AccuraDX headquarters in Natick, MA. (Image credit: AccuraDX) A University of Chicago spin-out company, AccuraDX is developing next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies that enable researchers to map the location of single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) on the genome. Scientific Founder Chuan He… Keep reading
The 2021 Researchers to Know represent 10 institutions of higher education leading innovationin Illinois. (Image credit: iStock.com/serggn) The Illinois Science and Technology Coalition (ISTC) this year has named University of Chicago Professors Kunle Odunsi and Rama… Keep reading
Depiction of CPI-300 nanoparticles with multiple therapeutic agents for combination therapy of colorectal and pancreatic cancer. (Image credit: CPI) Coordination Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (CPI) recently announced that the FDA has approved the… Keep reading
In this special report, presented in part with the Immunoengineering 2021 conference and Takeda Pharmaceuticals, the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation explores… Keep reading
(iStock.com/libre de droit) The University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has granted InFlectis BioScience rights to use a patented family of small molecules for the treatment of neuromuscular diseases. Per the agreement announced today,… Keep reading
Onchilles Pharma is developing a pipeline of first-in-class biologic and small molecule drug candidates that have the potential to be broadly effective against a wide range of cancers. (Image credit: iStock.com/surfpunk1) Onchilles Pharma recently closed its… Keep reading
The inventors have developed a method to enhance skin wound repair and prevent scarring after wounding and surgery. (Image credit: iStock.com/allanswart) University of Chicago researcher Xiaoyang Wu has developed a novel wound dressing that can stop… Keep reading
The University of Chicago in 2018 announced a partnership with Benchmark Analytics to commercialize an early intervention system for police officers developed at the Center for Data Science and Public Policy. (Image credit: iStock/TheaDesign) Benchmark Analytics working with research partners… Keep reading
Immunoengineering 2021 will feature expert speakers from industry and academia, including an afternoon pitch and networking session with UChicago researchers. The Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering’s Chicago Immunoengineering… Keep reading
The Polsky Center’s deep tech accelerator program, the ‘Compass,’ was launched publically in January after the completion of its first cohort. The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation’s recently-launched Compass accelerator program has… Keep reading
Dr. Thomas Gajewski with graduate student Jason Williams at the Gordon Center for Integrative Science on the University of Chicago campus in Chicago in 2017. (Photo by Nancy Wong) The University of Chicago spinout Pyxis Oncology… Keep reading
Associate Professor Bozhi Tian with graduate students Aleksander Prominski and Lingyuan Meng. Researchers at the University of Chicago have patented a new approach for developing carbon-based bioelectronic devices, which have a variety of applications in drug… Keep reading