by | Mar 2, 2026 | Liu, Tianran, Okafor, Somtochukwu, Rutz, Alexandra
— Published date: 3/3/2026
Value Proposition: New bioelectronic device that can stimulate, record, or sense for medical bioelectronic applications.
Technology Description
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a bioelectronic device that incorporates polymer electrodes…
by | Sep 17, 2025 | Fremont, Daved, Nelson, Christopher, Teitelbaum, Steven, Warren, Julia
— Published date: 9/18/2025
Value Proposition: Single chain RANK ligand that can selectively inhibit pathological bone loss.
Technology Description
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a genetically engineered mutant RANKL protein that prevents bone loss by selective…
by | Oct 15, 2024 | Shea, Susan, Spinella, Philip, Thomas, Kimberly
— Value Proposition: Composition of matter that uses taurine to improve cold platelet storage shelf life and functionality.
Technology Description
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a method to cold store platelets using taurine supplementation. There is a crucial ne…
by | Jul 18, 2022 | Benzinger, Tammie, Guzman, Gloria, Wang, Qing, Wang, Yong
— Background
Currently, biopsies are the only definitive method to diagnose a brain tumor. While PET-CT is used for initial imaging and monitoring of the tumor, after completion of treatments, a 6-8-week delay is usually implemented to avoid false-positive results. Yet, the delay could also result in…
by | Feb 23, 2022 | Cui, Jianmin
— Disease indication – Long QT Syndrome (resulting in ventricular arrhythmia, epilepsy, deafness)
Drug format – Small molecule
Drug class – Lead compounds are repurposed drugs
Research stage and preliminary data – Based on in silico screening of KCNQ, the researchers selecte…