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Northwestern Startup: Acumen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Founded: 1996 Northwestern Inventor: William Klein Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences Department of Neurobiology and Physiology Grant Krafft Feinberg School of Medicine Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Biological Chemistry Acumen Pharmaceuticals develops therapeutics for Alzheimer's Disease (AD) based upon the discovery and characterization...
Published: 5/7/2026   |   Updated: 5/7/2026   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Antibody, Neurodegenerative disease, Neurologic disease, Therapeutics
Category(s): Life Sciences > Therapeutics, Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT
Agility Trainer 2.0: Dynamic Treadmill Force Field System for Balance Rehabilitation
balance during gait training. INVENTORS Keith Gordon* Felix Huang Geoffrey Brown Mengnan Wu * Principal Investigator NU Tech ID: NU 2017-103 IP STATUS Issued US Patent - View Patent Details DEVELOPMENT STAGE TRL-5 Prototype Validated in Relevant Environment: The prototype has been successfully...
Published: 5/5/2026   |   Updated: 5/5/2026   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Devices, Health IT, Medical device, Prosthesis/Rehabilitation
Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT
Continuous Kidney and kidney Allograft Monitoring Using a Novel wireless implanted Sensor.
SHORT DESCRIPTION A device to monitor transplanted organs and detect early signs of rejection BACKGROUND End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) is a major health and financial problem in the United States. Kidney transplantation is the treatment of choice for ESRD patients, however, the 5-year kidney allograft survival rate is around 72-75%. Rejection...
Published: 5/1/2026   |   Updated: 5/1/2026   |   Inventor(s):  
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Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT
Protecting Proprietary Designs via Adversary-Aware Decoy Generation
SHORT DESCRIPTION A computational tool that safeguards proprietary protein designs by generating biochemically plausible decoy proteins to mislead adversaries. INVENTORS V.S. Venkatramanan Subrahmanian, PhD* Walter P. Murphy Professor of Computer Science, Department of Computer Science, McCormick School of Engineering,...
Published: 5/1/2026   |   Updated: 5/1/2026   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Biotechnology
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Software & Services, Physical Sciences > Engineering & Technology, Life Sciences > Biomarkers & Biomedical Research Tools, Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT
Northwestern Startup: Actinia
Founded: 2020 Northwestern Inventor: Mercouri Kanatzidis Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences Department of Chemistry Actinia’s mission is to increase the resolution and decrease the dose used in radiological imaging techniques such as SPECT, CT, and even plain X-rays. Actinia develops cutting-edge radiation detector materials...
Published: 5/5/2026   |   Updated: 4/29/2026   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): CT, Image/Signal processing, Imaging, Radiation detection, SPECT, Startup with Northwestern IP, X-ray
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability, Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT, Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT > Radiology, Physical Sciences > Engineering & Technology, Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
Rapid Detection of an Anthrax Biomarker by Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
NU 2006-092 Inventors Richard Van Duyne* Olga Lyandres Matthew Young Xiaoyu Zhang Alyson Whitney Jing Zhao Jeffrey Elam Short Description Highly sensitive biosensor for detection of anthrax-causing bacterium with field use capabilities Abstract Northwestern researchers have created a surface-enhanced Raman biosensor for use in detecting...
Published: 4/15/2026   |   Updated: 4/15/2026   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Devices, Diagnostics, Health IT, Imaging, Medical device, Sensors
Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT
Smart Tracking with Wireless Sensors for Healthier Herds: Monitoring Bovine Well-being 24/7
NU 2025-159 INVENTORS John A. Rogers* Anthony Banks E (Eddie) van Aalten Jacob Trueb Jay Young Kwak W. (Bulle) Koster SHORT DESCRIPTION A wireless mechano-acoustic sensor system that continuously monitors bovine health and behavior using accelerometer and vibration microphone data to support precision livestock farming. BACKGROUND Farmers...
Published: 3/31/2026   |   Updated: 3/31/2026   |   Inventor(s):  
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Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT
Soft, Bioresorbable, Evaporative Microfluidic Coolers for Reversible Conduction Block of Peripheral Nerves
NU 2021-164 INVENTORS John Rogers* Jonathan Reeder Matthew MacEwan [Washington University, St Louis] Wilson Ray [Washington University, St Louis] SHORT DESCRIPTION A soft, bioresorbable microfluidic cooling device engineered for reversible conduction block of peripheral nerves with integrated electronic feedback for precise temperature control. BACKGROUND Current...
Published: 2/13/2026   |   Updated: 2/13/2026   |   Inventor(s):  
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Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT
Bioresorbable Ultrasound Tags for Monitoring Deep Tissue Homeostasis
NU 2024-098 INVENTORS John Rogers* Chet Hammill [Washington University, St Louis ] Yonggang Huang Jiaqi Liu Naijia Liu Matthew MacEwan [Washington University, St Louis ] Mingzheng Wu Yameng Xu Haohui Zhang SHORT DESCRIPTION This technology features bioresorbable, shape-adaptive ultrasound tags that integrate flexible hydrogel matrices...
Published: 3/4/2026   |   Updated: 2/13/2026   |   Inventor(s):  
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Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT
Transient Closed-Loop System for Autonomous Cardiac Electrotherapy
SHORT DESCRIPTION For cardiac care providers, this novel system integrates wireless, body-integrated devices to provide autonomous, temporary electrotherapy. It improves patient mobility while reducing healthcare risks and costs. INVENTORS Igor Efimov* Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Medicine (Division of Cardiology),...
Published: 3/30/2026   |   Updated: 12/4/2025   |   Inventor(s):  
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Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT, Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT > Cardiovascular
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