List is tentative, and subject to change at any time.
Startup Companies
Nanoparticle drug delivery systems
Certus Therapeutics provide a novel nanoparticle drug delivery platform (Lypos) for cancer chemotherapies with enhanced tumor-targeting properties.
Matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors to treat diabetic foot ulcers
SalvePed is developing ND-336 for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers.
Preventative therapy treats post-traumatic osteoarthritis
CartilaGen’s technology is an intra-articular injection of drug suspended in a hydrogel vehicle.
Glucocorticoid prodrugs for the treatment of nephritis
Shannon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is an Omaha, Nebraska, start-up company focusing on the development of therapeutic interventions for nephrotic diseases.
Antisense oligonucleotides to treat spinal muscular atrophy
The loss of a single gene causes spinal muscular atrophy, a devastating disease that is among the leading genetic causes of infant death.
Nanoparticle-miRNA conjugate reduces inflammation, oxidative stress
Founded by a fetal surgeon who has studied the mechanisms leading to scar-free healing in the fetus for 20+ years, Ceria Therapeutics is dedicated to applying those insights to improve healing in children and adults.
Harness tissue regeneration to treat ulcers, intractable wounds
Allander Biotechnologies, LLC is a seed-stage company developing fusion protein biologics to treat inflammatory diseases and disorders with unmet medical needs including oral mucositis (extensive oral ulceration), radio-dermatitis, and chronic wounds.