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20-073 Stent Wash PartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)
Streamlining mechanical thrombectomy to save time and money

09-075 Novel Treatment for Asthma and Autoimmune DiseasesPartnerEASY (Express)Test Drive

09-092 Novel AIT Therapy for the Treatment of Breast CancerPartnerEASY (Express)Test Drive

10-027 SIPPC: Self-Initiated Prone Progressive CrawlerPartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)

10-033 Tibiotalar Arthrodesis Guide (TAG)PartnerEASY (Express)Test Drive
A guide for accurate and reproducible ankle arthrodesis

12-008 Novel Cancer TreatmentPartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)

12-063 Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS)PartnerEASY (Express)

12-071 Clickable PolymersPartnerEASY (Express)Test Drive
A novel modular drug delivery platform

12-089 Detecting Segmentation and Fracture in CT ImagesPartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)
A novel method to diagnose traumatic pelvic injuries

12-092 Effectors of Hemoglobin for Enhanced Oxygen and Nitric Oxide DeliveryPartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)
Simultaneous Tissue Delivery & Enhanced Bioavailability of Oxygen and Nitric Oxide

12-111 Microstructures of SilkPartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)
Renewable materials for tissue engineering scaffolds

13-022, 14-085 Wireless & Implantable Taste SystemPartnerEASY (Express)Test Drive
A device for those with an impaired or loss sense of taste

13-031 Novel Inhibitors of InflammasomePartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)
A new class of anti-inflammatory drugs and their potential to limit injury

13-087, 19-019F Novel Anti-Cancer Stem Cell Agents PartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)

13-088 Efficient Synthesis of PyridinesPartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)Test Drive
Cost effective ingredients for pharmaceuticals

13-091 Haptic Glucometer GuidePartnerEASY (Express)Test Drive
Independence for visually impaired diabetics

13-106, 16-003 Treatment of Opioid Induced ConstipationPartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)

14-002 Novel Ligands for Serotonin Receptor 2B (5-HT2B)PartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)

14-025 Radiation Protective HeadwearPartnerEASY (Express)Test Drive

14-041 MECO Fixation SystemPartnerEASY (Express)Test Drive
A surgical solution for midfoot arthrodesis

14-088 Novel Synthetic Method for Producing TelmisartanPartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)Test Drive

14-089 Palladium Catalysts for C-H ReactionsPartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)Test Drive
Improved methods for API synthesis

15-032 Puff Topography DevicePartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)
Measuring E-cigarette Airflow

15-079 Head and Neck Positioning Device for RadiotherapyPartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)
Radiation-translucent Platform for Multi-Landmark Setup in Head and Neck Radiotherapy

16-041 Treatment of Myocardial InfarctionPartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)
Using protein from human plasma to reduce infarct size

16-046 Tissue handling skills trainer
Training tool for proper suturing techniques

16-057 Guide Wire Retention DevicePartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)Test Drive

16-064 Treatment for Drug AddictionPartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)
Potent and Selective Mu Opioid Receptor Modulators

16-072 Novel Treatment for Bacterial VaginosisPartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)

16-083 Microbiome Based Treatment for Cirrhosis PatientsPartnerEASY (Express)Test Drive

17-016 Ciprofloxacin Synthesis PartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)
Streamlined synthesis of antibiotic ciprofloxacin

17-029 Wearable Cardiac Arrest Detection DevicePartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)
A Faster way to save your life.

17-049 Anatomically Accurate Brain PhantomPartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)
Experimental verification for neuromodulation

17-074 High-Efficiency Delivery of Aerosols to InfantsPartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)
A more effective method for aerosol delivery

17-075F Capillary-Based Dry Powder InhalerPartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)
Improving the delivery of pharmaceutical aerosols

17-104,18-107 Coupling CatalystPartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)
Highly Active Graphene Based Palladium Catalysts

18-001 Hip Analysis SuitePartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)Test Drive
Automated diagnostic and preoperative software

18-01 Predicting Preterm BirthPartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)
Vaginal microbiome composition in early pregnancy

18-019 Synthesizing HydroxychloroquinePartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)
A high-yielding semi-continuous flow method

18-053 Prone Play Activity CenterPartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)
Enhancing Infants’ Motor Control and Development

18-066 DuraSafe EpiNavigatorPartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)
Pressure Sensing Epidural Needle

18-088 Single-Molecule SensorsTest Drive
Quantitative and simultaneous detection of biomarkers

18-094 Opioid Receptor Modulators
Novel chemicals for treatment of drug use disorder

18-113 Enhancing Tumor Immunotherapy
Increasing the drug response rate of cancer patients

18-119 Refrigerated Medicine StoragePartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)
Optimized for security and temperature monitoring

18-125 Biodegradable polymeric drugs
Repeating units of chemotherapeutic agents

19-026, 19-038 Targeted Immunotherapy
IGFBP-3R agonistic monoclonal antibodies as a mono- or combinational therapy to treat cancer

19-058 Biologics Encapsulation PartnerEASY (Express)
Rapid, one-step process for encapsulation of biologics

19-080F Corneal Permeable Anti-Glaucoma Drug PartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)
Water soluble, biocompatible pilocarpine analog for treatment of angle-closure glaucoma

19-092 Underslung load stabilizationPartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)
Stabilizing underslung loads for unmanned aerial vehicle delivery

20-005F & 20-006F Positive pressure inline dry powder inhalers PartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)
High efficiency aerosol delivery for infants & children

20-012 Dynamic FRET-based SensorsPartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)
Ultrasensitive detection of nucleic acids biomarkers

20-022 Recombinant Chimeric Proteins & PanelsPartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)
A novel diagnosis of Lyme Disease

20-030 Novel SARS-CoV-2 TreatmentPartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)
ACE2 Decoy Peptide to Prevent Spike Protein Binding

20-032 Novel Drug Delivery Method for Immunotherapy TreatmentPartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)
Delivery of Potent STING Activating Nanovaccine

20-155 Anti-microbial MaskPartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)
Protective filtering respirators for foul atmospheres

20-158 The Proxy-FlosserPartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)
Improving daily flossing for people with braces

20-161 microRNA treatment for traumatic osteoarthritisPartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)
Inhibiting miRNAs to prevent and treat OA and other inflammatory diseases

21-013 Novel Minimal Circular RNAPartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)
Minimal Circular RNA for Vaccine and Therapeutic Use

21-014 Novel cGAS TherapeuticPartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)
Small molecular degrader of Cyclic GMP-AMP synthase

16-033, 21-016 Microfluidic Device for Optical Sorting of Heterogeneous Cell SamplesPartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)
A modular chipset to enhance the speed and reliability of cell separation by optical trapping

20-160 Cancer Immune Checkpoint Blockade PrognosticPartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)
Novel Immune Checkpoint Blockade PD-L1 Quantification

12-007, 18-113, 19-014, and 19-032 Enhancing Cancer Response to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors and Radiation TherapyPartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)

20-048F Native Cell Membrane Polymer Nanoparticles PartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)
Novel Molecules for Protein Isolation and Drug Discovery

20-086 Novel Canine Chiimeritope Vaccine for EhrlichiosisPartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)
Chimeric Protein for Diagnostic and Therapeutic use for Monocytic Ehrlichiosis

20-086 Novel Human Chiimeritope Vaccine for EhrlichiosisPartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)
Chimeric Protein for Diagnostic and Therapeutic use in Monocytic Ehrlichiosis

19-108 Reducing Alcohol CravingPartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)
Using fecal matter transplant to change gut microbiota

09-004F, 13-106F, 16-064F, 16-065F, 18-094F Treating Neurological Disorders Caused by Opioid Addiction – Targeting the µ Opioid ReceptorPartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)

23-005 Targeting E2N for Immuno-Cancer Therapy PartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)
Cancer-specific treatment to weaken the cancer cells to improve immunotherapy-induced clearance.

JUD-22-085 Continuity Sensor for Use in Critical Lines and Drains
Detects potentially life-threatening events

KIM-23-095 Automatic Aperture Tracing
An automatic method of aperture tracing in preparing custom cutouts for electron radiation therapy

KIM-23-097 Digital Modulated Radiography
A Novel Approach to Radiography

HAD-24-039 Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Coil Design
A novel coil design for TMS with applications in small animals using multi-magnetic materials

23-067F Novel ATP and 2,3-BPG Targeting Drug for Sickle Cell Disease TreatmentPartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)
Lipid particle packaging of PLX small molecules providing localized delivery to treat lung cancers.

22-091 Targeted Allergy and Auto-immune Disease TreatmentPartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)
Allergen desensitization treatment to reduce or eliminate inflammatory reactions to allergens or auto-immune diseases.

23-024, 23-038, 24-039 Nasal Cast ModelsPartnerSTANDARD (Traditional)
Anatomically Realistic Models for Infants, Children, and Adults

SHA-24-049 Positioning Wedge for Fecal Management System (FMS)
Prevents Leaks and Improves Waste Containment