Office of Technology Commercialization

Breaking New Ground in Cancer Immunotherapy
Breaking New Ground in Cancer Immunotherapy 1024 683 Pam Georgiana

Nationwide Children’s researchers develop a scalable, targeted approach to overcoming cancer’s toughest challenges. Despite significant advances in treatments, cancer remains one of the leading causes of death globally. Traditional therapies, while improving patient outcomes, still have limitations — such as the need for frequent dosing, complex and costly manufacturing and severe side effects. These challenges…

Varhouse and AVA: Revolutionizing Genomic Data Management and Interpretation
Varhouse and AVA: Revolutionizing Genomic Data Management and Interpretation 1024 672 Lauren Dembeck

The groundbreaking software system is used for both research and clinical purposes and is transforming how genomic data is organized, interpreted and applied to improve patient care. When it comes to working with big data, it doesn’t get much bigger than the human genome. Each of our genomes has approximately 6 billion data points, half…

Leveraging Technology and Partnerships to Transform Pediatric Orthopedic Care
Leveraging Technology and Partnerships to Transform Pediatric Orthopedic Care 1024 683 Erin Gregory

An interview with Allen A. Kadado, MD, director of the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Center for Orthopedic Innovation, director of the Nationwide Children’s Pediatric Orthopedic Residency Program At Nationwide Children’s Hospital, the Department of Orthopedics drives pediatric health care innovation through collaborations that bridge clinical expertise and technological advancement. Specializing in areas like spinal deformities, trauma…

More Than One REMEDY for Genetic Disorders
More Than One REMEDY for Genetic Disorders 1024 768 Katie Brind'Amour, PhD, MS, CHES

How a new approach to correcting heterozygous mutations and other novel techniques for gene editing are transforming the potential to combat disease The field of gene therapy has had some astounding success in recent years — much of which emerged from labs at Nationwide Children’s Hospital — but it has also stumbled over some serious…

Innovative Highchair Design Revolutionizes Pediatric Care: A Collaborative Journey From Concept to Prototype
Innovative Highchair Design Revolutionizes Pediatric Care: A Collaborative Journey From Concept to Prototype 1024 683 Madison Storm

Highchairs are common in homes with babies and toddlers, as well as in places such as hospitals and restaurants where young children are fed. In hospitals, they are mainly used in pediatric care for infants, toddlers and children undergoing treatment or recovery. Highchairs provide a safe, stable seating option during meals and interactions with family,…

Meet Daphne©, a ChatBot for Pediatric Health Care
Meet Daphne©, a ChatBot for Pediatric Health Care 150 150 Madison Storm

Machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI)have exploded across the worlds of marketing and commerce in recent years. At Nationwide Children’s, clinicians and researchers are focusing on how AI and related technologies can be used to reduce clinician workloads and improve patient outcomes. Emre Sezgin, PhD, principal investigator in the Center for Biobehavioral Health at Nationwide…

Innovative Gene Therapy Approach for Treating Patients with Tuberous Sclerosis Type 2
Innovative Gene Therapy Approach for Treating Patients with Tuberous Sclerosis Type 2 150 150 Lauren Dembeck

Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a devastating genetic disease that affects nearly 1 in every 5,500 newborns and approximately 2 million people worldwide. The disease is characterized by the formation of non-malignant tumors throughout multiple organs, including the kidney, lungs, eyes, and heart, but predominantly the brain. It is typically diagnosed in infants and young…

Micro-dystrophin: A Small Gene With Big Promise
Micro-dystrophin: A Small Gene With Big Promise 1024 632 Abbie Miller

SRP-9001 for Duchenne muscular dystrophy supplies a functional dystrophin gene via AAVrh74 gene therapy. In 1969, Jerry Mendell, MD, was working at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) when he saw his first patient with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). DMD, a severe form of muscular dystrophy caused by a mutation in the…

Building Baby Brains With smallTalk: From Foreign Language Learning at Home to Bridging Gaps in the NICU
Building Baby Brains With smallTalk: From Foreign Language Learning at Home to Bridging Gaps in the NICU 1024 683 Jessica Nye, PhD
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The best language learners on the planet are children — especially babies. Your brain is most active in creating the language center of your brain, connecting neurons and creating the highways and pathways for processing language, during infancy. In fact, language learning begins in utero. The developing brain of a fetus starts to wire language…