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2025 Annual Report: A Letter from Lisa Dhar
January 27, 2026
Midwest Biotech Showcase Brings Region's Innovations to SF
January 16, 2026
San Francisco, CA, January 16 2026 — This week, Northwestern’s Querrey InQbation Lab partnered with peer universities across the Midwest region to host the Midwest Biotech Startup Showcase in San Francisco, showcasing more than thirty-five high-growth healthcare startups. The startups represented some of the Midwest’s leading research institutions.
What to Expect When Working With INVO
October 28, 2025
A no-nonsense, step-by-step guide detailing how INVO helps Northwestern inventors bring their discoveries to market.
Learning What Works to Optimize Impact
August 27, 2025
With the support of INVO, Nichole Pinkard and Cities Learn are helping communities deliver more intentional youth programming.
INVO 411
August 21, 2025
INVO helps Northwestern inventors bring their discoveries to market. Here’s how they do it – and when inventors should contact them.
Innovation and Commercialization in Biomedical Research
August 8, 2024
Lisa Dhar, Vice President for Innovation and New Ventures at INVO, appeared on NUCATS' podcast, Science in Translation, in August 2024. She shared guidance for physicians and scientists interested in translating their research and inventions to the public through commercialization. Listen to Lisa's podcast episode.
The Commercialization Advocate
May 1, 2024
INVO’s Arjan Quist champions research and translation as a vital social good.
Unlocking Doors to Entrepreneurial Opportunity
April 1, 2024
In licensing Northwestern-developed tech to a motivated team of graduate students, INVO helped launch a market-leading business.
Impacting Patients on a Larger Scale
March 1, 2024
Evan Scott embraces INVO’s assistance to translate his biomedical research into patient impact at the population level.
Creating the Foundation for a Transformative Enterprise
February 5, 2024
Boosted by early support from INVO, NanoGraf prepares to transform the battery market.
Setting the Stage for Success
February 5, 2024
SIA leverages INVO’s expertise in intellectual property, strategic partnership, and fundraising to score a $140 million exit.
Driving Entrepreneurial Energy
January 1, 2024
VentureCat inspires student entrepreneurs, propels businesses into the marketplace, and energizes Northwestern’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Daring to Dream
January 1, 2024
With INVO’s support, Jaehyuk Choi is pursuing solutions for one of human health’s most complex problems: cancer.
The Entrepreneurial Bridge Builder
January 1, 2024
INVO’s Sonia Kim helps Northwestern innovators move discoveries from the lab to the marketplace.
FoundHer Takes on the Gender Gap in Entrepreneurship
January 1, 2024
The InQbation Lab’s new FoundHer program gives women entrepreneurs access to resources historically exclusive to men.
From Northwestern Labs to the World
February 10, 2023
With the Help of INVO, Three Synthetic Biology Startups Push Toward Commercialization
Querrey InQbation Lab
January 5, 2023
New Accelerator Opens to Fuel Faculty Members’ Research-based Entrepreneurship
Glioblastoma and Calidi Biotherapeutics
December 8, 2022
A Pioneering Partnership Heightens the Commercialization Potential of a Therapeutic to Treat an Aggressive Brain Tumor
SteadyScrib
December 1, 2022
An Unlikely Collaboration and Purposeful Effort Spur a First-of-Its-Kind Solution
Joining Forces to Curb Climate Change
September 5, 2022
Multiple Collaborators Combine Their Specialties to Advance the Commercialization of an Innovative Biofuel
