USC Startups in the News

USC Researchers Develop Low-Cost Blood Test for Early Alzheimer’s Detection

Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC have developed a blood test that can identify early signs of Alzheimer’s disease by measuring proteins linked to the condition. The new test, known as Penta-Plex Alzheimer’s Disease Capture Sandwich Immunoassay (5ADCSI), detects five biomarkers simultaneously, which is more than existing blood tests, and runs on

2025-06-10T15:51:02-07:00June 10th, 2025|

Nasdaq’s Opening Bell Rings for a USC Research Startup

Today, a USC-licensed startup that developed an intranasal drug delivery system for brain tumors will be listed for the first time on Nasdaq. To celebrate the direct listing, the USC Stevens Center for Innovation and the startup, NeOnc Technologies Holdings Inc., will ring the opening bell at 9:30 a.m. EDT/6:30 a.m. PDT. NeOnc is based

2025-03-27T16:04:12-07:00March 26th, 2025|

Revolutionizing Heart Care for Newborns

In pediatric cardiology, every heartbeat counts, especially for the one in 4,000 newborns born with an underdeveloped lower chamber, or ventricle, of the heart. Ellis Meng, the Shelly and Ofer Nemirovsky Chair in Convergent Bioscience and professor of biomedical engineering and electrical and computer engineering, and her team are leading innovative research aimed at enhancing survival

2025-01-11T12:27:15-08:00December 30th, 2024|

USC Researchers Turn the Body’s B Cells into Tiny Surveillance Machines

USC scientists and Paula Cannon, a Distinguished Professor of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, have discovered a way to turn the body’s B cells into tiny surveillance machines and antibody factories that can pump out specially designed antibodies to destroy cancer cells or HIV, two of medicine’s most

2024-08-07T12:06:46-07:00July 22nd, 2024|

L-Nutra Closes $47 Million in First Stage of Growth Investment Round

Congratulations to Dr. Valter Longo, Director of the Longevity Institute at USC and his venture, L-Nutra Inc., a premier nutri-technology company leading longevity science nutrition programs, on the closure of a $47M Series D funding. The round was led by a personal investment from Stephane Bancel, CEO at Moderna Inc., alongside Brentwood Associates, a Los Angeles based middle

2023-12-06T08:54:49-08:00December 2nd, 2023|

How Trash Turns into Treasure in Labs at USC

Catapower Inc. is converting glycerol into something valuable: sodium lactate. Used in the food processing industry, the market for this non-toxic, environmentally friendly chemical is $1.5 billion and growing.

2020-12-23T18:57:36-08:00December 4th, 2019|