April 10, 2025 – Epilepsy Clinical Trial Begins and more news…

Published: April 10, 2025

April 10, 2025

Foundation’s 2024 Year in Review Report Now Available

The report includes important focused ultrasound milestones and highlights the Foundation’s accomplishments over the past year.
More than one million patients have now been treated with focused ultrasound!

Read the Report

Focused Ultrasound for Epilepsy: Clinical Trial Begins in Australia

The study is testing NaviFUS’s neuronavigation-guided focused ultrasound system for treating patients with drug-resistant epilepsy.
Up to 18 participants will be treated in Melbourne.

Podcast: How Histotripsy is Changing the Game

Zhen Xu, PhD, discusses how she and her colleagues discovered histotripsy at the University of Michigan in 2002.
Her work has led to clinical trials for malignant and benign tumors, and she shares some notable patient anecdotes.

Listen to the Episode

Bill Koch Donor Spotlight: ‘How to Win’

William I. (Bill) Koch is a businessman and the founder and CEO of Oxbow Carbon.
Learn more about why he supports the Foundation.

Cell Therapy for Brain Tumors: Foundation Hosts Focused Ultrasound Roundtable

The half-day virtual meeting addressed challenges, opportunities, and the role of focused ultrasound in the field.
A white paper summarizing the discussion will be available soon.

Final Call for Focused Ultrasound Industry Internships

The Foundation is partnering with three US focused ultrasound companies to offer paid in-person summer internships.
Applications are due Tuesday, April 15 for undergraduate students who are interested in the field.

Learn More and Apply

Focused Ultrasound Intellectual Property Update: First Quarter 2025

The Foundation tracks recently issued patents and patent applications filed with the US Patent Office related to the field.
Seven new US patents related to focused ultrasound have been issued this year.

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Register Now for Foundation’s Joint Webinar with PMD Alliance on May 6 | Focused Ultrasound for Parkinson’s and Essential Tremor

Research Funding Opportunities | Read the Latest Government Bioscience Grants Report from G2G Consulting

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Events

April 30-May 2, 2025 Brainbox Workshop: Fundamentals and Applications of TUS, Plymouth, United Kingdom

May 13-17, 2025 American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy (ASGCT) 28th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

May 15-17, 2025 8th Biennial Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Research Conference, San Diego, California, USA

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“The patient reaction brings me so much joy. For most patients after the treatment, their first reaction is, ‘Did you actually treat me because I don't feel any pain.’ They associate pain with treatment from their past experience, and now they can go to dinner after treatment.”

‒ Zhen Xu, PhD

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