USC is the Host Institution for the 15th Annual National Academy of Inventors Conference in 2026
We are thrilled and honored to be the host university for the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Annual Conference in 2026!… Keep reading
USC Research Innovations
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… Keep reading
USC’s Groundbreaking Research Could Revolutionize Glioblastoma Treatment
The glioma subtype known as glioblastoma is notoriously difficult to treat. Current treatments for glioblastoma are unable to successfully address the heterogeneity between different glioblastoma tumors. The fact is that glioblastomas differ markedly between patients, and even within an individual… Keep reading
USC Executes Exclusive License Agreement with Ellison Medical Institute for a Transformative Technology for Prostate Cancer Treatment
The University of Southern California (USC) is thrilled to announce that it has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with the Ellison Medical Institute (EMI) for the rights to develop and commercialize a novel therapeutic drug for the treatment… Keep reading
A USC Stem Cell-led Study About a New Approach for Alzheimer’s Prevention
Is Alzheimer’s something you can prevent? Scientists at Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California discovered a way to activate a natural cleanup system in brain cells, removing toxic tau… Keep reading
A Collaborative Eye Transplant Research Project Co-led by USC Awarded Major Funding
An ambitious endeavor to restore sight unites the Keck School of Medicine of USC with the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and several other institutions from academia and beyond. A federal funding agency that supports high-impact research capable of… Keep reading
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… Keep reading
Three USC Viterbi Professors Named 2024 Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors
Francisco Valero-Cuevas, Wei Wu and Theo Tsotsis, professors in the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, have been named 2024 fellows of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). The award recognizes “academic inventors who have demonstrated a prolific spirit of innovation in creating… Keep reading
USC Institute for Creative Technologies and SoldierStrong Sign Battle Buddy License Agreement
Today is Veteran’s Day and according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), over 6,000 Veterans die by suicide each year. This is approximately 17 lives lost every day. In response to this crisis, the VA… Keep reading
USC Launches Collaboration with StemCardia to Advance Heart Regeneration Therapies
The new initiative brings together renowned experts at a researcher-founded biotechnology company with Keck School of Medicine (KSOM) experts to develop innovative solutions for heart failure, the global leading cause of death. Heart failure, which happens when the heart cannot… Keep reading
From Blood Tests to Brain Scans: How AI is Revolutionizing Alzheimer’s Research
Today is World Alzheimer’s Day. There are more than 55 million people globally with Alzheimer’s disease. Fifty-five million that are struggling to remember. With advanced technology, there has been new hope in the fight against a devastating disease. Enter… Keep reading
11 USC Researchers Named National Academy of Inventors Senior Members
Congratulations to the 11 USC researchers named senior members of the National Academy of Inventors, a nonprofit member organization that encourages inventors in higher education! Election as an NAI senior member recognizes remarkable innovation producing technologies that have brought, or… Keep reading