Search Results - bioengineering

63 Results Sort By:
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: 12/20/2024   |   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
Prodrug Lipid Nanoparticles for Synergistic Cancer Immunotherapy
Prodrug lipid nanoparticle (LNP) with a mRNA encoding for a therapeutic cytokine for solid tumor immunotherapy.</brief> Problem: Approximately 2 million people are diagnosed with cancer each year in the United States. Messenger RNA (mRNA)-based cancer immunotherapy has emerged as a potential cancer treatment using cytotoxic T cells to eliminate...
Published: 12/20/2024   |   Inventor(s): Michael Mitchell, Qiangqiang Shi
Keywords(s): Bioengineering, Drug Delivery, Oncology, Platform Technology
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Therapeutics
Method to Alleviate Side Effects of CAR T Cell Immunotherapies
CAR-T cells are PEGylated to block the interactions with monocytes and macrophages to reduce the side effects of CAR-T cell therapies (cytokine release syndrome and neurotoxicity). Problem: CAR-T cell therapies lead to many adverse side effects such as cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and neurotoxicity. It has been shown that 20-70% of patients receiving...
Published: 12/20/2024   |   Inventor(s): Michael Mitchell, Ningqiang Gong
Keywords(s): Bioengineering, Cell Therapy, Immunology, Immunoncology, Immunotherapy, Oncology
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Chemical Processes and Synthesis, Technology Classifications > Therapeutics
Macrophage-Targeting Lipid Nanoparticles (MacLNPs) Deliver siRNA Intranasally to Treat Viral Pneumonia
siRNA-LNP knock-down of TAK1 delivered intranasally and to macrophages specifically prevents inflammation-induced pathology in a mouse model Problem: Macrophages are an important component of the innate immune system, but can mediate excessive inflammation and cause severe pathology if left unchecked. This poses a challenge for the treatment of acute...
Published: 12/19/2024   |   Inventor(s): Michael Mitchell, Lulu Xue, Andrew Vaughan, Gan Zhao
Keywords(s): Bioengineering, Drug Delivery, Gene Therapy, Immunology, Infectious Disease, Inflammation, Nanotechnology, Platform Technology
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Chemical Processes and Synthesis, Technology Classifications > Materials, Technology Classifications > Therapeutics, Technology Classifications > Vaccines
Overcoming the Blood-Brain Barrier with Peptide-Functionalized Lipid Panoparticles
Peptide-functionalized lipid nanoparticles (pLNPs) for targeted messenger RNA (mRNA) delivery to the brain. Problem: Ionizable lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) have emerged as clinically advanced delivery vehicles for nucleic acids. However, as LNPs typically accumulate to the liver, tissue-specific delivery remains challenging, and systemic LNP delivery...
Published: 12/19/2024   |   Inventor(s): Michael Mitchell, Emily Laura Han
Keywords(s): Bioengineering, Drug Delivery, Neurodegenerative Diseases
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Therapeutics
Targeted In Utero Therapeutics Delivery System for Precise Gene Editing
Targeted lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) that can deliver mRNA-based gene editing therapeutics to hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) in utero Problem: Monogenic blood diseases, including sickle cell disease and / thalassemia, are among the most prevalent genetic conditions worldwide, causing significant pediatric morbidity with complications like painful...
Published: 1/2/2025   |   Inventor(s): Rohan Palanki, Michael Mitchell, William Peranteau
Keywords(s): Bioengineering, Gene Editing, Gene Therapy, Platform Technology
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Therapeutics
Protein Function Scanning by Mass Spectrometry
High throughput, highly controlled mutagenesis method to study protein function of full-length proteins for protein engineering and testing, drug and antibody development, protein interaction and binding studies. Problem: Understanding a protein's functions requires studying each mutation separately through separation-of-function mutations. Traditional...
Published: 12/19/2024   |   Inventor(s): Roberto Bonasio, Julia Tasca
Keywords(s): Bioengineering, Platform Technology
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Research Tools & Reagents, Technology Classifications > Testing & Measurement
Space Shuttle-Inspired Branched Lipid Nanoparticles As Potent mRNA Transporters
Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) with reversibly attached branched lipid tails for the delivery of mRNA for gene therapy. Problem: Delivery of mRNA to target cells enables the expression of engineered proteins but mRNA is unstable and negatively charged, necessitating a delivery vehicle to ensure its entry into cells. LNPs can ferry mRNA across the cell...
Published: 11/26/2024   |   Inventor(s): Michael Mitchell, Xuexiang Han
Keywords(s): Bioengineering, Drug Delivery, Gene Therapy, Nanotechnology, Obesity Metabolic Disease and Diabetes, Platform Technology
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Chemical Processes and Synthesis, Technology Classifications > Therapeutics
Origami-Inspired And Remotely Adjustable Pediatric Heart Implant
Pediatric pulmonary artery band (PAB) using origami-inspired fabrication that is remotely adjustable after implantation. Problem: Congenital heart defects affect 1% of births in the United States and can lead to irregular blood flow through the main pulmonary artery (MPA). A pulmonary artery band (PAB) is an implant that can be placed on the MPA to...
Published: 11/18/2024   |   Inventor(s): Cynthia Sung, Gabriel Unger, Mark Fogel, Jonathan Chen, Brianna Leung
Keywords(s): Bioengineering, Cardiovascular, Pulmonary, Soft Materials, Surgery
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Medical Devices, Technology Classifications > Robotics
1 2 3 4 5 6 7