Technology Diagnostic For Predicting Hospital-Acquired Infections And Identifying Causative Organisms The technology is a fecal microbiome metabolite profile that can predict hospital-acquired infections and identify the causative organisms. This method efficiently measures specific chemical metabolites produced by bacteria in the…
Technology Prophylactic Strategy For C. Difficile Infection Prevention This technology is a prevention method for those at risk of C. difficile infection using a mutated strain of C. difficile that reduces toxicity and competes with virulent strains, offering…
Page Where Are They Now? Episode 4 Episode 4: Simple Mills May 6, 2021 Katlin Smith, founder and CEO of Simple Mills, wowed her first buyer with a muffin recipe using almond flour. Now the Chicago-based natural...
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News 21 Teams Tackling Innovations in Quantum, Healthcare, AI, and More Take First Steps Toward Commercialization Twenty-one teams from across the University of Chicago and local institutions participated in the Polsky Center I-Corps program this year – identifying and addressing real-world problems in seven weeks, work...
Technology CAR T-Cells That Recognize Cancer-specific Glycopeptides Across Multiple Cancer Types The development of cancer immunotherapies is limited by a lack of targetable tumor antigens. Most currently targeted antigens have basal expression in healthy tissue, which results in potentially life threatening…
Technology Defined Live Biotherapeutic Compositions That Restore Depleted Gut Metabolites To Improve Outcomes In Liver Disease Patients Patients with advanced liver disease, transplant recipients, and other critically ill populations frequently experience profound microbiome dysbiosis due to antibiotics and hospitalization. This dysbiosis is characterized by loss of microbial…
Technology Multihydroxy-Propane Vesicle System and Method for Topical Delivery of mRNA Groundbreaking advancement in the field of mRNA topical delivery systems, providing superior penetration, stability, and biocompatibility compared to existing solutions. It opens up new possibilities for both therapeutic and cosmetic…
Technology Conformation-Specific Genetically Encodable Intrabodies for Spatially Modulating Protein Kinase Signaling Genetically encoded synthetic antibody fragments, expressed intracellularly, to specifically bind the mTOR FKBP12-Rapamycin binding domain inhibiting mTORC1 and mTORC2 activity. Fused with localization signals, these tools enable precise, compartment-specific modulation…
Technology Oral Systemically-Bioavailable Butyrate For Treating Inflammatory Diseases Method to attach butyrate to amino acids, allowing it to bypass gut metabolism and enter the bloodstream, increasing its bioavailability and enabling effective treatment of inflammatory, immune, and neurological conditions…
News Polsky Center Announces 2018 Summer Accelerator Cohort The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the latest cohort of the Polsky Accelerator, a 10-week intensive summer program designed for both for-profit and not-for-profit startups to...
News Polsky Accelerator Program Concludes with Demo Day For the past 10 weeks, 14 companies have participated in the 2018 Polsky Accelerator program. The annual program is designed for both for-profit and not-for-profit startups to develop their ventures....
