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Rapid Synthesis of Amidine-Incorporated Degradable Lipids for Non-Liver mRNA delivery
One-pot combinatorial chemistry for fast and facile synthesis of amidine-incorporated degradable cationic lipids for lipid nanoparticle formulation and non-liver nucleic acid delivery. Problem: Messenger RNA (mRNA)-based therapeutics and vaccines have broad applications for a variety of diseases but require safe and efficient delivery mechanisms. Lipid...
Published: 2/10/2026   |   Inventor(s): Michael Mitchell, Xuexiang Han, Junchao Xu
Keywords(s): Bioengineering, Drug Delivery, Platform Technology
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Research Tools & Reagents, Technology Classifications > Therapeutics, Technology Classifications > Vaccines
An Improved In Vivo Gene-Editing System Using Plug-and-Play Lipid Nanoparticles (LNPs) to Support CRISPR, Small Interfering RNA (siRNA), and Adenine Base Gene Editing Platforms
Simple, plug-and-play biodegradable lipids that form highly potent lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) for CRISPR mRNA delivery, outperforming benchmark gene-editing systems. Problem: CRISPR therapies can permanently correct disease-causing genes, but today's CRISPR delivery systems are either too risky or not potent enough. Viral vectors raise red flags...
Published: 1/14/2026   |   Inventor(s): Michael Mitchell, Xuexiang Han, Kelsey Swingle, Alex Hamilton
Keywords(s): Bioengineering, Drug Delivery, Gene Editing, Gene Therapy, Nanotechnology, Platform Technology, Protein/Peptide (Non-Antibody), Small Molecule
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Therapeutics, Technology Classifications > Vaccines, Technology Classifications > Chemical Processes and Synthesis, Technology Classifications > Materials, Technology Classifications > Research Tools & Reagents
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: 12/8/2025   |   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: 11/26/2025   |   Inventor(s): Michael Mitchell, Ningqiang Gong, Wenqun Zhong, Wei Guo
Keywords(s): Bioengineering, Drug Delivery, Immunoncology, Oncology
Category(s): 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: 11/26/2025   |   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: 12/8/2025   |   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: 12/8/2025   |   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
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: 12/8/2025   |   Inventor(s): Michael Mitchell, Emily Laura Han
Keywords(s): Bioengineering, Drug Delivery, Neurodegenerative Diseases
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Therapeutics
Lipid Nanoparticles That Specifically Target The Lungs
Lung-targeting lipid nanoparticles allowing organ specific mRNA delivery for gene therapy applications. Problem: Gene therapy via mRNA delivery allows the rapid generation of therapeutics and vaccines for a wide range of applications. However, mRNA is especially vulnerable to degradation in the body, necessitating packaging within lipid nanoparticles....
Published: 11/26/2025   |   Inventor(s): Michael Mitchell, Lulu Xue
Keywords(s): Bioengineering, COVID-19, Gene Therapy, Infectious Disease, Pulmonary
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Chemical Processes and Synthesis, Technology Classifications > Therapeutics, Technology Classifications > Vaccines
Ionizable Lipid Nanoparticles with Low Immunogenicity Which Enable Repeated Administrations of mRNAs Encoding Gene Editors, Tumor Neoantigens, and Vaccine Payloads.
Using Mannich reaction-based combinatorial libraries to identify ionizable lipids for low-immunogenic and high-efficiency mRNA delivery. Problem: Lipid nanoparticle (LNP)-based delivery systems for mRNA-based therapeutics have recently demonstrated their clinical success in applications such as ONPATTRO® and the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19...
Published: 10/3/2025   |   Inventor(s): Michael Mitchell, Ningqiang Gong
Keywords(s): Bioengineering, Drug Delivery
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Therapeutics
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