2026 - 10:39

Special session celebrates the impact of the late founder of Rice University’s Department of Bioengineering.

Rice Biotech Launch Pad invents ‘living pharmacy’ designed to produce therapeutics inside the body Wed, 09/30/2026 - 10:32

Durable implant to enter clinic in 2027 has multiple applications and represents new therapeutic approach that lasts full year

New international society takes aim at eliminating major diseases at Rice summit Mon, 09/21/2026 - 10:37

Rice alumnus’ startup receives $2.6 million CPRIT grant to advance immunotherapy for breast cancer Mon, 09/14/2026 - 09:13

The grant will support the clinical development of an ultrasound-based precision drug delivery system for treatment-resistant breast cancers.

Rice Bioengineering welcomes nanophotonics pioneer Sangyeon Cho Thu, 08/27/2026 - 10:12

Cho joins Rice to advance nanophotonics for biomedical imaging and precision medicine

Rice-developed BuoyBeads bring biotechnology lessons to high school classrooms Tue, 08/25/2026 - 10:34

Rice bioengineers develop biochemical halo to cloak insulin-producing cells from body defenses Wed, 08/05/2026 - 10:29

Research shows promise for Type 1 diabetes treatment and autoimmune diseases

Kelsey Swingle wins PhD Thesis Award from the Controlled Release Society Mon, 07/20/2026 - 12:58

Steer Bio Targets Lymphedema with Regenerative Cell Therapy Platform Wed, 07/15/2026 - 10:50

Martha Fowler, founder of Steer Bio, speaks about the company's regenerative medicine platform.

A course that helped define a field: The Rice Annual Short Course on Advances in Tissue Engineering Thu, 07/02/2026 - 22:16

For more than three decades, Antonios Mikos’ course has bridged academia and industry to shape the global tissue engineering community.