Prakash Nallathamby has been named a 2026 recipient of the University of Notre Dame IDEA Center’s Research Commercialization Grant (RCG), alongside bioengineering doctoral student Aurelie Brownsberger. The RCG program provides targeted, translational funding designed to accelerate the real-world impact of Notre Dame research by advancing the commercial readiness of promising University inventions. The award recognizes …
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Apr 24
Pitching MagSiNs at the IDEA Center’s Inaugural Research Commercialization Grant Event
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Harper Cancer Research Institute, Hybrid nanoparticles, IDEA center, metastatic cancer cells, multidrug resistance
by Prakash
On Friday, April 24, 2026, I had the privilege of being one of six Notre Dame faculty selected to pitch at the inaugural Research Commercialization Grant (RCG) Pitch Event, hosted by the IDEA Center at Notre Dame in Leighton Hall at Innovation Park. The morning brought together external investors, the IDEA Center Advisory Council, and …
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