Focused Ultrasound Foundation

12/12/2025

US Small Business Research Funding in Limbo

New on the blog: Cindy Clark, the Foundation's Director of Commercial Initiatives and Strategy, breaks down why “America’s Seed Fund” is at risk and what this means for innovations like focused ultrasound nationwide.

The Fund—comprised of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs—has helped advance life-changing treatments, contributing more than $40 million to focused ultrasound small businesses since 1985. However, as of Sept 2025, SBIR/STTR has expired, new awards are paused, and NIH continuations are on hold until reauthorization.

Click here to learn what’s next for focused ultrasound innovators and how you can reach out to the Foundation if your company has been affected: https://www.fusfoundation.org/posts/us-small-business-research-funding-in-limbo-pending-government-reauthorization/

12/12/2025

📢AMMF Histotripsy Update 📢

We have updated our information about for . To read more about the eligibility and availability of this novel therapy, please visit the website: https://ammf.org.uk/histotripsy-and-cholangiocarcinoma/

12/12/2025

12/12/2025

USC biomedical engineers have found a way to make a solid tumor paint a target on its own back in order to train the body's immune system to find and destroy it.

12/11/2025

The Foundation is pleased to designate Turku University Hospital in Finland as a Focused Ultrasound Center of Excellence (COE). The COE program recognizes and supports institutions that are leading the field in research, development, and clinical adoption of focused ultrasound.

As one of Northern Europe’s largest academic medical centers, Turku is a national leader in focused ultrasound, with extensive clinical expertise and research capabilities. Since 2016, Turku has performed more than 700 focused ultrasound treatments across multiple clinical indications.

Learn more: https://www.fusfoundation.org/posts/turku-university-hospital-named-a-focused-ultrasound-center-of-excellence/

12/11/2025

Lord Julian Fellowes, creator of Downton Abbey, recently shared the story of his remarkable recovery from after receiving incisionless treatment - and it was covered in People magazine!

This breakthrough treatment restored his ability to write by hand and perform everyday tasks. The spiral drawing highlights the dramatic improvement that is possible and demonstrates how INSIGHTEC continues to lead the industry in transforming care for patients with tremor symptoms.

Read the full article here: https://ow.ly/iVln50XGq6H

12/11/2025

A promising breakthrough for children with brain cancer. PCF is funding groundbreaking research at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. A new study shows that a non‑invasive technique called Focused Ultrasound can now be safely used in children with brain cancer - forging a new path in the fight against pediatric tumors.

"Now that we’ve established the safety and feasibility of focused ultrasound in children, we’ve opened the door for more trials to try the technique earlier in the course of the disease and with lower systemic but higher brain doses. Our hope is that the technology will improve survival for children with brain cancer," says study leader Stergios Zacharoulis.

Research like this is why we continue to fight for . Read the full article at the link below.

https://www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/focused-ultrasound-passes-first-test-treatment-brain-cancer-children

12/10/2025

Email from ISTU ISTU 2026 Abstracts and Registration Open Dec 16 It's Tomorrow! Webinar Dec 11 / 12 Tomorrow's webinar will be a "Rising Scientists in Therapeutic Ultrasound" special session which i

12/10/2025

Our latest podcast episode features Graeme Woodworth, MD, Chair of Neurosurgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, whose work with focused ultrasound is advancing new possibilities in brain tumor treatment. Dr. Woodworth shares clinical trial results recently published in Lancet Oncology, which showed that focused ultrasound blood-brain barrier opening is safe and provides a possible survival benefit among newly diagnosed glioblastoma (GBM) patients.

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The blood-brain barrier (BBB), while essential for protecting the brain from toxins, has long been one of the greatest obstacles in treating brain diseases, particularly aggressive cancers like glioblastoma. Most chemotherapy drugs simply cannot reach the brain in effective concentrations, leaving p...

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12/10/2025

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