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Researchers Light the Way for Minimally-Invasive Medical Devices, New Treatments
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Researchers Light the Way for Minimally-Invasive Medical Devices, New Treatments
Illinois Ignite: Researchers to Showcase Breakthroughs in Healthcare, Computing, and Advanced Manufacturing
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Illinois Ignite: Researchers to Showcase Breakthroughs in Healthcare, Computing, and Advanced Manufacturing
Patent of the Week: A More Accurate Cancer Diagnosis for Improved Treatment Planning
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Patent of the Week: A More Accurate Cancer Diagnosis for Improved Treatment Planning

Researchers Light the Way for Minimally-Invasive Medical Devices, New Treatments

A team of University of Chicago scientists, led by associate professor Bozhi Tian, have pioneered a new technique that harnesses the power of light to stimulate various cells and tissue…

Illinois Ignite: Researchers to Showcase Breakthroughs in Healthcare, Computing, and Advanced Manufacturing

Illinois Ignite 2020 will feature technologies and startups from the University of Chicago, Northwestern University, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of Illinois-Chicago, and Illinois Institute of Technology. The virtual…

Patent of the Week: A More Accurate Cancer Diagnosis for Improved Treatment Planning

Two cancer researchers at the University of Chicago in 1995 hypothesized that there was an intermediate state for patients with metastatic cancer. They called this state "oligometastasis," which is…

AI, Measurements Workshop to Explore the Intersection of Machine Learning and Physics

The University of Chicago’s Office of Research and National Laboratories Joint Task Force Initiative earlier this year awarded a second round of AI + Science grants to three projects and…

Patent of the Week: A Universal Microfluidic Culture System

Microfluidic chips are useful in several applications, such as drug discovery, because of their ability to automatically replicate various cellular environments. As opposed to traditional dish-and-pipette techniques – which…

Patent of the Week: Helping AI Systems Multitask and Remember

An artificial neural network (ANN) is a computer program designed to operate similarly to the human brain and the ways in which it processes information. However, while the brain…

Patent of the Week: Eliminating Trial and Error for a Better Biopsy

University of Chicago Medicine doctor Seon-Kyu Lee has patented a novel surgical mallet design that enables biopsy needles to be positioned in place and imaged simultaneously. Surgical biopsy needles…

Patent of the Week: Boosting the Microbiome to Prevent Infection

Many antibiotic-resistant infections in humans can be traced to food and animals due to the widespread use of antibiotics on farms. Because of this, there is an urgent need…

University of Chicago Professor Cofounds Data-Driven Molecular Engineering Company

Recombinant Antibody Network Partners with Bristol Myers Squibb to Develop Novel Therapies

The Recombinant Antibody Network (RAN), a consortium comprising research groups from UC San Francisco (UCSF), the University of Chicago, and the University of Toronto have expanded a previous research…

Patent of the Week: In Search of a Universal Flu Vaccine

University of Chicago researchers, including Patrick Wilson, PhD, professor of medicine, UChicago Biological Sciences Division, have filed a patent for a panel of antibodies that neutralize a range of…

Chain Reaction Innovations: Polsky Offers Special I-Corps Training to Argonne Teams

In May, the Polsky Center ran a special four-week program for Argonne’s Chain Reaction Innovations (CRI) accelerator. Six teams participated in this virtual I-Corps program, which included researchers from other…
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