Chad A. Mirkin
Founder at Exicure Operating Co.
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Chad A.
Mirkin was the founder of NanoInk, Inc. (founded in 2001) where he served as Director from 2002 to 2010.
He is also the founder of Exicure Operating Co. (founded in 2011) and Aurasense LLC (founded in 2009) where he holds the titles of Director and President respectively.
Additionally, Dr. Mirkin was the founder of Nanosphere, Inc. (founded in 1999) where he was Director from 2010 to 2013.
He was also the founder of Exicure, Inc. (founded in 2011) where he served as Director from 2020 to 2021.
Dr. Mirkin is currently the Director-International Institute at Northwestern University and Director at CDJ Technologies, Inc.Dr. Mirkin's former job includes being a Director-Scientific Strategy at Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Dr. Mirkin's education history includes an undergraduate degree from Dickinson College (conferred in 1986) and a doctorate degree from The Pennsylvania State University (conferred in 1989).
Dr. Mirkin is also the founder of Flashpoint Therapeutics, Inc., Azul 3D, Inc., Stoicheia, Inc...
Chad A. Mirkin active positions
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Northwestern University
Northwestern University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Exicure Operating Co.
Exicure Operating Co. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Exicure Operating Co. operates as a biopharmaceutical company commercializing spherical nucleic acid constructs as gene regulation and modulation agents for diseases including applications in oncology, dermatology, neurology, and for immune disorders. The SNA constructs allow the use of oligonucleotide-based therapies to treat diseases in a range of tissue types. The company was founded by Chad A. Mirkin and Colby Shad Thaxton in 2011 and is headquartered in Skokie, IL. | Founder | 2010-12-31 |
Aurasense LLC | Founder | 2009-11-30 |
CDJ Technologies, Inc.
CDJ Technologies, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services CDJ Technologies, Inc. engages in provision of technology services. The company is headquartered in Evanston, IL. | Director/Board Member | - |
Azul 3D, Inc.
Azul 3D, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Azul 3D, Inc. operates as a 3D printing company that allows users to print 3D structures from a wide pallet of materials. The company was founded by James Hedrick, David Walker and Chad A. Mirkin and is headquartered in Skokie, IL. | Founder | - |
Stoicheia, Inc.
Stoicheia, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Stoicheia, Inc. is a company based in Suite 330, IL that specializes in digital materials discovery. Stoicheia uses a combination of proprietary AI and high-throughput screening technology to discover new materials that impact industries such as automotive, chemical, oil, and clean energy. The company has access to the world's largest combinatorial material libraries and uses proprietary nanocombinatoricstm and megalibrarytm platforms to enable the discovery of new materials with properties driving the development of the renewable and net-zero economy. The company was founded by Chad A. Mirkin and Andrey Ivankin, and Jeff Erhardt has been the CEO of the company since 2023. | Founder | - |
Former positions of Chad A. Mirkin
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EXICURE, INC. | Founder | 2021-04-29 |
NanoInk, Inc.
NanoInk, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing NanoInk, Inc. is an emerging growth technology company specializing in nanometer-scale manufacturing and applications development for the life sciences, engineering, pharmaceutical, and education industries. Using Dip Pen Nanolithography® (DPN®), a patented and proprietary nanofabrication technology, scientists are enabled to rapidly and easily create micro-and nanoscale structures from a variety of materials on a range of substrates. This low cost, easy to use and scalable technique brings sophisticated nanofabrication to the laboratory desktop. Headquartered in the Illinois Science + Technology Park, north of Chicago, NanoInk currently has over 250 patents and applications filed worldwide and licensing agreements with Northwestern University, Stanford University, University of Strathclyde, University of Liverpool, California Institute of Technology and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. | Founder | 2013-08-25 |
NANOSPHERE, INC. | Founder | 2013-04-24 |
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Training of Chad A. Mirkin
Dickinson College | Undergraduate Degree |
The Pennsylvania State University | Doctorate Degree |
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Listed companies | 2 |
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ARROWHEAD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | Health Technology |
EXICURE, INC. | Health Technology |
Private companies | 7 |
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NanoInk, Inc.
NanoInk, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing NanoInk, Inc. is an emerging growth technology company specializing in nanometer-scale manufacturing and applications development for the life sciences, engineering, pharmaceutical, and education industries. Using Dip Pen Nanolithography® (DPN®), a patented and proprietary nanofabrication technology, scientists are enabled to rapidly and easily create micro-and nanoscale structures from a variety of materials on a range of substrates. This low cost, easy to use and scalable technique brings sophisticated nanofabrication to the laboratory desktop. Headquartered in the Illinois Science + Technology Park, north of Chicago, NanoInk currently has over 250 patents and applications filed worldwide and licensing agreements with Northwestern University, Stanford University, University of Strathclyde, University of Liverpool, California Institute of Technology and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. | Producer Manufacturing |
Nanosphere, Inc.
Nanosphere, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Nanosphere, Inc. engages in the development, manufacture, and market of molecular diagnostics platform. Its platform, Verigene System, enables clinicians to identify and treat bacteria and viruses responsible for some of the most complex, costly, and deadly infectious diseases. The company was founded by Chad A. Mirkin and Robert Letsinger on December 30, 1999 and is headquartered in Northbrook, IL. | Health Technology |
Aurasense LLC | |
Exicure Operating Co.
Exicure Operating Co. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Exicure Operating Co. operates as a biopharmaceutical company commercializing spherical nucleic acid constructs as gene regulation and modulation agents for diseases including applications in oncology, dermatology, neurology, and for immune disorders. The SNA constructs allow the use of oligonucleotide-based therapies to treat diseases in a range of tissue types. The company was founded by Chad A. Mirkin and Colby Shad Thaxton in 2011 and is headquartered in Skokie, IL. | Health Technology |
CDJ Technologies, Inc.
CDJ Technologies, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services CDJ Technologies, Inc. engages in provision of technology services. The company is headquartered in Evanston, IL. | Technology Services |
Azul 3D, Inc.
Azul 3D, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Azul 3D, Inc. operates as a 3D printing company that allows users to print 3D structures from a wide pallet of materials. The company was founded by James Hedrick, David Walker and Chad A. Mirkin and is headquartered in Skokie, IL. | Producer Manufacturing |
Stoicheia, Inc.
Stoicheia, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Stoicheia, Inc. is a company based in Suite 330, IL that specializes in digital materials discovery. Stoicheia uses a combination of proprietary AI and high-throughput screening technology to discover new materials that impact industries such as automotive, chemical, oil, and clean energy. The company has access to the world's largest combinatorial material libraries and uses proprietary nanocombinatoricstm and megalibrarytm platforms to enable the discovery of new materials with properties driving the development of the renewable and net-zero economy. The company was founded by Chad A. Mirkin and Andrey Ivankin, and Jeff Erhardt has been the CEO of the company since 2023. | Commercial Services |
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