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Exhaled Breath Condensate Collection Device for Respiratory Pathogen Testing
NU 2020-112
INVENTORS
Christina Zelano*
Gregory Lane
SHORT DESCRIPTION
A portable, self-administered exhaled breath condensate (EBC) collection device that enables patients to collect breath samples at home for SARS-CoV-2 or other respiratory pathogen detection, supporting direct, quantitative assessment of a person's infectiousness.
BACKGROUND
Determining...
Published: 6/17/2026
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Updated: 6/17/2026
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Inventor(s):
Keywords(s): Biomarker, COVID-19, Diagnostics, Infectious disease
Category(s): Life Sciences > Biomarkers & Biomedical Research Tools
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Extracellular vesicles for diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer
SHORT DESCRIPTION
Novel methods for detecting cancer through exosome analysis and bioengineered exosomes specifically designed to target cancer stem cells (CSCs).
INVENTORS
Huiping Liu*, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Pharmacology, Medicine (Hematology and Oncology), Northwestern University Feinberg School...
Published: 2/6/2026
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Updated: 2/6/2026
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Inventor(s):
Keywords(s): Biomarker, Breast cancer, Cancer/Oncology, Diagnostics, Imaging, Research tool
Category(s): Life Sciences > Biomarkers & Biomedical Research Tools
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Focal Adhesion Proteins as Non-Invasive Diagnostics for Podocytopathies
SHORT DESCRIPTION
A diagnostic technology that detects focal adhesion complex proteins in bodily fluids for rapid and non-invasive identification of podocytopathies.
INVENTORS
Lorenzo Gallon*, MD
Robert Gerbasi
* Principal Investigator
NU Tech ID: 2019-056
IP STATUS
US Patent Pending
DEVELOPMENT STAGE
TRL-3...
Published: 2/5/2026
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Updated: 1/30/2026
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Inventor(s):
Keywords(s): Biomarker, Diagnostics
Category(s): Life Sciences > Biomarkers & Biomedical Research Tools
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A Biological Marker for Concussion
NU 2016-016
INVENTORS
Nina Kraus*
Trent Nicol
Travis White-Schwoch
SHORT DESCRIPTION
This technology provides a method for objectively identifying non-penetrating brain injuries by analyzing the brain’s frequency following response (FFR) to an acoustic stimulus. It offers a non-invasive alternative that improves diagnostic precision and...
Published: 12/9/2025
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Updated: 11/7/2025
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Inventor(s):
Keywords(s): Biomarker, Brain injury, Devices, Diagnostics, Electrophysiology, Health IT, Medical device, Neurologic disease, Research tool
Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT, Life Sciences > Biomarkers & Biomedical Research Tools
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A platform for mapping reactive cysteines within the immunopeptidome
NU 2024-044
INVENTORS
Xiaoyu Zhang*
Chenlu Zhang
Chen Zhou
SHORT DESCRIPTION
This invention provides novel chemical probes for mapping reactive cysteine residues within the major histocompatibility complex class I (MHC-I) immunopeptidome.
BACKGROUND
The immune system's recognition of infected or malignant cells hinges on the presentation...
Published: 12/11/2025
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Updated: 10/31/2025
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Inventor(s):
Keywords(s): Biomarker, Immunology, Research reagent, Research tool
Category(s): Life Sciences > Biomarkers & Biomedical Research Tools
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Spherical Nucleic Acids with Sheddable PEG Layers for Enhanced Tumor Targeting
NU 2017-169
INVENTORS
Chad Mirkin* (Northwestern University, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Director of the International Institute for Nanotechnology (IIN))
Brian Meckes
Wuliang Zhang
SHORT DESCRIPTION
For oncology applications, this invention offers spherical nucleic acids with an enzyme-cleavable PEG layer...
Published: 12/9/2025
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Updated: 10/30/2025
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Inventor(s):
Keywords(s): Biologic, Biomarker, Biomedical, Cancer/Oncology, Chemicals, Diagnostics, Drug delivery, Nanoparticle, Nanotechnology, Personalized medicine, Therapeutics
Category(s): Life Sciences > Therapeutics, Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT, Life Sciences > Biomarkers & Biomedical Research Tools
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Therapy for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
NU 2019-095
INVENTORS
Grant Barish*
Meredith Sommars
Madhavi Senagolage
SHORT DESCRIPTION
Targeting B cell lymphoma protein 6 (BCL6) with small molecule inhibitors as a therapeutic strategy for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
BACKGROUND
Obesity is widely prevalent and linked to multiple comorbidities
including metabolic dysfunction-associated...
Published: 6/23/2026
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Updated: 5/14/2024
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Inventor(s):
Keywords(s): Biomarker, Research tool
Category(s): Life Sciences > Therapeutics
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Biological Markers for Diagnosis of Diseases Associated with Major Depression
NU 2010-062, NU 2013-167, and NU 2013-168
PRIMARY INVENTOR
Eva Redei
SHORT DESCRIPTION
A diagnostic platform and method to accurately diagnose and predict treatment response in patients suffering from depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.
BACKGROUND
Psychiatric disorders, such as major depressive disorder (MDD) and post-traumatic stress...
Published: 11/11/2025
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Updated: 7/5/2023
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Inventor(s):
Keywords(s): Biomarker, Diagnostics, Psychiatric disease, Research tool
Category(s): Life Sciences > Biomarkers & Biomedical Research Tools
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A method to stratify subtypes of T1 bladder cancer for targeted therapeutics
NU 2020-155
INVENTORS
Joshua Meeks*
A Gordon Robertson
Clarice S. Groeneveld
Aurélien de Reyniès
SHORT DESCRIPTION
Using next-generation sequencing to classify patient subtypes of bladder cancer for targeted T1 tumor therapies
BACKGROUND
T1 bladder cancers have the highest progression and recurrence rates of all non-muscle-invasive...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Updated: 6/1/2023
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Inventor(s):
Keywords(s): Biomarker, Cancer/Oncology, Personalized medicine, Urology
Category(s): Life Sciences > Therapeutics
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Low Energy Excitations and Emissions using Mechanically Interlocked Fluorophores
NU 2020-039
INVENTORS
J Fraser Stoddart*
Amine Garci
Yassine Beldjoudi
ABSTRACT
Collisional intermolecular interactions between excited states form short-lived dimers and complexes that lead to the emergence of excimer/exciplex emission of lower energy, a phenomenon which must be differentiated from the photoluminescence (PL) of the monomeric molecules....
Published: 11/6/2025
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Updated: 9/2/2021
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Inventor(s):
Keywords(s): Biomarker, Electronics & Circuits, Sensors
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
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