by | Nov 18, 2019 | Dantas, Gautam, Forsberg, Kevin, Gasparrini, Andrew, Park, Jooyoung, Tolia, Niraj, Vogel, Joseph, Wencewicz, Timothy
— Disease indication – Tetracycline resistant infections
Drug format – Small molecule (anhydrotetracycline (aTC) or analogs)
Drug class – Combination therapy
Research stage and Preliminary data
Target – Tetracycline destructases (Tet(X), Tet(50), etc)
Background &ndas…
by | Nov 14, 2019 | Biswas, Pratim, Raliya, Ramesh
— Technology Description
Engineers in Prof. Pratim Biswas’ laboratory have developed a nanoparticle fertilizer that increases phosphorus uptake and plant yield while reducing environmental damage and strain on natural resources.
Increasing global food demand has prompted the large-scale use o…
by | Nov 1, 2019 | Ramani, Vijay, Sankarasubramanian, Shrihari
— Technology Description
Engineers in Prof. Vijay Ramani’s laboratory have developed an electrode decoupled redox flow battery (RFB) with stable electrolyte materials that can generate power densities comparable to all-Vanadium RFBs at less than half the cost.
RFBs are a promising option for …
by | Oct 29, 2019 | Chamberlain, Roger, Gruev, Viktor, Ivanovich, Darko
— Technology Description
Engineers in Prof. Roger Chamberlain’s laboratory have developed a low-cost multiplexing technology for high-speed optical communications in data centers and other short-haul applications. This visible light communication (VLC) system is designed to create distinct par…
by | Oct 22, 2019 | Barratt, Michael, Chang, Hao-Wei, Gehrig, Jeanette, Gordon, Jeffrey, Venkatesh, Siddarth
— Technology Description
Prof. Jeffrey Gordon and his colleagues have developed an inexpensive food formulation that could treat malnutrition and a range of associated health problems by repairing the gut microbiome. Children who are malnourished are currently treated with supplemental nutrition tha…