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Northwestern Startup: NanoAl (Acquired by Braidy Industries)
Founded: 2013
Northwestern Inventor:
David C. Dunand
McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Faculty Profile
David N. Seidman
McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Faculty Profile
NanoAl, LLC, is a technology company dedicated...
Published: 5/5/2026
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Updated: 5/5/2026
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Keywords(s): Metals, Startup with Northwestern IP
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
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Northwestern Startup: NanoIntegris, Inc. (Acquired by Raymor Industries)
Founded: 2006
Northwestern Inventor:
Mark Hersam
McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
Department of Material Science and Engineering
NanoIntegris is a leading supplier of premium single- and double-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT, DWNT). The technology separates nano-tubes by diameter and/or electronic type (i.e., metal vs. semiconductor)....
Published: 6/22/2026
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Updated: 5/5/2026
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Inventor(s):
Keywords(s): Carbon nanotube, Graphene, Nanomaterials, Nanotechnology, Semiconductors & Integrated Circuits, Startup with Northwestern IP
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
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Northwestern Startup: NuMat Technologies, Inc
Founded: 2011
Northwestern Inventor:
Omar Farha
Weinberg School of Arts & Sciences
Department of Chemistry
Randall Q. Snurr
McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Joseph T. Hupp
Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Chemistry
Numat Technologies is an advanced materials...
Published: 6/22/2026
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Updated: 5/5/2026
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Inventor(s):
Keywords(s): Catalyst, Energy and Infrastructure, Environment, Materials, MOFs, Polymer, Startup with Northwestern IP
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability, Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
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Northwestern Startup: Volexion, Inc.
Founded: 2018
Northwestern Inventor:
Mark Hersam
McCormick School of Engineering & Applied Sciences
Materials Science
Volexion is developing advanced cathode materials for lithium ion batteries that overcome key limitations to conventional technology, primarily enhanced battery performance at low temperatures and rapid charging and discharging....
Published: 6/22/2026
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Updated: 5/5/2026
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Inventor(s):
Keywords(s): Batteries, Energy and Infrastructure, Energy storage, Graphene, Lithium-ion, Materials, Startup with Northwestern IP
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability, Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
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Northwestern Startup: NanoGraf
Founded: 2012
Northwestern Inventor:
Harold Kung
McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Jiaxing Huang
McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
Department of Materials Science
Formerly SiNode Systems, NanoGraf pursues advances in Lithium-ion battery anodes to transform a wide...
Published: 6/22/2026
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Updated: 5/5/2026
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Inventor(s):
Keywords(s): Batteries, Energy and Infrastructure, Fuel Cell, Graphene, Nanoparticle, Startup with Northwestern IP, Sustainability, Sustainable Materials
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability, Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
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Northwestern Startup: Lilac Solutions
Founded: 2016
Northwestern Inventor:
Christopher Wolverton
McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Lilac Solutions is developing new ion exchange materials to transform lithium extraction from brine resources.
Lilac Solutions Website
Published: 6/22/2026
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Updated: 5/5/2026
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Inventor(s):
Keywords(s): Batteries, Energy and Infrastructure, Manufacturing/Processing, Materials, Startup with Northwestern IP, Sustainability, Sustainable Materials
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability
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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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Northwestern Startup: Yobee Care, Inc.
Founded: 2018
Northwestern Inventor:
Dr. Ruchi Gupta
Feinberg School of Medicine
Department of Pediatrics and Medicine
Yobee's mission is to revolutionize scalp, hair, and skin care by helping consumers rebalance their microbiome and eliminating the need for chemical-laden products. Utilizing PROBYOME , our patented blend of probiotic extracts,...
Published: 5/5/2026
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Updated: 5/5/2026
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Inventor(s):
Keywords(s): Dermatology, Hair care, Scalp care, Skin care, Startup with Northwestern IP, Therapeutics
Category(s): Life Sciences > Therapeutics
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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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Inventor(s):
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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Northwestern Startup: HIDDEN-AI
Founded: 2021
Northwestern Inventor:
Wing Kam Liu
McCormick School of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering & Civil and Environmental Engineering
HIDENN-AI is developing convolution hierarchical deep-learning neural networks to simultaneously train, solve, and calibrate any advanced materials and manufacturing system, reducing solution...
Published: 5/5/2026
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Updated: 4/27/2026
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Inventor(s):
Keywords(s): Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Startup with Northwestern IP
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Software & Services
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