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News RiMO Therapeutics Announces Enrollment of the First Patient in Phase 1 Study of RiMO-301 with Radiation in Advanced Tumors
Technology SARS-CoV-2 Monoclonal Antibodies Against Spike and Internal Proteins for Therapeutics and Diagnostics As of February 2021, there have been over 107 million cases and over 2 million deaths caused worldwide by the novel virus SARS-CoV-2. Few vaccination and treatment approaches are currently…
Technology Mesenchymal Stem Cell And Exosome-Based Therapeutics For Restoring Ovarian Function In Premature Ovarian Insufficiency Therapeutic strategy using human mesenchymal stem cells or their exosomes to restore ovarian function and fertility in premature ovarian insufficiency by promoting cell growth, reducing cell death, and enhancing blood…
Technology Small Molecule Therapeutics For Inducing Trained Innate Immunity And Enhanced Anti-Tumor Responses Small molecule drugs developed to induce trained immunity in macrophage cells resulting in a heightened pro-inflammatory response without triggering a primary immune response The Unmet Need: Trained immunity induction that…
Technology Small Molecule Therapeutics For Inhibiting Carotid Body Hypersensitivity To Treat Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders New compounds that inhibit an enzyme to reduce hydrogen sulfide in the carotid body, helping to normalize breathing and prevent sleep apnea by targeting the underlying cause of abnormal breathing…
Technology Antibody-Based Therapeutics For Inhibiting Growth Hormone Receptor Dimerization And Signaling Antibodies that block growth hormone signaling by binding the receptor or hormone to stop receptor pairing, based on high-affinity, defined sequences for therapeutic and research use. The Unmet Need: Effective…
News Digital Health, Therapeutics Startups Selected for George Shultz Innovation Fund Finals The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago has announced the companies selected for the 2022 fall cohort of the George Shultz Innovation Fund. Managed by the...
News Midwest Biotech Startup Showcase Spotlights 30+ Breakthrough Innovations from Leading Research Institutions Bringing breakthrough science to the forefront of innovation, the Midwest Biotech Startup Showcase will highlight more than 30 emerging life sciences and biotech ventures from leading research institutions across the...
News Using Nanotechnology to Deliver ‘Potentially Transformative’ Peptide-Based Therapeutics A physician-scientist, James Labelle is developing therapies that modify the function of the immune system – by examining why, on a molecular level, some pediatric cancers are resistant to treatment....
