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Bioactive Supramolecular Peptide Amphiphile Platforms for CNS In Vitro Models, CNS Regeneration, and Neurotherapeutic Delivery
SHORT DESCRIPTION
A suite of self‑assembling peptide amphiphile nanostructures and hydrogels that mimic key neurotrophic factors, modulate ionic and electrical microenvironments, and protect therapeutic peptides to enhance neural survival, maturation, and regeneration across CNS diseases and injuries
INVENTORS
Samuel I Stupp
Weinberg...
Published: 7/1/2026
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Updated: 6/16/2026
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Keywords(s): AD - Alzheimer’s Disease, ALS - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, BIO2026, Biomaterials, CNS - Central Nervous System, Drug delivery, Drug discovery, Drug screening, Hydrogel, In vitro models, Neurology, PD - Parkinson's Disease, Regenerative medicine, Research tool, Scaffold, SCI - Spinal cord injury, Smart/Functional materials, Therapeutics
Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT > Neurology, Life Sciences > Therapeutics
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Biomimetic HDL Nanoparticles for Treatment of Cancer, Immune and Inflammatory Disorders, and Cardiovascular Disease
SHORT DESCRIPTION
Self-assembling biomimetic high-density lipoprotein nanoparticle (HDL NP) platform technology with a soft organic core, designed to more closely replicate key functional properties of mature human HDL for therapeutic use in cardiovascular disease, cancer, and inflammatory/immune disorders.
INVENTORS
Colby Thaxton*
Northwestern...
Published: 7/1/2026
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Updated: 6/16/2026
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Keywords(s): Atherosclerosis, Autoimmune disease, BIO2026, Breast cancer, Cancer/Oncology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular disease, Gene therapy, Immunology, Immunotherapy, Inflammation, Nanomaterials, Nanoparticle, Nanotechnology, Nucleic Acids, Platform technology, Prostate cancer, Research tool, Small molecule, Targeted therapy, Therapeutics
Category(s): Life Sciences > Biomarkers & Biomedical Research Tools, Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT, Life Sciences > Therapeutics
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Safe, Automated, And High Yielding Method For Synthesizing Deoxyoligonucleicguanidines (DNG) Strands
NU 2019-109
SHORT DESCRIPTION
Spherical nucleic acids (SNAs) incorporating deoxynucleic guanidine (DNG)-modified oligonucleotides enable improved cellular uptake and intracellular delivery by introducing positively charged backbone modifications.
BACKGROUND
Oligonucleotide therapeutics, including antisense and RNA interference (RNAi) approaches,...
Published: 5/21/2026
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Updated: 5/18/2026
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Inventor(s):
Keywords(s): Drug delivery, Nucleic Acids, Platform technology, Research tool
Category(s): Life Sciences > Therapeutics
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A Biosensor Engineering Strategy for Improved Cell-based Therapy
NU 2016-174
Inventors
Joshua N. Leonard*
Kelly A. Schwarz
Rachel M. Dudek
Short Description
A sophisticated multiplexed biosensor system that can activate a downstream promoter to effect diverse custom biological functions. #therapeutics #cellsignaling #healthcare #diagnostictool
Background
The market for cell-based therapeutics has gained wide...
Published: 5/12/2026
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Updated: 5/12/2026
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Keywords(s): Biotechnology, Cell therapy, Research tool, Sensors, Synthetic biology
Category(s): Life Sciences > Biomarkers & Biomedical Research Tools
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Northwestern Startup: Syenex, Inc.
Northwestern Inventor:
Joshua Leonard
McCormick School of Engineering
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Syenex builds bioengineering technologies to unlock the future of human health. Leveraging the power of synthetic biology, we design scalable, precision-engineered components, empowering cell and gene therapy developers to cure disease and build...
Published: 6/22/2026
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Updated: 5/5/2026
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Inventor(s):
Keywords(s): Biologic, Biomedical, Drug delivery, Gene therapy, Platform technology, Research tool, Startup with Northwestern IP, Synthetic biology, Therapeutics, Vector/Plasmid
Category(s): Life Sciences > Biomarkers & Biomedical Research Tools, Life Sciences > Therapeutics
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STING Agonist 8803 for Blood-Brain Barrier Opening in Glioblastoma Treatment
SHORT DESCRIPTION
Chemical compound that opens the blood-brain barrier to enhance delivery of therapeutics for treating glioblastoma.
INVENTORS
Amy Heimberger*
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Neurological Surgery
* Principal Investigator
NU Tech ID: NU 2025-212
IP...
Published: 6/16/2026
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Updated: 4/27/2026
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Inventor(s):
Keywords(s): AD - Alzheimer’s Disease, Adjunct therapy, ALS - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Animal Model, Autoimmune disease, BIO2026, Bladder cancer, Brain cancer, Breast cancer, Cancer Treatment, Cancer/Oncology, Cervical cancer, CNS - Central Nervous System, Colon cancer, Drug delivery, Endometrial cancer, Gastric cancer, GBM - Glioblastoma, Head and neck cancer, Immunology, Immunotherapy, Liver cancer, Lung cancer, MS - Multiple Sclerosis, Neurodegenerative disease, Neurologic disease, Ovarian cancer, Pancreatic cancer, PD - Parkinson's Disease, Prostate cancer, Repurposed Drugs, Research tool, Small molecule, Targeted therapy, TBI - Traumatic brain injury, Therapeutics
Category(s): Life Sciences > Therapeutics, Life Sciences > Biomarkers & Biomedical Research Tools
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Antibodies for treatment of coronavirus disease
NU 2023-247
INVENTORS
Huiping Liu*
Deyu Fang*
Hannah Mubarak
Andrew Hoffmann
Nurmaa Dashzeveg
Lamiaa El-Shennawy
Juncheng Wei
Wuwei Tan
Yang Shen
SHORT DESCRIPTION
Computationally redesigned antibodies targeting SARS-CoV-2 for treating COVID-19.
BACKGROUND
The continuous evolution of SARS-CoV-2 has allowed the virus to escape most therapeutic...
Published: 2/26/2026
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Updated: 2/26/2026
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Keywords(s): Antibody, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Biologic, Infectious disease, Research tool, Targeted therapy, Therapeutics
Category(s): Life Sciences > Therapeutics
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A Rat Model of IgA Nephropathy
NU 2019-196
INVENTORS
Jing Jin*
Xinfang Xie
SHORT DESCRIPTION
A novel rat model of IgA nephropathy (IgAN, also known as Berger's disease), enabling reproducible kidney mesangial deposits characteristic of the human disease for therapeutic and diagnostic evaluation.
BACKGROUND
IgAN, the most common glomerulonephritis worldwide, results...
Published: 4/13/2026
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Updated: 2/26/2026
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Keywords(s): Animal Model, Antibody, Drug screening, Immunology, Inflammation, Renal Disease, Research tool
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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Keywords(s): Biomarker, Breast cancer, Cancer/Oncology, Diagnostics, Imaging, Research tool
Category(s): Life Sciences > Biomarkers & Biomedical Research Tools
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The use of complex or fusion protein of soluble MIC (sMIC) and antibody to treat MIC-negative cancer
NU 2019-146
INVENTORS
Jennifer Wu*
SHORT DESCRIPTION
A fusion protein complex comprising soluble MIC and a non-blocking sMIC-neutralizing antibody that effectively activates CD8 T cells for the treatment of MIC-negative cancer.
BACKGROUND
Effective T cell co-stimulation is critical for durable tumor control, yet many current immunotherapies...
Published: 6/16/2026
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Updated: 12/3/2025
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Inventor(s):
Keywords(s): Antibody, BIO2026, Biologic, Cancer/Oncology, Immunotherapy, Infectious disease, Research tool, Targeted therapy, Therapeutics
Category(s): Life Sciences > Therapeutics
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