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Increasing Efficiency of Anti-Tumor Immune Checkpoint Blockade Therapy by Manipulating Tumor-Associated Macrophages

A method to manipulate tumor-associated macrophages by targeting the mitochondrial electron transport chain, improving the efficacy of immune checkpoint blockade cancer therapies. Problem: Many cancer therapeutics work by activating the immune system to attack a tumor. These drugs, known as immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapies, commonly fail because...

Published: 5/13/2026 | Updated: 5/13/2026 | Inventor(s): Jorge Henao-Mejia, Megan Clark

Keywords(s): Drug Target, Immunology, Oncology

Category(s): Technology Classifications > Therapeutics

Precise, Efficient Delivery of mRNA Medicine to the Placenta

Using tiny lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) to improve mRNA medicine delivery and uptake in the placenta for healthier pregnancies Problem: The placenta is an important biological barrier that connects the mother and fetus while keeping their blood supplies separate, enabling nutrient and oxygen delivery and waste removal for healthy development. Abnormal...

Published: 5/8/2026 | Updated: 5/8/2026 | Inventor(s): Michael Mitchell, Hannah Safford, Kelsey Swingle, Hannah Geisler

Keywords(s): Bioengineering, Drug Delivery, Gene Therapy, Immunology, Immunotherapy, Women's Health

Category(s): Technology Classifications > Therapeutics

Targeting Autoimmunity-Associated T cells via AHR Pathway Control

SHORT DESCRIPTION Use of AHR agonists to inhibit pathogenic Tfh/Tph cell differentiation, potentially reducing disease activity. INVENTORS Jaehyuk Choi* Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology **(Now at UT Southwestern)** Deepak Rao Brigham and Women's...

Published: 5/7/2026 | Updated: 5/7/2026 | Inventor(s):

Keywords(s): Autoimmune disease, Immunology, Immunotherapy, Inflammation, RA - Rheumatoid arthritis, SLE - Systemic lupus erythematosus, Small molecule, Therapeutics

Category(s): Life Sciences > Therapeutics

Once-Weekly Glucocorticoid Steroid Dosing for Enhanced Muscle Function and Metabolic Health

SHORT DESCRIPTION A glucocorticoid regimen that preserves the benefits of steroids on muscle mass and function while mitigating many of the metabolic and growth‑related toxicities seen with daily dosing in various inflammatory, autoimmune, respiratory, and neuromuscular disease settings. INVENTORS Elizabeth McNally*, MD, PhD Northwestern...

Published: 5/11/2026 | Updated: 5/7/2026 | Inventor(s):

Keywords(s): Aging, DMD - Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Immunology, Inflammation, Metabolic disorders, Muscle metabolism, Rare diseases, Small molecule, Therapeutics

Category(s): Life Sciences > Therapeutics

STING Agonist 8803 for Blood-Brain Barrier Opening in Glioblastoma Treatment

SHORT DESCRIPTION Chemical compound that opens the blood-brain barrier to enhance delivery of therapeutics for treating glioblastoma. INVENTORS Amy Heimberger* Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Neurological Surgery * Principal Investigator NU Tech ID: NU 2025-212 IP...

Published: 5/7/2026 | Updated: 4/27/2026 | Inventor(s):

Keywords(s): AD - Alzheimer’s Disease, Adjunct therapy, ALS - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Animal Model, Autoimmune disease, Bladder cancer, Brain cancer, Breast cancer, Cancer Treatment, Cancer/Oncology, Cervical cancer, CNS - Central Nervous System, Colon cancer, Drug delivery, Endometrial cancer, Gastric cancer, GBM - Glioblastoma, Head and neck cancer, Immunology, Immunotherapy, Liver cancer, Lung cancer, MS - Multiple Sclerosis, Neurodegenerative disease, Neurologic disease, Ovarian cancer, Pancreatic cancer, PD - Parkinson's Disease, Prostate cancer, Repurposed Drugs, Research tool, Small molecule, Targeted therapy, TBI - Traumatic brain injury, Therapeutics

Category(s): Life Sciences > Therapeutics, Life Sciences > Biomarkers & Biomedical Research Tools

Drug Repurposing for Age-Impaired Vascular Repair in COVID-19, Sepsis, and ARDS

SHORT DESCRIPTION Methods and compositions for treating COVID-19, sepsis, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and cardiovascular diseases in elderly patients by either inhibiting vascular endothelial injury/inflammation or promoting FOXM1-dependent endothelial regeneration and vascular repair. INVENTORS Youyang Zhao Northwestern...

Published: 5/8/2026 | Updated: 4/22/2026 | Inventor(s):

Keywords(s): ARDS - Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, COVID-19, Immunology, Infectious disease, Inflammation, Pulmonary disease, Therapeutics, Vascular disease, Vascular repair

Category(s): Life Sciences > Therapeutics

Device For Rapid, Tunable, And Scalable Generation Of Lipid Nanoparticle Formulations

Microfluidic device for generation of large, precisely-defined, diverse lipid nanoparticle libraries for screening LNP formulations. Problem: Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) have broad applications such as delivery agents for gene editing cargo, immunotherapies, and many clinical applications. The structures of the lipid components of an LNP, their relative...

Published: 4/17/2026 | Updated: 4/17/2026 | Inventor(s): Michael Mitchell, David Issadore, Andrew Hanna

Keywords(s): Bioengineering, Drug Delivery, Gene Editing, Gene Therapy, Immunology, Immunotherapy, Microfluidics, Nanotechnology

Category(s): Technology Classifications > Chemical Processes and Synthesis, Technology Classifications > Hardware & Components, Technology Classifications > Robotics

Orthogonal Synthetic Receptors for IL-23

SHORT DESCRIPTION Synthetic IL-23 receptors for cell engineering to enable real-time sensing and drive precise autoimmune and cancer immunotherapy interventions. INVENTORS Joshua Leonard* McCormick School of Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Aaron Morris William Corcoran ...

Published: 5/8/2026 | Updated: 4/14/2026 | Inventor(s):

Keywords(s): Autoimmune disease, Cell engineering, Cell therapy, Diagnostics, IBD - Inflammatory bowel disease, Immunology, Immunotherapy, Inflammation, Targeted therapy, Therapeutics

Category(s): Life Sciences > Therapeutics, Life Sciences > Biomarkers & Biomedical Research Tools

Responsive Probiotic Therapy for Local Detection and Treatment of IBD Flares

SHORT DESCRIPTION An engineered probiotic that senses intestinal inflammation via calprotectin and locally releases therapeutic antibodies in the gastrointestinal tract only during inflammatory flares. INVENTORS Arthur Prindle* McCormick School of Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Jonathan...

Published: 5/11/2026 | Updated: 4/14/2026 | Inventor(s):

Keywords(s): Autoimmune disease, Biologic, Cell therapy, Diagnostics, Gastrointestinal and Hepatic disease, IBD - Inflammatory bowel disease, Immunology, Immunotherapy, Inflammation, Synthetic biology, Therapeutics

Category(s): Life Sciences > Therapeutics

Neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) inhibitors for targeted therapy of melanoma and neurodegenerative disorders

NU 2025-113 (NU 2016-137, NU 2018-176, NU 2019-179, NU 2023-007, NU 2024-250, NU 2025-038) INVENTORS Richard Silverman Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Chemistry SHORT DESCRIPTION Novel highly selective neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) inhibitors for targeted therapy of melanoma and other cancers with high expression...

Published: 4/30/2026 | Updated: 4/1/2026 | Inventor(s):

Keywords(s): ALS - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, AUTM26C1, BIAUTM1, Cancer/Oncology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular disease, Immunodeficiency, Immunology, Immunotherapy, Melanoma, Neurodegenerative disease, Neuroinflammation, nNOS, Small molecule, Targeted therapy, Therapeutics

Category(s): Life Sciences > Therapeutics

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