Angiotensin Therapeutics
Developing a best-in-class ACE2 variant to create breakthrough therapies for COVID-19 and the treatment of kidney disease
Founding PI
Prof. Daniel Batlle
Feinberg School of Medicine
Startup Demos - Video Showcase
Startup Demos are short videos that highlight the depth and range of early-stage companies launching from Northwestern research. Leaders of the startups provide overviews of commercialization of foundational Northwestern technologies. While the initial focus of Startup Demos centers on biotech, medtech and therapeutics, future videos will feature additional areas of interest.
Click on the startup logos below to view the videos.
Aplexis
Developing novel therapies designed to treat Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPNs) and Plek2-overexpressing solid tumors
Founding PI
Prof. Peng Ji
Feinberg School of Medicine
Design Pharmaceuticals
Redesigning the small molecule drug discovery and development process to optimize treatments for inflammatory and immune-related diseases
Founding PI
Prof. Michael Jewett
McCormick School of Engineering
Dimension Inx
Creating next-generation biomaterials and 3D-printed bioactive structures that enable organ and tissue regeneration and repair
Founding PI
Prof. Ramille Shah
McCormick School of Engineering (formerly)
Epicore Biosystems
Developing ‘skin-like’ wearable microfluidic solutions that are capable of non-invasively unlocking clinical grade insights about health, hydration, and metabolic activity in real-world settings
Founding PI
Prof. John Rogers
McCormick School of Engineering
Grove Biopharma
Discovering and developing a new class of biotherapeutics enabled by proprietary chemistry platforms
Founding PI
Prof. Nathan Gianneschi
Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Minute Molecular (M2Dx)
Developing point-of-care PCR testing system to provide central lab precision in less than 15 minutes
Founding PI
Prof. David Kelso
McCormick School of Engineering
NeuroLux
Aiming to provide breakthrough discovery tools for neuroscience, including revolutionary optogenetic stimulation devices that feature battery-free, completely wireless, fully implantable light sources
Founding PI
Prof. John Rogers
McCormick School of Engineering
NUAgo Therapeutics
Developing a unique class of recently discovered siRNAs that selectively eliminates cancer without causing harm to normal tissues
Founding PI
Prof. Marcus Peter
Feinberg School of Medicine
Rhaeos
Aiming to improve the quality care for patients with hydrocephalus through a novel, thermal biosensor, the world's first wearable shunt monitor
Founding PI
Prof. John Rogers
McCormick School of Engineering
Rhythm Therapeutics
Creating a next generation gene therapy targeting the molecular mechanisms underlying atrial fibrillation with the potential to be more effective than current standard-of-care treatments including drugs and ablation
Founding PI
Prof. Rishi Arora
Feinberg School of Medicine
Sibel Health
Delivering better health data with soft, flexible sensors that are powered by advanced analytics, operated by best-in-class software, and integrated with the cloud optimized for artificial intelligence and machine learning
Founding PI
Prof. John Rogers
McCormick School of Engineering
StemLoop
Developing cell-free technology to decentralize and democratize the testing of health threats, such as lead in drinking water and pathogens in the environment
Founding PIs
Profs. Julius Lucks & Michael Jewett
McCormick School of Engineering
Surgical Innovation Associates (SIA)
Bringing better outcomes to patients and lowering systemic costs through innovations "for surgeons, by surgeons" in reconstructive and cosmetic surgery
Founding PI
Prof. John Kim
Feinberg School of Medicine
Syenex
Developing a synthetic biology discovery platform to harness the therapeutic potential of extracellular vesicles
Founding PI
Prof. Joshua Leonard
McCormick School of Engineering
Thyreos
Developing herpesvirus vaccines and vaccine vectors for the animal health and human health markets using breakthrough patented technology that protects the nervous system from infection
Founding PI
Prof. Gregory Smith
Feinberg School of Medicine
Yobee Care
Developing a novel, clinically demonstrated, all-natural and safe treatment for dry scalp and atopic skin conditions that works by restoring balance in the microbiome
Founding PI
Prof. Ruchi Gupta
Feinberg School of Medicine
Azul 3D
Transforming manufacturing from prototyping to mass-manufacturing on a single, streamlined production platform with their proprietary High Area Rapid Printing (HARP™) technology
Founding PI
Prof. Chad Mirkin
Weinberg School of Arts & Sciences
Cycladex
Developing a more cost-effective and environmentally friendly method to extract previous metals in mining
Founding PI
Sir Fraser Stoddart
Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
MFNS Tech
Manufacturing nanocomposite coatings to create OHM Sponge/Membrane that can selectively extract various contaminants from water (such as Oil, Phosphates, and other undesirable nutrients)
Founding PI
Prof. Vinayak Dravid
McCormick School of Engineering
Stoicheia
Using lithography to create libraries of over 1 million nanostructures on a chip that enables researchers to perform millions of simultaneous experiments to identify new materials
Founding PI
Prof. Chad Mirkin
Weinberg School of Arts & Sciences
Tanvas
Developing tangible haptic reality to touch interfaces and creating a new dimension of user experience using surface haptics with no moving parts
Founding PIs
Prof. Michael Peshkin
Prof. Edward Colgate
McCormick School of Engineering
Volexion
Developing a drop-in graphene coating technology designed to be used for lithium battery cathode materials
Founding PI
Prof. Mark Hersam
McCormick School of Engineering