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Startup Directory
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Blood test to detect colorectal cancer -
mRNA vaccines -
Early detection for longer life -
Algae and botanical product ingredients -
Drug-gene atlas for drug discovery -
Point-of-care EEG for seizure triage and treatment optimization -
Cell and gene therapies -
Plant breeding for food crops -
Broad-spectrum vaccine -
Microbiome tests for mother/baby's gut health insights -
Therapeutics with regulatory T cells -
T cell therapies for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases -
Colorectal cancer screening -
Cancer therapeutics -
Biology computational analysis for drug development -
Microbiome for health -
Health for babies -
AI drug discovery -
Therapeutic for bipolar depression -
Oncology medicine portfolio -
AI for genetic medicine -
Infectious disease diagnostics -
Therapy for ophthalmic diseases -
Mapping biological networks for drug discovery -
Gut microbiome for therapeutics -
Engineered B cells as medicines -
Precision oncology therapeutic -
Cell-specific therapeutics -
Precision genomics and therapeutics -
Food for patients with IBS -
Psychedelic therapeutics biotech platform -
Biotech cellular medicines -
Oncology and immunology medicine -
Cancer therapies targeting chromosomal instability -
Pipeline of oncology therapeutics -
Develop exosomes for longevity -
Hypertension medical device targeting nerves -
Recover from heart failure -
Medicine to treat every disease -
fMRI for neuropsychiatry -
Personalized nutrition -
Gene therapy for cardiovascular diseases -
Machine learning for drug development -
mRNA therapeutic platform -
Biologic therapies for bacterial infections -
Therapy for hemorrhage bleeding -
Genome analysis equipment -
Immune-driven medicine -
Biology platform for new materials -
Genetic medicine for neurological diseases -
Analgesic for post-surgical pain -
Gene editing for drug discovery -
Early cancer detection -
Gene repair therapy -
Allograft inlays and onlays -
Gene therapy for kidney disease -
Precision immunotherapies to outsmart cancer -
Protein therapeutic measurement device -
Treatment for sleep apnea -
Peptide therapeutics for oncology -
Correlia Biosystems YC W18Instruments for protein measurement -
Therapeutics to treat brain disease -
Cellular therapies for heart health -
AgTech research services -
Cannabinoid science -
Cancer therapeutics -
Cancer treatments -
Immunotherapy to fight tumors -
Eggs made out of plants -
Simplified preparation of DNA for sequencing -
AI analysis of pharma pipelines -
CAR-T for cancer and autoimmune diseases -
Antibody drugs -
mRNA platform company -
Biotech for new fats and oils -
Data cloud for scientific labs -
Immunology therapeutic for inflammation and cancer -
Precision medicine for oncology -
Animal health therapeutic discovery -
Navigation device for interventional surgery -
Pharmacy claims monitoring software -
Birch Biosciences YC S22Recycle plastics with enzymes -
Clinical trial endpoint services provider -
Matrubials YC S21Milk-inspired therapies for infectious diseases -
Oncology therapeutics pipeline -
Mining critical minerals with biology -
T-cell immunotherapy -
Imaging for medical devices -
Immunity therapy -
Histology for biotech research -
Tool development for drug research -
Rare disease therapeutics -
Treatment of acute respiratory infections -
Pet health metabolism -
Spatial phenotyping for biology -
Human health data ecosystem -
Personalized cancer therapeutics platform -
Human tissue creation -
Therapeutics with macromolecular biopharma -
Plasma collection at home -
Biology to reverse climate change -
Therapeutics for ophthalmic infectious diseases -
Immunotherapy for cancer -
Microfluidic platforms for cell engineering and immunotherapies -
Convert methane into eco-friendly plastics -
Protein manufacturing platform -
Clothing fabric for sweat and moisture management -
Synthetic blood substitutes -
Cardiovascular therapeutics -
Microbes extract lithium from waste -
Reproductive health fertility -
Crowdsource brain health solutions -
Therapeutics for microbial diseases -
Point-of-care testing of metabolite biomarkers -
Biotech for neurodegeneration -
Synthetic biology platform -
Computational drug discovery -
Connect patients with research -
Rapid disease tests -
Synthetic biology platform for treatments -
Robotics for weed control -
Gene therapy for retinal disorders -
AI drug discovery -
Treatment of chronic hepatitis B virus -
TIssue for wound recovery -
Genomic sequencing equipment -
Treatments for gastrointestinal diseases -
Data science for genomics -
Large pharma company -
Biotech for immunotherapies -
Therapeutics for musculoskeletal conditions -
AI marketplace for R&D -
Pest management solutions -
RNAi therapeutics technolgoy -
Biopharma company -
Microbiology diagnostics -
Healthcare lab data analysis -
Biotech company -
Therapeutics for diabetes and CNS disorders -
Aquaculture technologies
A directory of 140 startups founded by Cornell University alumni, organized by industry, funding stage, and location — each listed with its founders, description, and links. Compiled and updated by Big Red AI.
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