# Chad Mirkin

> Chad Mirkin invented spherical nucleic acids and dip-pen nanolithography, founding several companies to commercialize nanomaterial diagnostics and therapeutics. He is one of the most cited and patented chemists in the world.

*Source: [https://selltoscientists.com/researchers/chad-mirkin/](https://selltoscientists.com/researchers/chad-mirkin/)*

**Institution:** Northwestern University
**Field:** Nanotechnology
**H-index:** 183
**Publications:** 1,688
**Grants:** 75
**Patents:** 1200
**ORCID:** `0000-0002-6634-7627`

## Industry collaborations

- Nanosphere
- AuraSense
- Exicure
- TERA-print

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