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Wyss Institute-led collaboration awarded by ARPA-H PRINT program to engineer off-the-shelf, universal, transplant-ready graft for liver failure
January 16, 2026
Press Release
A CRISPR fingerprint of pathogenic
C. auris
fungi
January 14, 2026
Translation News
How federal funds fuel life-saving innovation
November 20, 2025
Research Spotlights
Sustainable Futures: creating a healthy planet for all
November 6, 2025
Community
Namita Sarraf on Using DNA as a Building Block
September 18, 2025
Community
Simon D’Oelsnitz on Building a Sensitive, Specific PFAS Sensor
August 28, 2025
Press Release
Precision oncology Organ Chip platform accurately and actionably predicts chemotherapy responses of patients suffering from esophageal adenocarcinoma
June 27, 2025
Community
Elizabeth Hann on Using Microbes to Save the Earth
April 29, 2025
Press Release
Wyss Institute at Harvard University launches its Diagnostics for Human and Planetary Health platform headed by David Walt
February 10, 2025
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Wyss Institute launches Healthy Aging Fund with a gift from The Colossal Foundation
January 30, 2025
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David Walt named as laureate for National Medal of Technology and Innovation
January 7, 2025
Research Spotlights
Researchers call for global discussion about possible risks from “mirror bacteria”
December 18, 2024
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Innovative tissue engineering: ESCAPE, a pioneering new method explained
December 11, 2024
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Closing in on Parkinson’s Disease proteins in extracellular vesicles in the blood
November 1, 2024
Translation News
CRISPR’s Impact, Today
October 21, 2024
Translation News
Attivare licenses Wyss Institute’s immune-modulating biomaterial technology to advance immunotherapies
October 2, 2024
Community
Eliz Amar Lewis on Using Many Tools to Fight a Sophisticated Disease
September 24, 2024
Community
Preventing pollution with bioinspired solutions
September 19, 2024
Press Release
3D-printed blood vessels bring artificial organs closer to reality
August 7, 2024
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ACE-ing protein detection in single cells
July 30, 2024
Press Release
A better way to make RNA drugs
July 12, 2024
Press Release
A model of Collaborative Ethics to guide translational research from fundamental discoveries to real-world applications
June 25, 2024
Awards
The Wyss Institute’s 2024-2025 Validation Projects
May 29, 2024
Video/Animation
Solving Sustainability with Synthetic Biology
April 25, 2024
Translation News
In a first, genetically edited pig kidney is transplanted into human
March 22, 2024
Press Release
Advancing precision diagnostics at the patient point-of-care
February 8, 2024
Research Spotlights
Announcing the 2024 “Faculty Focus” List
January 25, 2024
Research Spotlights
Changing the calculus of cancer treatment
January 25, 2024
Press Release
Novel test holds promise for detecting Parkinson’s disease early
January 10, 2024
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Using the body’s own cells to treat traumatic brain injury
January 3, 2024
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Shining a light on the hidden damage of mild brain injuries
January 3, 2024
Awards
Sangeeta Bhatia appointed as a Foreign Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
October 16, 2023
Press Release
Moving the needle on monitoring skin cancer
August 21, 2023
Press Release
Wyss Institute promotes Christopher Chen to a Core Faculty member and appoints Ellen Roche and Michael Springer as new members of its Associate Faculty
July 31, 2023
Community
From classmates to co-founders
April 21, 2023
Press Release
Wyss Diagnostics Accelerator’s Industrial Participant Program goes official
April 13, 2023
Translation News
Reimagining Infertility – An Interview with Christian Kramme
March 28, 2023
Press Release
DART VADAR harnesses the force of enzymes for better RNA drugs
March 20, 2023
Research Spotlights
Immunotherapy’s Next Act
March 15, 2023
Press Release
Attacking COVID-19’s moving antibody target
February 2, 2023
Translation News
Wyss Institute at Harvard University partners with Northpond Labs to launch RNA solutions company EnPlusOne Biosciences
December 19, 2022
Translation News
Sherlock Biosciences licenses Wyss Institute’s ambient nucleic acid amplification technology from Harvard to develop highly accurate, low-cost diagnostics for point-of-need
October 17, 2022
Translation News
The Wyss Institute’s 2022-2023 Validation Projects
September 12, 2022
Translation News
Wyss Institute at Harvard University launches SPEAR Bio to empower disease research, patient care, and drug development with its small-sample, ultrasensitive, protein-detection technology
August 23, 2022
Press Release
New portable diagnostic detects SARS-CoV-2 RNA and antibodies at the same time
August 8, 2022
Translation News
3EO Health licenses Wyss Institute technology from Harvard, aiming to develop at-home molecular testing with PCR-grade sensitivity and antigen test-level cost
August 4, 2022
Research Spotlights
A DNA “receipt book” to store cells’ history
July 27, 2022
Video/Animation
A major step forward for organ biofabrication
July 13, 2022
Community
Andrés Cubillos-Ruiz on Making Antibiotics Safer for your Gut
July 12, 2022
Press Release
Getting to the heart of engineering a heart
June 8, 2022
Research Spotlights
New cancer vaccine delivers double punch to tumors
May 27, 2022
Community
Northpond Labs funds second Wyss Institute research project
May 19, 2022
Community
Vaskar Gnyawali on Bringing Science to Life
April 20, 2022
Press Release
Protecting the human intestinal microbiome with synthetic biology
April 11, 2022
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Fighting viruses is as easy as breathing
April 8, 2022
Press Release
The immune system is very complicated, but now, it’s on a chip
March 15, 2022
Translation News
Harvard Wyss Institute’s eRapid sensor technology licensed to Antisoma Therapeutics to facilitate infectious and immune disease and cancer diagnostics
March 7, 2022
Research Spotlights
Tightening the grasp on liquid biopsies
January 6, 2022
Community
Turning Science Fiction into Science Reality with Crisscross Nanotechnology
November 4, 2021
Press Release
Creating a new toehold for RNA therapeutics, cell therapies, and diagnostics
October 28, 2021
Press Release
Fingerprinting proteins with force
October 21, 2021
Community
Peter Nguyen on Wearable Diagnostics
October 19, 2021
Press Release
Wyss Institute announces Industrial Participant Program (IPP) to accelerate the development of urgently needed diagnostic capabilities
September 13, 2021
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eRapid: developing a multiplexed electrochemical diagnostic platform from the ground up
September 9, 2021
Press Release
A test that detects COVID-19 variants in your spit
August 6, 2021
Community
Daniel Wiegand on the RNA Revolution
July 28, 2021
Research Spotlights
Getting closer to a greener world
July 14, 2021
Press Release
Face masks that can diagnose COVID-19
June 28, 2021
Press Release
Human organ chips enable rapid drug repurposing for COVID-19
May 3, 2021
Community
The power duo creating the future of sustainability
April 27, 2021
Research Spotlights
DNA: From blueprint to blank slate
April 23, 2021
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Dionis Minev on Using Crisscross Assembly for Diagnostics
April 21, 2021
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Planting the seed for DNA nanoconstructs that grow to the micron scale
March 23, 2021
Press Release
A computational guide to lead cells down desired differentiation paths
March 12, 2021
Research Spotlights
Towards a toolbox for à la carte editing of the human microbiome
February 19, 2021
Translation News
Harvard’s Wyss Institute collaborates with GBS Inc. on the Wyss’ eRapid-based COVID-19 diagnostic to help curb the pandemic
February 17, 2021
Press Release
Machine-learning how to create better AAV gene delivery vehicles
February 11, 2021
Press Release
A new vision for AAV-delivered gene therapies
February 10, 2021
Awards
Harvard “Immuno-engineering to Improve Immunotherapy” (i3) Center at the Wyss Institute awards first grant to Dana-Farber cancer immunologist Eric Smith
January 21, 2021
Translation News
Harvard’s Wyss Institute licenses its eRapid technology to The iQ Group Global to accelerate the development of COVID-19 diagnostics
November 30, 2020
Press Release
A viable vaccine for tough tumors
November 10, 2020
Press Release
Enzymatic DNA synthesis sees the light
October 19, 2020
Research Spotlights
Bioelectronic device achieves unprecedented control of cell membrane voltage
September 24, 2020
Press Release
CRISPR-based malaria testing on-the-fly
September 21, 2020
Translation News
Harvard’s Wyss Institute launches Torus Biosystems to pioneer its comprehensive infectious disease diagnostics platform at the patient point-of-care
August 21, 2020
Press Release
Better vaccines are in our blood
July 13, 2020
Research Spotlights
Decoding COVID-19
June 15, 2020
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“Backpacks” boost immune cells’ ability to kill cancer
April 29, 2020
Press Release
Soup to Nuts
April 24, 2020
Research Spotlights
Circe: Biodegradable plastic without the plants
April 22, 2020
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The Wyss Institute’s response to COVID-19: Beating back the coronavirus
April 6, 2020
Research Spotlights
DNA nanostructures suit up for future missions
February 21, 2020
Research Spotlights
Controlling light with light
February 5, 2020
Press Release
Human Body-on-Chip platform enables
in vitro
prediction of drug behaviors in humans
January 27, 2020
Press Release
Successfully predicting bone marrow failure caused by drugs, radiation, and disease
January 27, 2020
Press Release
Empowering mucosal healing with an engineered probiotic
December 6, 2019
Press Release
Wyss Institute researchers demonstrate machine-guided engineering of AAV capsids for gene therapy
November 28, 2019
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ELeCt-ing a better candidate for chemo delivery
November 13, 2019
Press Release
Moving diagnostics out of the lab and into your hand
November 11, 2019
Translation News
Liver-Chip Identifies Distinct Drug Toxicities in Human, Rat, and Dog Models
November 6, 2019
Press Release
Combination gene therapy treats multiple age-related diseases in mice
November 4, 2019
Press Release
A reliable clock for your microbiome
October 11, 2019
Community
Wyss Symposium Offers Glimpse into the Future of Diagnostics
September 26, 2019
Research Spotlights
Overhauling diagnostics for better patient care
September 17, 2019
Translation News
Wyss Institute and Miraki Innovation Unveil BOA Biomedical to Reduce Sepsis Deaths
September 10, 2019
Press Release
Biomaterials smarten up with CRISPR
August 22, 2019
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Trust your gut to be healed with probiotic hydrogels
August 12, 2019
Awards
Tina Liu Wins Women World Award
August 9, 2019
Research Spotlights
Save it in DNA
August 6, 2019
Press Release
Take Two
E. coli
and Call Me in the Morning
June 28, 2019
Press Release
Enhanced human Blood-Brain Barrier Chip performs
in vivo
-like drug and antibody transport
June 13, 2019
Press Release
Blurring the Line Between Science, Art, and Design
May 10, 2019
Awards
Hansjörg Wyss Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
April 18, 2019
Press Release
Human microbiome metabolites tip the scale in intestinal
E. coli
infections
March 20, 2019
Research Spotlights
Harnessing Nature to Beat Cancer
February 28, 2019
Press Release
Platelet “Decoys” Outsmart Both Clots and Cancer
February 13, 2019
Translation News
Harvard’s Wyss Institute appoints Angelika Fretzen as its Technology Translation Director
February 11, 2019
Awards
Daniel Wiegand receives Bayer Protein Challenge award
February 6, 2019
Awards
David Walt to be inducted into National Inventors Hall of Fame
January 9, 2019
Press Release
Solar panels for yeast cell biofactories
November 15, 2018
Press Release
Sangeeta Bhatia Joins Wyss Institute
November 13, 2018
Community
9th Annual Wyss International Symposium: Molecular Robotics
September 28, 2018
Research Spotlights
Expanding the scope of cell-free protein expression
September 12, 2018
Press Release
A telephone for your microbiome
August 31, 2018
Press Release
Recording every cell’s history in real-time with evolving genetic barcodes
August 9, 2018
Press Release
Kidney podocytes, all grown up
July 11, 2018
Research Spotlights
A photosynthetic engine for artificial cells
May 22, 2018
Press Release
Profiling the genome hundreds of variations at a time
May 21, 2018
Translation News
Predicting side effects before they happen
May 1, 2018
Translation News
Harvard’s Wyss Institute partners with Cellectis to recode the human genome
May 1, 2018
Press Release
Natural barcodes enable better cell tracking
April 24, 2018
Press Release
Jennifer Lewis Inducted into Elite Medical and Biological Engineering Society
April 9, 2018
Research Spotlights
Rewiring bacteria for large scale biofuel and bioplastic production
March 30, 2018
Research Spotlights
Drawing inspiration from plants and animals to restore tissue
March 19, 2018
Press Release
Stop the clots, spare the coagulation
January 15, 2018
Video/Animation
A vision of 3D Organ Engineering
December 16, 2017
Press Release
A 100-fold leap to GigaDalton DNA nanotech
December 6, 2017
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Secret alter ego of well-known protein fights leaky blood vessels
November 13, 2017
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The secret life of bacteria, revealed
August 31, 2017
Research Spotlights
Cell-free biofilm materials as catalysts for biomanufacturing
August 19, 2017
Press Release
Taking cells out to the movies with new CRISPR technology
July 12, 2017
Press Release
Wyss Institute Welcomes David Walt, Scientific Founder of Illumina and Quanterix, as Newest Core Faculty Member
July 5, 2017
Press Release
A new weapon for the war on cancer: a broad-spectrum circulating tumor cell capture agent for diagnostics
June 28, 2017
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A mechanical trigger for toxic tumor therapy
June 15, 2017
Press Release
Pulmonary Thrombosis-on-a-Chip provides new avenue for drug development
May 22, 2017
Translation News
Wyss Institute startup, Opsonix Inc., honored with prestigious Spinoff Award
May 15, 2017
Press Release
Pam Silver elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
April 13, 2017
Press Release
Compartmentalized life
March 6, 2017
Community
Zika test spreads synthetic biology innovation around the world
December 19, 2016
Press Release
David Mooney elected Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
December 13, 2016
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Patching a gap in wound care
November 29, 2016
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Making every cell matter
October 31, 2016
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First entirely 3D-printed organ-on-a-chip with integrated sensors
October 24, 2016
Community
Launching the field of Biologically Inspired Engineering
October 18, 2016
Community
Self Assembly: Nature’s Design Principle
October 18, 2016
Press Release
Wyss Institute’s rapid Zika test named “Best of What’s New” by Popular Science magazine
October 19, 2016
Press Release
A step forward in building functional human tissues
October 11, 2016
Video/Animation
Nanoparticle niche
June 20, 2016
Press Release
How to diagnose systemic infections much more quickly and reliably
June 14, 2016
Research Spotlights
A bioactive coating could improve function and lifetime of implantable medical devices
April 13, 2016
Research Spotlights
Seeking new strategies for improving antibiotic efficacy
March 21, 2016
Press Release
Fluorescent biosensors light up high-throughput metabolic engineering
February 17, 2016
Press Release
Breaking cell barriers with retractable protein nanoneedles
February 11, 2016
Press Release
Biosensors on demand
February 9, 2016
Press Release
Sensing the future of molecule detection
January 27, 2016
Press Release
Two Wyss Institute core faculty named 2015 Global Thinkers by Foreign Policy magazine
December 23, 2015
Press Release
Two of Harvard’s Wyss Institute core faculty members elected as Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors
December 15, 2015
Press Release
Gene drive reversibility introduces new layer of biosafety
November 16, 2015
Press Release
Microbiomes could hold keys to improving life as we know it
October 29, 2015
Translation News
Wyss Institute launches startup to commercialize new sepsis therapy
October 8, 2015
Press Release
Harvard’s Wyss Institute improves its sepsis therapeutic device
August 20, 2015
Press Release
New biosensors for managing microbial workers
August 4, 2015
Press Release
Safeguarding Gene Drives
July 30, 2015
Research Spotlights
Biofilms turned into enzymatic factories
July 13, 2015
Press Release
Troubleshooting the gene targeting process
July 13, 2015
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Human organs-on-chips named Design of the Year 2015
June 22, 2015
Press Release
Re-booting the human gut
June 16, 2015
Press Release
Jennifer Lewis is one of 2015’s Most Creative People in Business
May 11, 2015
Press Release
Springing into action: The Wyss Institute introduces its new biosafety process
May 6, 2015
Press Release
Organs-on-Chips acquired by MoMA
March 4, 2015
Press Release
Activating genes on demand
March 3, 2015
Press Release
Organs-on-chips secure a bid for Design of the Year 2015
February 19, 2015
Press Release
Bionic leaf uses bacteria to convert solar energy into liquid fuel
February 9, 2015
Press Release
Bacteria programmed to churn out valuable chemicals
December 23, 2014
Press Release
Harvard’s Wyss Institute welcomes Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a new collaborating institution
December 3, 2014
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Jennifer Lewis named 2014 Global Thinker by Foreign Policy magazine
November 17, 2014
Press Release
Bioinspired coating for medical devices repels blood and bacteria
October 12, 2014
Press Release
Recruiting bacteria to be technology innovation partners
September 17, 2014
Press Release
Blood-cleansing biospleen device developed for sepsis therapy
September 14, 2014
Press Release
A new genome editing strategy offers potential way to control spread of insect-borne disease and invasive species
July 17, 2014
Press Release
Bone marrow-on-a-chip unveiled
May 5, 2014
Press Release
Wyss Institute Core Faculty Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
April 30, 2014
Press Release
Cloaked DNA nanodevices survive pilot mission
April 22, 2014
Press Release
Roomy Cages Built From DNA
March 13, 2014
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Capturing ultrasharp images of multiple cell components at once
February 3, 2014
Press Release
Getting a charge from changes in humidity
January 27, 2014
Press Release
A hidden genetic code for better designer genes
September 26, 2013
Press Release
High-octane bacteria could ease pain at the pump
June 25, 2013
Research Spotlights
MAGE animation: Narrated by George Church
February 5, 2013
Awards
Don Ingber and Wyss Institute win World Technology Awards
October 24, 2012
Awards
Sriram “Sri” Kosuri Elected as PopTech Science Fellow
September 28, 2012
Research Spotlights
Improving the reliability, efficiency, and economics of microbial manufacturing
August 6, 2012
Research Spotlights
A garden built to order
June 22, 2012
Research Spotlights
New molecular probe can distinguish DNA and RNA sequences with unprecedented accuracy
January 27, 2012
Press Release
Inspired by Insect Cuticle, Wyss Researchers Develop Low-Cost Material with Exceptional Strength and Toughness
December 13, 2011
Community
Hong Kong delegation visits the Wyss
October 1, 2011
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Researchers from Harvard’s Wyss Institute Develop Next-Generation Tools to Program Cells
July 22, 2011
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Researchers at Harvard’s Wyss Institute Develop Technology to Produce Sugar from Photosynthetic Bacteria
June 28, 2010
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DOE Awards Wyss Institute $4.2 Million Grant to Develop Microbial Fuel Cells in National Effort to Change How the Country Produces Energy
May 27, 2010
Press Release
Researchers rapidly turn bacteria into biotech factories
July 26, 2009
Press Release
Taking a stride toward synthetic life
March 7, 2009
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