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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
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
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
Active Nematic Colloids For Microrobotics And Materials Assembly
A material mixture (active colloids immersed in nematic liquid crystals) that act as microrobots for directed assembly and micromanipulation of passive colloidal particles. Problem: Colloids interact with areas of distortion, such as with walls or with defects in the environment such as sharp edges and can become trapped along disclination lines in...
Published: 11/12/2024   |   Inventor(s): Tianyi Yao, Kathleen Stebe
Keywords(s): Nanotechnology, Platform Technology
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Robotics
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: 10/8/2024   |   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
Safe and Potent mRNA Lipid Nanoparticles (LNPs) for Ex-Vivo Engineering of Immunosuppressive T cells in Autoimmunity Therapies.
Using mRNA-LNPs to deliver forkhead box protein 3 (Foxp3) to CD4+ T cells to engineer Foxp3-positive T (FP3T) cells with immunosuppressive properties. Problem: Autoimmune disorders (e.g., type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and myasthenia gravis) are mediated by self-reactive lymphocyte (B or T cells) expansion. Available suppressive medications like...
Published: 10/1/2024   |   Inventor(s): Michael Mitchell, Ajay Thatte, Alvin Mukalel
Keywords(s): Bioengineering, Cell Therapy, Drug Delivery, Immunology, Immunotherapy, Platform Technology
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Chemical Processes and Synthesis, Technology Classifications > Therapeutics
A Fully Automated, Origami-Inspired Approach for Manufacturing Self-Assembling, Self-Reconfiguring, and Reprogrammable Structures.
An origami-based approach to generate complex shapes by folding magnetically programmed sheets. Problem: Shape-changing materials are desirable in applications such as soft robotics, implantable and wearable devices, minimally invasive medicine, and micromachines. Common control signals used for self-folding, such as temperature, diffusion, and capillary...
Published: 11/15/2024   |   Inventor(s): Cynthia Sung, Gabriel Unger
Keywords(s): Electronic Materials, Nanotechnology, Platform Technology
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Robotics
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