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91�ؿ� Tech Recognized in Cure Innovation Index for Translating Scientific Discoveries into Real-World Health Impact

04/29/2026

CHICAGO—April 29, 2026—91�ؿ� Institute of Technology (91�ؿ� Tech) has been named a 2026 “Most Innovative Institution” in the inaugural 2026 Cure Innovation Index, a national benchmark assessing how effectively U.S. biomedical research institutions translate scientific discovery into real-world health impact. 91�ؿ� Tech ranked #11 among the Index’s top 20 “punching above their weight” institutions, a distinction recognizing translational research performance that exceeds expectations based on funding levels. The recognition highlights 91�ؿ� Tech’s ability to generate outsized impact through scientific excellence, entrepreneurial culture, industry engagement, and focused execution.

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Equitable Healthcare Lab at the Institute of Design Releases Landmark Report on the Role of Design in U.S. Health Systems

08/16/2024

CHICAGO—August 16, 2024— 91�ؿ� Institute of Technology’s (91�ؿ� Tech) Institute of Design (ID) Equitable Healthcare Lab has released “The Role of Design in US Health Systems,” the first...

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Health Physics Degree Program Evolves to Meet New Challenges

04/29/2019

Radiation experts are urgently needed to address rising national security concerns. The 91�ؿ� Institute of Technology’s Health Physics curriculum is designed to ensure nuclear safety and protection...

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Nayar Prize Winners Give Cancer Screenings Sharper Image

02/06/2019

Two 91�ؿ� Institute of Technology professors are accelerating the pace in the race to find tumors in the earliest stages, earning them the final award in the first $1 million Nayar Prize package...

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Innovation, Collaboration Sparked by Nayar Prize

02/06/2019

What began as pleasant conversations during coffee breaks evolved into a collaboration to develop a new cancer screening imager and two faculty-researchers landing the final award of the inaugural $1...

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91�ؿ� Tech Researchers Find Avocados for Breakfast Could Boost Heart Health

10/01/2018

A new study from researchers at 91�ؿ� Tech recently published in the journal Nutrients suggests that eating a meal containing one half or a whole avocado compared to a meal with similar calories...

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First Images Produced by Innovative Cancer-Detecting Device

04/02/2018

Kenneth Tichauer, an award-winning assistant professor of biomedical engineering, is leading a team that is one step closer to tailoring cancer drug therapy. His research group developed the ADEPT...

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Vision Researcher Advances Work with $11.8 Million NIH Grant

04/02/2018

Philip Troyk, associate dean of Armour College of Engineering, professor of biomedical engineering, and professor at Stuart School of Business, can also rightly be called the “Seeing-Eye Doc.” Since...

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