Technology Method of Growth Factor Delivery for Accelerated Wound Healing Appearance of ulcers and slow wound healing are a hallmark symptom of several autoimmune disorders including type II diabetes. Current treatment approaches rely on antiquated bandaging, however bulkiness and inconvenience…
Technology Tumor-Specific Cancer Vaccine Adjuvant Formulation Many cancer vaccines fail due to insufficient CD8+ T cell targeting. To save patient lives, oncologists need tumor-specific vaccines that increase CD8+ T cell response. The inventors developed and validated…
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…
Technology A Biomarker Analysis Platform For Predicting Immunotherapy Response And Survival In Cancer Patients A method using tumor sequencing data to measure membrane-localized neoantigens, helping predict which cancer patients will benefit from immunotherapy, even those with low tumor mutational burden, improving treatment selection and…
Technology Novel Delivery Platform For Controlled Release Of Bacterial Metabolites To Modulate The Immune System Conditioning of the immune system by the microbiome has received substantial attention for the scientific community in recent years. Microbial metabolites are being assessed as novel therapeutic tools for various…
News UChicago Food Allergy Startup Raises $3.5 Million Bunning Food Allergy Professor Cathy Nagler had been researching the physiological origins of food allergy and potential treatments for over 30 years without ever considering the possibility of translating that...
News Record $1.6 Million Awarded in the 25th Anniversary Finals of Chicago Booth’s New Venture Challenge; First-Place Winner Andes STR Lands More Than $660,000 The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University if Chicago has announced a record-breaking investment of $1.6 million in the winners of the 2021 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New...
Program New Venture Challenge Launch and grow a company through the University’s nationally recognized startup accelerator program with four specialized tracks.
News Fast-Growing Startup BenchPrep Moves Into New Office in Willis Tower Willis Tower might not be the most obvious place for a fast-growing Chicago tech startup to set up shop, but that’s exactly where BenchPrep is headed to keep up with...
News First numo Fintech Challenge at UChicago Concludes with Success On January 24, the numo Fintech Challenge concluded successfully, with Manifest (formerly Vest Blockchain), which simplifies and expedites the 401(k) transfer process, winning first place and $10,000 in cash. Jetson...
News Focusing on Concrete Health Improvements Feature shot on story page: Professor Julian Solway, MD, conducts translational research that seeks to develop new treatments for asthma. Jasmin Nixon, summer student from Chicago State University (left) visiting...
News Making Renewable Energy Feasible UChicago licensee Electrochaea uses electricity generated by the sun or wind to convert water and carbon dioxide into methane, the chief ingredient of natural gas. From left: Matt Martin, Jeff...
