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Cornell Dots


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Cornell Dots (C Dots) are a sub-10 nm silica nanoparticle platform engineered for cancer imaging, targeting, and therapeutic delivery developed by the Wiesner Materials Science Lab. The technology became a benchmark in translational nanomedicine: protected by multiple patents, supported by high-impact publications, advanced into human clinical trials, and forming the scientific foundation for Elucida Oncology, which raised $44M to develop C Dot-based cancer therapeutics.


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