QED Awardees
Finalists and Awardees
Each year we select 12 researchers from a pool of dozens who apply to the QED Program. Those finalists work alongside seasoned business advisors to develop a proof-of-concept plan - or a roadmap to commercialization. We then select three awardees from each cohort to receive grants of up to $200,000 each.
2021 Finalists & Awardees
Fox Chase Cancer Center
John Karanicolas
Designing tumor-localized activation into therapeutic antibodies
Monell Chemical Senses Center
Hong Wang
Olfactory biomarker test for Parkinson’s disease
Pennsylvania State University
Arun Sharma
Development of a unique Notch1 inhibitor for metastatic breast cancer
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
Mohammad Tofighi
Non-invasive blood perfusion device to reduce flap failure
Princeton University
Maksim Mezhericher and Howard Stone
System for rapid room temperature dehydration of vaccines and biopharmaceutical formulations using ultra-fine droplet aerosols
rowan UNIVERSITY
Mohammad Abedin-Nasab
Robossis: surgical robotic system for long-bone fracture alignment
ROWAN UNIVERSITY
Nidhal Carla Bouaynaya
MRIMath: trustworthy AI for radiation oncology
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
KiBum Lee
Stemgraft: a novel 3D tissue construct for the treatment of severe burns
Temple UNIVERSITY
Hai-Lung Dai and Michael Wilhelm
SA - gram-stain differentiation method and instrument based on nonlinear light scattering
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
Rouzbeh Tehrani
Nano-enhanced hemodialysis for personalized treatments
UNIVERSITY of pennsylvania
Pavan Atluri
Femoral arterial perfusion cannula embolic protection system
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Geelsu Hwang
Smart dental implant system for prevention of peri-implant diseases
2020 Finalists & Awardees
UNIVERSITY OF Pennsylvania
Scott Bartlett
Electromagnetic Needle-free Injector
UNIVERSITY of Delaware
Anuraag Boddupalli
Collagen-mimetic peptide and gene-modified collagens for improved chronic wound healing
rowan university
Nidhal Bouaynaya
Predictive artificial intelligence software for radiation oncology
Rutgers, The UNIVERSITY of New Jersey
Dongfang Liu
Immunotherapy treatment for solid tumors
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
Jeffery Neighbors
A novel therapeutic to enhance immunotherapy for cancer
AWARDEE
Pennsylvania State University
Patricia McLaughlin
Toxicology studies of a novel wound healing therapeutic
Awardee
ROWAN UNIVERSITY
Iman Noshadi
Injectable adhesive for cornea repair
awardee
temple UNIVERSITY
Santiago Orrego
Implantable biomaterials with anti-infective and hard tissue regeneration properties
princeton University
Alexander Ploss
Novel therapeutics for the treatment of hepatitis virus infections
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
Elias Rizk
A novel device for the treatment of fluid buildup in the brain
Temple UNIVERSITY
Rouzbeh Tehrani
Hemodialyzer for faster treatment of kidney disease dialysis
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Ping Wang
Rapid and ultrasensitive SARS-CoV-2 antigen detection for infection screening by non-professional users
2019 Finalists & Awardees
Awardee
University of Pennsylvania
Haim Bau
Enrichment assay for mutant alleles using DNA-guided cleaving enzymes
Awardee
University of Delaware
Emily Day
Megakaryocyte membrane-wrapped nanoparticles for targeted delivery of siRNA cargo to hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells
University of Pennsylvania
Matt Gillespie
Onocor Surgical Snare Retrieval Device
Awardee
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Ian Henrich
Targeted USP6 in vitro transcribed (IVT) mRNA as a novel therapy for Acute Myeloid Leukemia
University of Delaware
Matthew Hudson
Therapeutic platform utilizing drug delivery capabilities of extracellular vesicles
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Misun Hwang
Automated Detection of Brain Injury and Neurodevelopment on Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Eon Soo Lee
Low Cost Point-of-Care Micro Biochip for Simple, Fast and Accurate Blood Tests with On-Chip Self-Separation
University of Delaware
X. Lucas Lu
Device for the Capture of Circulating Tumor Cells
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
Charles Roth
GRAPLON Aerosolized Nanomedicines for Treating Cystic Fibrosis Lung Infections
Harrisburg University of Science & Technology
Frederick Silver
The “Virtual Biopsy” of Skin Cancers Using Vibrational Optical Coherence Tomography (VOCT)
2018 Finalists & Awardees
AWARDEE
University of Delaware
Ahad Behboodi
Device for improving foot and ankle movement
AWARDEE
University of Pennsylvania
Jacob Brenner
Device to ameliorate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
University of Delaware
X. Lucas Lu
Device for the capture of circulating tumor cells
AWARDEE
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
John Maris
Gene therapy for brain cancer
AWARDee
Penn State College of Medicine
Patricia McLaughlin
Novel treatment for wound healing
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Peter Nguyen
Therapeutic for neovascular disease
Temple University
Oscar Perez
Tool for cell lines for drug discovery
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Qinyin Qiu
Tool for post-stroke rehabilitation
AWARDEE
Temple University
Servio Ramirez
Diagnostic for traumatic brain injury
Harrisburg University of Science & Technology
Roozbeh Sadeghian
Diagnostic tool for dementia
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Frederick Silver
Novel imaging of skin lesions
Thomas Jefferson University
Eric Wickstrom
Therapeutic for breast cancer
2017 Finalists & Awardees
AWARdee
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Treena Arinzeh, Ph.D.
Reducing recovery time and cost associated with bone grafting procedures.
University of Pennsylvania
Leslie Dutton, Ph.D.
Artificial Blood for Trauma Care
awardee
Temple University
Jean-Pierre Issa, M.D.
Discovery of a series of new compounds that help rewire gene expression patterns and reverse the invasive potential of cancerous cells.
Temple University
Peter Lelkes, Ph.D.
Portable Spinner of Aqueous Soy Solutions for Wound Healing Applications
Penn State College of Medicine
Patricia McLaughlin, M.S., D.Ed
Novel Treatment for Diabetic Wound Healing
Rutgers University
Prabhas Moghe, Ph.D.
Optical Surveillance for Disease Tracking: "Ink and Scan" Infrared Nanotechnology
The Wistar Institute
Maureen Murphy, Ph.D.
Advancing new treatments for therapy-resistant melanoma by focusing on the mitochondria essential to the growth of cancer cells.
Penn State College of Medicine
Elias Rizk, M.D.
Development of a Subarachnoid to Sagittal Sinus CSF Drainage System
Rutgers University
Charles Roth, Ph.D.
Graplon "Smart" Polyelectrolyle Nanomedicines for Cystic Fibrosis
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Eon Soo Lee, Ph.D.
Innovative Point of Care Micro Biochip for Early Stage Disease Diagnostics
Thomas Jefferson University
Paul Stauffer, MSEE, CCE
Tumor Bed Implant for Dual-Modality Heat and Radiation Treatment of At-Risk Tissue Surrounding a Resection Cavity
2016 Finalists & Awardees
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Michel Bilello, M.D., Ph.D.
Computer-Aided Detection for the Assessment of Multiple Sclerosis on Brain MRI
Childrens’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Monte Mills, M.D.
Vifant OKN Vision Acuity Test App
Rutgers, The State University of New jersey
Yicheng Lu, Ph.D.
Magnesium zinc oxide based thin film transistor biosensor (MZO-bioTFT) for biochemical diagnostics with high sensitivity and selectivity
Pennsylvania State University
Yanming Wang, Ph.D.
Targeting PAD4 for cancers and autoimmune disorders
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Marina D’Angelo, Ph.D.
Extracellular Matrix Protection Factor 2 is a novel therapeutic for treatment of several common oral health problems: Developing periodontal and restorative dentistry applications
Pennsylvania State University
Patricia McLaughlin, D.Ed.
Novel Therapy for Dry Eye
AWARdee
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
David Cormode, Ph.D.
Revolutionizing cancer treatment options with a biodegradable gold nanoparticle-based technology that increases radiation absorption in tumors, creating improved therapeutic efficacy in cancer.
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Alexei Tulin, M.S, Ph.D.
Targeting Histone-dependent PARP-1 Activation: a Novel Therapeutic Strategy for Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer
AWARDEE
Pennsylvania State University
Charles Palmer, M.D.
Transforming neonatal care though a noninvasive assisted breathing device for pre-term infants with respiratory distress that uses negative pressure to prevent chest wall collapse.
Pennsylvania State University
Guodong Liu, M.S., Ph.D.
A medical profile based framework of assessing children on the risks of Autism Spectrum Disorder during early childhood
AWARDEE
Rowan University
Mohammad Abedin-Nasab, M.S., Ph.D.
Improving patient outcomes with Robossis™, a robotic surgery device designed to assist surgeons with pre-operative planning and alignment of long bone fractures, leading to faster surgeries.