In 2001, Prof. Chakrabarty founded a company, CDG Therapeutics, (incorporated in Delaware) which holds proprietary information related to five patents generated by his work at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Prof. Chakrabarty's initiative to establish CDG Therapeutics in 2001 involved creating a company based in Delaware that safeguards sensitive data related to five patents he developed during his time at the University of Illinois at Chicago.