NCI Center/Platform Partnership NCI Funding Stars & PIs Partner/Collaborating Firm(s)
Cancer Nanotechnology Platform Partners   Arrogene, Kylin, Nanospectra, Ocean Nanotech, Tactic Pharma, Valence
Caltech CCNE James Heath Calando, Calhoun, CellFluidics, Insert, Integrated, Materia, Molecular Biomarkers, PETNET, Sofie
Leroy Hood
Dartmouth CCNE Ian Baker Adimab, Aspen, Philips
Keith Paulson
Emory-GA Tech CCNE ShumingNie Beckman Coulter, CRI, CrystalPlex, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Microsoft
Johns Hopkins CCNE ZaverBhujwalla BioSante, Cancer Targeting Systems, Celldex, Immune Design, Kala, MDxHealth, OncoMethylone, Regis, SignPath, SurModics
Peter Searson
MIT/Harvard CCNE Robert Langer Alnylam, BIND, Lumicell, MicroCHIPS, Siemens, T2, Tempo, VisEn
Ralph Weissleder
Nanotechnology Characterization Laboratory Collaborators   Alnis, Avidimer, Azaya, Carigent, Celator, CytImmune, Dendritic Nanotechnologies, Evident, GE, Luna NanoWorks, NanoScan Imaging, Nanospectra, PDS Biotechnology, Tego
Northeastern CCNE Vladimir Torchilin Nemucore, NovaBioMed (Canadian)
Northwestern CCNE Chad Mirkin Abraxis, American Bio-Optics, Aurasense, Grzybowski Scientific Inventions, NanoInk, Nanosphere, Nanotope, Ohmx, Pharocore, PreDX, SAMDITech, ScinoPharm, Inc.
Stanford CCNE-TR SanjivGambhir Endra, Enlight Biosciences, Genentech, GE, ImaginAb, MagArray, Nodality, Visual Sonics, Zymera
Texas CCNE Mauro Ferrari AM Biotechnologies, BioPath, Leonardo
UC San Diego CCNE SadikEsener
UNC CCNE Rudolph Juliano B3 Biosciences, Hologic, Liquidia, NanoMedPharma, Qualiber, XinRay, Xintek
Joseph Desimone
Wash U CCNE Samuel Wickline Bristol-Myers Squibb, Dyax, Genentech, IBM, Kereos, Philips
Gregory Lanza
Table 7: NCI Stars and Firms partnering or collaborating with NCI Alliance Centers and Platform Partnerships, 2005-2012. Each listed star is either a founder of one or more NCI Alliance firms, has nanobiotechnology/nanomedicine patents assigned to affiliated institutions, or is a PI for one of the centers. (Sources: NCI Alliance Center websites, researcher profiles, and company websites)