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Algorithm for Identifying Images of Fluorescently-Labeled Cells
Improves the ability to distinguish multiple fluorophores with overlapping emission spectra in biological images of labeled cells by a factor of two or more. Background: Cells (including normal and tumor cells), tissues, microbial communities, and other biological systems generally consist of multiple interacting components, especially proteins...
Published: 5/13/2025   |   Inventor(s): Alex Valm, Yunlong Feng
Keywords(s): bacterial cells, bacterial infection, bioengineering, biofilm control, bioinformatics, biomarker diagnostics, biomarkers, cancer, cell biology, computational biology, dental, diagnostics, digital image processing, fluorescence, fluorescence spectroscopy, gene expression analysis, image analysis, image processing, machine learning, medical imaging, microbial pathogenesis, personalized medicine, RNA, saliva, scanning microscopy, Technologies
Category(s): Campus > University at Albany, Technology Classifications > Biological Materials, Technology Classifications > Biomedical Science and Engineering, Technology Classifications > Healthcare, Technology Classifications > Medical Imaging, Technology Classifications > Research Tools and Reagents, Technology Classifications > Therapeutics and Vaccines, Technology Classifications > Viral Vectors
An iron oxide nanozyme formulation for augmenting the efficacy of oral care products.
A combinatory formulation for oral care products that enhances antimicrobial specificity, anti-plaque potency and prevents tooth decay. Problem: Tooth decay (dental caries), caused by the destruction of the outer layer (enamel) of teeth by bacteria in biofilms, affects nearly half of the global population and remains the most prevalent chronic disease...
Published: 4/25/2025   |   Inventor(s): Yue Huang, Hyun (Michel) Koo, David Cormode
Keywords(s): Bioengineering, Dentistry, Infectious Disease, Microbiome, Nanotechnology, Platform Technology
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Chemical Processes and Synthesis, Technology Classifications > Materials, Technology Classifications > Therapeutics
Reducing The Adverse Side Effects Of Using Native T-Cells To Destroy Cancer Cells
A Switchable Bispecific T-Cell Nanoengager (sBiTNE) to link T cells with cancer cells that can be reversed if off-tumor toxicity is detected. Problem: Compounds which link native T-cells with the surface antigens found on cancer cells have emerged as an effective treatment for blood malignancies and are currently being developed for solid tumors....
Published: 4/16/2025   |   Inventor(s): Michael Mitchell, Ningqiang Gong
Keywords(s): Bioengineering, Immunology, Immunoncology, Immunotherapy, Oncology, Platform Technology, Protein/Peptide (Non-Antibody), Small Molecule
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Therapeutics
Targeted, Enhanced Modification Of Lipid NanoparticlesTto Improve Tumor Therapeutic Efficacy
A method to inhibit small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) released by tumor cells to enhance lipid nanoparticle (LNP) accumulation in tumors. Problem: Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) have shown promise as drug delivery systems for various diseases with several clinically approved products. However, their ability to deliver genes specifically to tumor cells...
Published: 4/11/2025   |   Inventor(s): Michael Mitchell, Ningqiang Gong, Wenqun Zhong, Wei Guo
Keywords(s): Bioengineering, Drug Delivery, Immunoncology, Oncology
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Therapeutics
Methods and Sequences for mRNA and Other HIV Vaccine Development
Unique sequences eliciting broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that could be used to develop effective mRNA-based and other types of HIV vaccine. Problem: Despite decades of research, there is currently no vaccine to prevent HIV infection. A major goal of HIV vaccine programs is to generate bNAbs, which...
Published: 3/31/2025   |   Inventor(s): George Shaw, Edward (Ted) Kreider, Beatrice Hahn, Ashwin Skelly, Hui Li, Drew Weissman
Keywords(s): Bioengineering, HIV/AIDS, Immunology, Infectious Disease, Protein/Peptide (Non-Antibody)
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Vaccines
Biocompatible And Low-Toxicity Lipid Nanoparticles (LNPs) For Selectively Delivering mRNA To The Bone Microenvironment
Ionizable LNPs with a rigid backbone of piperazine (PIP) linked to bisphosphonates (BPs) for the targeted delivery of mRNA to the bone. Problem: Available treatments for bone tissue related diseases provide only symptomatic relief and are associated with clinical challenges and potential side effects. Challenges persist in the delivery of therapeutic...
Published: 3/7/2025   |   Inventor(s): Michael Mitchell, Kyle Vining, Lulu Xue, Il-Chul Yoon
Keywords(s): Aging, Bioengineering, Drug Delivery, Gene Therapy, Orthopedics, Platform Technology, Women's Health
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Chemical Processes and Synthesis, Technology Classifications > Therapeutics
Anticancer IgG Against Multiple Epitopes on Live Tumors Upon Disruption of ‘Self’ Signaling by CD47
A method to combine two or three monoclonal antibodies (mABs) into one treatment to successfully bind to multiple cancer cell surface epitopes and promote targeted degradation by phagocytosis. Problem: Phagocytosis of ‘self’ cells is generally inhibited by a key macrophage checkpoint interaction between SIRPα on the macrophage and...
Published: 2/27/2025   |   Inventor(s): Dennis Discher, Jason Andrechak, Lawrence Dooling
Keywords(s): Antibody, Bioengineering, Cell Therapy, Drug Target, Immunology, Immunoncology, Immunotherapy, Oncology, Platform Technology
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Therapeutics
A Method for Promoting Structural and Functional Rescue of Photoreceptors in the Eye to Treat Advanced Retinal Degeneration.
Discovery and use of retina-specific promoters to rescue photoreceptor function specifically at clinically relevant, advanced stages of disease. Problem: Despite the fact that retinal gene therapy studies have shown promising results in animal models, treatment of advanced retinal degeneration with currently available gene therapies have not been successful....
Published: 1/24/2025   |   Inventor(s): Raghavi Sudharsan, William Beltran
Keywords(s): Bioengineering, Gene Therapy, Genetic Disorders, Ophthalmology, Orphan Disease, Platform Technology, Regenerative Medicine
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Therapeutics
High-Throughput Approach to Identify New Lipid Nanoparticle Formulations for Vaccine and Drug Delivery
High-throughput in vivo screening method to identify lipid nanoparticle (LNP) formulations for local and systemic delivery for mRNA vaccines and cancer immunotherapies. Problem: Nucleic acid delivery is an attractive and rapidly growing area of research, particularly for the development of vaccines and cancer immunotherapy. Historically, viral vectors...
Published: 1/7/2025   |   Inventor(s): Michael Mitchell, Alex Hamilton
Keywords(s): Bioengineering, COVID-19, Drug Delivery, Gene Therapy, Immunology, Immunoncology, Immunotherapy, Infectious Disease, Nanotechnology
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Testing & Measurement, Technology Classifications > Vaccines, Technology Classifications > Therapeutics
T-Cell-Activating Lipid Nanoparticles for Rapid Engineering of CAR T Cells
A method to streamline the process of generating chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells for therapeutic applications. Problem: CAR T cell therapy has demonstrated clinical success in treating various forms of cancer. With more CAR T cell therapies projected to gain regulatory approval, manufacturing becomes increasingly important in the face of this...
Published: 12/20/2024   |   Inventor(s): Ann Metzloff, Margaret Billingsley, Michael Mitchell
Keywords(s): Bioengineering, Cell Therapy, Drug Delivery, Immunoncology, Immunotherapy, Oncology, Platform Technology
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Therapeutics
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