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

04/29/2026

CHICAGO—April 29, 2026—Illinois Institute of Technology (Illinois 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. Illinois 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 Illinois 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— Illinois Institute of Technology’s (Illinois 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 Illinois 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 Illinois 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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Illinois Tech Researchers Find Avocados for Breakfast Could Boost Heart Health

10/01/2018

A new study from researchers at Illinois 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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