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Northwestern Startup: Acumen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Founded: 1996
Northwestern Inventor:
William Klein
Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Neurobiology and Physiology
Grant Krafft
Feinberg School of Medicine
Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Biological Chemistry
Acumen Pharmaceuticals develops therapeutics for Alzheimer's Disease (AD) based upon the discovery and characterization...
Published: 5/7/2026
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Updated: 5/7/2026
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Keywords(s): Antibody, Neurodegenerative disease, Neurologic disease, Therapeutics
Category(s): Life Sciences > Therapeutics, Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT
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Agility Trainer 2.0: Dynamic Treadmill Force Field System for Balance Rehabilitation
balance during gait training.
INVENTORS
Keith Gordon*
Felix Huang
Geoffrey Brown
Mengnan Wu
* Principal Investigator
NU Tech ID: NU 2017-103
IP STATUS
Issued US Patent - View Patent Details
DEVELOPMENT STAGE
TRL-5 Prototype Validated in Relevant Environment: The prototype has been successfully...
Published: 5/5/2026
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Updated: 5/5/2026
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Keywords(s): Devices, Health IT, Medical device, Prosthesis/Rehabilitation
Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT
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Continuous kidney and kidney allograft monitoring using a novel wireless implanted sensor
SHORT DESCRIPTION
A device to monitor transplanted organs and detect early signs of rejection.
INVENTORS
Lorenzo Gallon*
John Rogers*
Surabhi Rao Madhvapathy
Zheng Jenny Zhang
BACKGROUND
End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) is a major health and financial problem in the United States. Kidney transplantation is the treatment of choice for ESRD patients,...
Published: 5/15/2026
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Updated: 5/1/2026
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Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT
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Protecting Proprietary Designs via Adversary-Aware Decoy Generation
SHORT DESCRIPTION
A computational tool that safeguards proprietary protein designs by generating biochemically plausible decoy proteins to mislead adversaries.
INVENTORS
V.S. Venkatramanan Subrahmanian, PhD*
Walter P. Murphy Professor of Computer Science, Department of Computer Science, McCormick School of Engineering,...
Published: 5/1/2026
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Updated: 5/1/2026
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Inventor(s):
Keywords(s): Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Biotechnology
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Software & Services, Physical Sciences > Engineering & Technology, Life Sciences > Biomarkers & Biomedical Research Tools, Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT
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Northwestern Startup: Actinia
Founded: 2020
Northwestern Inventor:
Mercouri Kanatzidis
Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Chemistry
Actinia’s mission is to increase the resolution and decrease the dose used in radiological imaging techniques such as SPECT, CT, and even plain X-rays. Actinia develops cutting-edge radiation detector materials...
Published: 5/5/2026
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Updated: 4/29/2026
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Keywords(s): CT, Image/Signal processing, Imaging, Radiation detection, SPECT, Startup with Northwestern IP, X-ray
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability, Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT, Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT > Radiology, Physical Sciences > Engineering & Technology, Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
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Rapid Detection of an Anthrax Biomarker by Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
NU 2006-092
Inventors
Richard Van Duyne*
Olga Lyandres
Matthew Young
Xiaoyu Zhang
Alyson Whitney
Jing Zhao
Jeffrey Elam
Short Description
Highly sensitive biosensor for detection of anthrax-causing bacterium with field use capabilities
Abstract
Northwestern researchers have created a surface-enhanced Raman biosensor for use in detecting...
Published: 4/15/2026
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Updated: 4/15/2026
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Keywords(s): Devices, Diagnostics, Health IT, Imaging, Medical device, Sensors
Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT
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Smart Tracking with Wireless Sensors for Healthier Herds: Monitoring Bovine Well-being 24/7
NU 2025-159
INVENTORS
John A. Rogers*
Anthony Banks
E (Eddie) van Aalten
Jacob Trueb
Jay Young Kwak
W. (Bulle) Koster
SHORT DESCRIPTION
A wireless mechano-acoustic sensor system that continuously monitors bovine health and behavior using accelerometer and vibration microphone data to support precision livestock farming.
BACKGROUND
Farmers...
Published: 3/31/2026
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Updated: 3/31/2026
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Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT
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Soft, Bioresorbable, Evaporative Microfluidic Coolers for Reversible Conduction Block of Peripheral Nerves
NU 2021-164
INVENTORS
John Rogers*
Jonathan Reeder
Matthew MacEwan [Washington University, St Louis]
Wilson Ray [Washington University, St Louis]
SHORT DESCRIPTION
A soft, bioresorbable microfluidic cooling device engineered for reversible conduction block of peripheral nerves with integrated electronic feedback for precise temperature control.
BACKGROUND
Current...
Published: 2/13/2026
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Updated: 2/13/2026
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Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT
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Bioresorbable Ultrasound Tags for Monitoring Deep Tissue Homeostasis
NU 2024-098
INVENTORS
John Rogers*
Chet Hammill [Washington University, St Louis ]
Yonggang Huang
Jiaqi Liu
Naijia Liu
Matthew MacEwan [Washington University, St Louis ]
Mingzheng Wu
Yameng Xu
Haohui Zhang
SHORT DESCRIPTION
This technology features bioresorbable, shape-adaptive ultrasound tags that integrate flexible hydrogel matrices...
Published: 3/4/2026
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Updated: 2/13/2026
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Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT
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Transient Closed-Loop System for Autonomous Cardiac Electrotherapy
SHORT DESCRIPTION
For cardiac care providers, this novel system integrates wireless, body-integrated devices to provide autonomous, temporary electrotherapy. It improves patient mobility while reducing healthcare risks and costs.
INVENTORS
Igor Efimov*
Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Medicine (Division of Cardiology),...
Published: 3/30/2026
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Updated: 12/4/2025
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Keywords(s):
Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT, Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT > Cardiovascular
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