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2021
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“IN THE NEWS”
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2020
December 14, 2020
“IN THE NEWS”
CBC COVID-19 Response Award recognized
Multi-institute collaborative team including Profs. Melody Swartz and Jeffrey Hubbell (UChicago), Evan Scott (NU), and Ying (Samuel) Hu (UIC), which received CBC COVID-19 Response Award is recognized by the Chicago Immunoengineering Innovation Center
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September 11, 2020
“IN THE NEWS”
More than meets the eye, literally
Recently awarded CBC Catalyst team to study novel, intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs), which, like the canonical rod and cone photoreceptors, can respond to light
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August 17, 2020
“IN THE NEWS”
Supporting Chicago-centered entrepreneurialism
CBC Accelerator Award to Arnon Lavie, UIC, among early innovation grants that got a UIC spinoff company, Enzyme by Design, to a flying start
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August 2, 2020
“IN THE NEWS”
Could aberrant RNA splicing cause diabetes?
And, perhaps a more important question, could “fixing” the splicing help diabetic patients? CBC Awardee Joseph Bass, NU, senior author on a recent Genes and Development publication which was partially supported by a CBC Spark Award, explains
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July 13, 2020
“IN THE NEWS”
The RAS story, continued
More press about the recent PNAS article, written with the contributions from three CBC Awardees, Karla Satchell, David Gius and Marco Biancucci, NU, and reporting on the research jointly supported by the SickKids Proof-of-Principal Funding and a CBC Catalyst Award
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July 10, 2020
“IN THE NEWS”
Coming after cancerogenic RAS
Three CBC Awardees, Karla Satchell, David Gius and Marco Biancucci, NU, contribute to the development of a novel technology with therapeutic potential that could significantly slow down RAS-dependent tumor growth
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June 4, 2020
“IN THE NEWS”
Could NAD-supplemented diet attenuate aging?
It appears so, at least in mice, according to Joseph Bass, NU, senior author on a recent Molecular Cell publication which was partially supported by a CBC Spark Award
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May 28, 2020
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CBCAN gains “virtual” momentum
The UChicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation recognizes four UChicago teams pitching “ZOOM-live” at the Chicago Biomedical Consortium Accelerator Network (CBCAN) as part of a competition for the CBC Accelerator Award
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March 20, 2020
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UIC 2019 Researcher and Innovator of the Year Awards Announced
Three UIC researchers with ties to the CBC, Stephanie Cologna, Laura Sanchez and Joanna Burdette, honored with the Researcher of the Year Rising Star in Basic Life Sciences Award
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March 4, 2020
“IN THE NEWS”
Atomic structure of Paramyxoviruses
Global Biodefense features the CBC Catalyst Award-supported work of to Yuan He, NU on a paramyxovirus 3D structure
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March 3, 2020
“IN THE NEWS”
Understanding viruses
A CBC Catalyst Award to Yuan He, NU, helps to decipher a paramyxovirus polymerase 3D structure; a CBC affiliate, Robert Lamb, NU, co-authors the publication
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March 2, 2020
“IN THE NEWS”
Entrepreneurial talent recognized!
CBC Entrepreneurial Fellow Eric Schiffhauer becomes Director of Drug Discovery Collaboration at the NU’s Innovation and New Ventures Office (INVO)
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February 14, 2020
“IN THE NEWS”
Looking for where to conduct skin research in Chicago?
Don’t look any further: the NU Skin Biology and Diseases Resource-Based Center provides access to all CBC universities’ members
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February 12, 2020
“IN THE NEWS”
Intranasal IGF-1 to treat headaches
Chicago Business Wire reports on promising results of research, supported in part through a CBC Director’s Fund Award to Richard Kraig, UChicago, showing that Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) could be helpful in a treatment of headache
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February 11, 2020
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Migraineurs – hope is on the horizon!
Supported in part through a CBC Director’s Fund Award, Richard Kraig, UChicago, reports in Brain Research his new findings on the development of a promising migraine therapeutic
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January 27, 2020
“IN THE NEWS”
CBC Postdoctoral Award Recipient on a Rise
Eun Ji Chung, 2014 CBC Postdoctoral Research Award recipient named an IEEE New Innovator and BMES Rising Star, USC Viterbi School of Engineering News announced
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January 26, 2020
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Autism & fragile chromosome X
Northwestern Magazine features Yongchao Ma, NU, who, together with Chuan He, UChicago, are recipients of a CBC Catalyst Award which supported discovery of how the molecular mechanism of behind the fragile X syndrome, a form of autism
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2019
October 10, 2019
“IN THE NEWS”
Crain’s reports on the upcoming CBC leadership transition
In a recent article titled “People on the move”, Crain’s Chicago Business reports that Rick Morimoto, NU, will take the place of Jim Audia, as an interim Executive Director of the CBC, effective Nov. 1.
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October 3, 2019
“IN THE NEWS”
Morimoto to lead CBC
CBC Scientific Director for NU, Rick Morimoto, to take over for Jim Audia as CBC interim Executive Director
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September 10, 2019
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Circadian rhythm and hunger
Recent work by a CBC Awardee Joseph Bass, NU, featured in the Summer 2019 issue of Northwestern Medicine Magazine, exemplifies the continuity of a research direction initiated by a 2011 CBC Spark Award
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September 4, 2019
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Softball, CBC and cancer research
Kay Macleod, UChicago, highlights a 2013 CBC HTS Award and… a 2019 softball tournament as fundraising mechanisms to support her cancer research
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August 22, 2019
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Standing for diversity in science
CBC Executive Director Jim Audia among ‘150 prominent biomedical scientists and pharmaceutical industry leaders’ to sign an open letter in support of inclusivity and diversity within the biomedical research community
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June 18, 2019
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The CBC-supported Enzyme by Design soars!
CBC Accelerator Award among grants that have contributed to almost $1 million in secured funding by a UIC spin-off company
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June 14, 2019
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Chicago Biomedical Innovation Alliance (CBIA) has launched!
CBC Executive Director, Jim Audia, one of the founding members of the CBIA, and the CBC, one of the consortium’s participating organizations
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June 4, 2019
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CBC Accelerator Award among Enzyme By Design enablers
CBC Accelerator Award winner and founder of the Pitch Perfect-winning startup Enzyme By Design, Arnon Lavie, UIC, explains what’s in the company pipeline and what challenges it may face
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May 20, 2019
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CBC Accelerator Award helps Enzyme By Design win Pitch Perfect!
Arnon Lavie, UIC, founder of the Pitch Perfect-winning startup Enzyme By Design, acknowledges CBC as contributors to the company success
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May 17, 2019
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Pre-clinical Imaging Consortium (PIC)
Karen Snapp, CBC’s Senior Associate Director, presents at the 5th Annual PIC Meeting held at NU, April 28-30
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April 26, 2019
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Does CBC matter?
“A definitive YES,” answers Illinois Science & Technology Coalition in the 2019 University Entrepreneurship Index
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February 15, 2019
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Kidneys in a test tube?
CBC Catalyst Award AND their recipients — Jason Wertheim, NU and Jeffrey Hubbell, UChicago — featured in Crain’s Chicago Business for a pioneering work on growing new kidneys
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2018
October 16, 2018
“in the news”
“Cores on Tap”
‘Open Access Initiative’ and ideas how to advertise its unprecedented value to Chicago researchers discussed at the inaugural “Cores on Tap”
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October 16, 2018
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CBC is making a mark on Chicago biotech
CBC Accelerator Award program recognized at Illinois Ignite as an asset ‘to provide a runway for translational research’
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August 3, 2018
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FSG helps CBC better understand its transition into Phase 2
Strategic evaluation of the CBC with the consulting group FSG
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June 20, 2018
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CBC welcomes Deerfield to the healthcare community in Chicago during the Lakeside Discovery launch event
CBC Executive Director Jim Audia to serve as a Lakeside Discovery Joint Steering Committee member
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May 14, 2018
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NewCures to strengthen the portfolio of Chicago-area biomedical development programs, such as CBC and NCAI-CC
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April 13, 2018
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The very first of the CBC Phase 2 initiatives — the CBC Accelerator Network (CBCAN) — recognized among “Illinois’ Growing Startup Resources”!
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February 7, 2018
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CBC, MATTER and CIM@MATTER recognized as “accelerator programs to turn research into start-up” in Chicago area
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January 3, 2018
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CBC recognized among important local resources for entrepreneurs as Chicago becomes a hub for biomedical innovation
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2017
October 20, 2017
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As a critical component of Northwestern University’s record research funding, the 2017 renewal grant to CBC from the Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust was recognized as unusually large and a significant factor in the increased funding from foundations
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June 20, 2017
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6 largest gifts from individuals to healthcare organizations in 2017
Searle Funds pledge to the CBC takes third place nationwide
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June 14, 2017
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Top 10 U.S. Biopharma Clusters
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June 5, 2017
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Drug Discovery Forum Furthers Northwestern’s Interdisciplinary Research Vision
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2016
December 21, 2016
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CBC-Facilitated Collaborative Science Initiative Renewed
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October 22, 2016
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Kudos to CBC for its Infrastructure support!
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2015
November 4, 2015
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Chicago Biomedical Consortium Quoted as an Exemplary Collaborative Initiative in Chicago
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March 18, 2015
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CBC Stimulates Fresh Research Collaborations
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2014
September 3, 2014
“in the news”
Chicago Biomedical Consortium: A Three-University Hub of Research
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February 26, 2014
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Tribute to the Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust
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February 21, 2014
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Chicago Biomedical Consortium quoted as a model of the Medici Effect
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2013
September 20, 2013
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Weaving the entrepreneurial fabric of Chicago
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April 5, 2013
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A boost for biotech startups
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2012
March 13, 2012
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CBC model going viral
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2011
September 27, 2011
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NIH cites CBC as a role model
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2009
December 8, 2009
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Shoveling Science’s Data Avalanche
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October 22, 2009
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Seeds of Collaboration
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