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  "name": "Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University",
  "description": "The Wyss Institute leverages nature's genius through biologically-inspired engineering to create novel solutions for urgent global challenges in human and planetary health, translating groundbreaking discoveries into market-ready solutions through interdisciplinary collaboration and a unique innovation model.",
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  "updatedAt": "2026-08-09T00:02:48.927Z",
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    "website": "https://wyss.harvard.edu",
    "founded": "2009",
    "headquarters": "Boston, MA",
    "pricing_model": "Not applicable as a research institute; funding primarily through grants, donations, and potentially licensing fees from commercialized technologies.",
    "core_products": "Research, technologies, and innovative solutions in bio-inspired engineering; specific examples include Human Organs-on-Chips, Multiplexed Protein Binding and Barcoding Platforms, and Active Mattresses for Infant Health.",
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    "target_markets": "Human health (drug development, disease modeling, personalized medicine, cancer, infectious disease, brain health, women's health, aging) and planetary health (environmental sustainability).",
    "employee_count": "Not specified in the provided context.",
    "funding_stage": "Academic research funding, philanthropic donations, and enabling venture-backed startups.",
    "subcategory": "Bioengineering, Biotechnology, Biomedical Research, Environmental Sustainability Research"
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      "Status Quo Problem Solving: Allowing global challenges in health and sustainability to be addressed solely by existing, potentially slower or less integrated, research and development pipelines, missi"
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