Technology Opportunities

The ProblemHCV is a major public health problem, with over 185 million people infected worldwide and at risk for developing life-threatening liver disease. Although FDA approved several Direct-Acting Antiviral Drugs (DAAs) demonstrating high efficacy and safety, they are highly expensive and ...

The ProblemThe presence of microbial contamination of surfaces poses a serious problem from the point of view of health protection. There is a growing market demand to improve effectivity, safety, endurance and cost of anti-microbial coating.The SolutionWe propose a novel bio-inspired nanocapsule ...

BACKGROUNDLeishmania parasites cycle between two hosts, insect host and mammalian macrophages. Infection in the mammalian host is caused by proliferation within macrophages, especially present in liver and spleen (visceral) or within macrophages in the skin (cutaneous Leishmaniasis). Leishmania ...

The Problems1. Drug addiction is a scourge of both developed and less-developed societies. The economic impact of drug addiction includes direct treatment costs as well as lost productivity and crime. 2. Neuropathic pain is a chronic pain condition caused by a primary lesion or dysfunction in the ...

The ProblemImmunotherapy has become a revolution in the area of cancer treatment. Compared to the traditional methods, such as invasive surgeries, radiation and chemotherapy, immunotherapy is more specific and less toxic to patients. Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-engineered T cell therapy is ...