Rosalind Franklin University secured a $3.4 million military health grant, doubled its Helix 51 incubator space, and brought a clinical trial organization to its Innovation and Research Park. The developments strengthen the region’s bioscience hub and fill a gap in Phase I clinical trial capacity in Illinois.
Cerebral organoids are revealing how Ebola virus persists, aiding treatment research for rare Parkinson's disease, modeling Alzheimer's, and gaining whole-network recording capabilities.
BioNTech presented phase 2 data for HER2-directed ADC Trastuzumab Pamirtecan showing 47.9% response rate in endometrial cancer, with FDA submission planned for 2026. BioLineRx dosed first patient in phase 1/2a GLIX1 trial for glioblastoma and reported new preclinical data. Both companies presented at ASCO 2026.
Northwestern University researchers found that levetiracetam, an FDA-approved anti-seizure medication, prevents formation of toxic amyloid-beta 42 peptides in the brain, offering a potential strategy for early Alzheimer's prevention.
Researchers have developed advanced platforms to study human neural networks, including 3D bioelectronics for brain organoids and scalable 2D neuron networks that reveal brain-like rhythms and drug responses.
Scientists at Northwestern University developed human spinal cord organoids that accurately replicate injury responses including cell death, inflammation, and glial scarring. Testing showed a "dancing molecules" therapy significantly reduced scarring and promoted nerve regrowth.
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|---|---|---|---|
| NCT07775625 |
Central Auditory Processing Modulation Underlying Anxiety Reduction Using Clinically Designed Improvisatory Music |
RECRUITING | NA |
| NCT07748611 |
SMAD4 Tailored Neoadjuvant Therapy for the Treatment of Resectable and Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, SMART-PANC Trial |
NOT_YET_RECRUITING | PHASE2 |
| NCT07742189 |
Medication Collaboration Feasibility Study |
RECRUITING | NA |
| NCT07732179 |
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RECRUITING | NA |
| NCT07729436 |
Healthy Options At Pantries (HOAP) Study |
NOT_YET_RECRUITING | NA |
| NCT07728708 |
Effects of Axatilimab on Skin in Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease |
NOT_YET_RECRUITING | |
| NCT07724652 |
The AYA Oncology Self-care Movement |
NOT_YET_RECRUITING | NA |
| NCT07710105 |
Ocrevus Zunovo for MS: Mixed Methods |
RECRUITING | |
| NCT07707466 |
Social Robots Empowering Patients |
COMPLETED | NA |
| NCT07669753 |
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RECRUITING | NA |
