Nature's path leads scientists to new antibiotic strategy
...s of Health. Gellman's group has applied for a patent on the synthetic peptides through the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation or WARF, a private not-for-profit organization that manages intellectual property on behalf of UW-Madison faculty and staff.......inical assessment and phase one clinical trials. A patent is pending on the product. "Drs. Doncel and Stephen D. Bryant of Buckman Laboratory International of Memphis, Tenn., contributed substantially to the success of this research," says Gandour. The Buckman Lab specializes in industrial microorganism con...Purdue researcher finds space fertile arena for gene transfers
...of experiments. Vierling already has applied for a patent based on the initial experiment results. Vierling says commercial genetic transformation and regeneration of whole plants now is limited by the the low success rates. "We hope to learn what makes space a more efficient environment for these experimen...Common algae can be valuable source of hydrogen fuel
... alternative fuel from sunlight and water. A joint patent on this new technique for capturing solar energy has been taken out by the two institutions. So far, only small-scale cultures of the microscopic green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii have been examined in the laboratory for their hydrogen productio...Millennium and Wyeth-Ayerst announce the discovery of key potassium ion channel modulating proteins
...d technological changes; uncertainties relating to patent protection and regulatory approval; and uncertainties relating to the ability of Millennium and its affiliates to obtain substantial additional funds required for progress in drug discovery and development. The factors that could affect the performan...University of New Orleans researcher develops nontoxic corrosion inhibitor
...d.' " The University is in the final stages of the patent process regarding the corrosion inhibitor....Abgenix to become sole owner of Xenomouse fully human antibody technology
...quirements and the extent and breadth of Abgenix's patent portfolio. Please see Abgenix's public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for information about risks that may affect Abgenix. 12/20/1999 # # #......quirements and the extent and breadth of Abgenix's patent portfolio. Please see Abgenix's quarterly report on form 10Q dated November 13, 1998 and registration statement on form S-1 dated July 2, 1998 and supplements thereto for a complete description of risks which may affect Abgenix. 12/09/99 - ### -...Historical information available on Taq polymerase findings at the University of Cincinnati
...ct Judge Vaughn Walker ruled Tuesday that the 1990 patent involving Taq polymerase wasissued, in part, on misleading information and false claims by scientists with Cetus Corporation. Theruling supported a challenge by Promega Corporation against Hoffman-La Roche which purchased the Taqpatents for $300 mill......quirements and the extent and breadth of Abgenix's patent portfolio. Please see Abgenix's public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for information about risks that may affect Abgenix. # # #...UB establishes institute for research on lasers, photonics and biophotonics
... view of what actually happens in acancer cell. A patent has been issued on this material. Infrared-light-activated photosensitizers that allow for moreeffective therapy in deep tumors. The work was aided by the institute's interaction with Roswell Park Cancer Institute. Compact disks that store inf...U-M scientist discover how viruses hide inside human cells
...e gene therapy vectors." The U-M has applied for a patent on the viral tethering mechanism. The research was supported by the National Cancer Institute, the American Heart Association, the Leukemia Society of America, and the U-M Health System's Comprehensive Cancer Center....MIT team reports powerful tool for studying sugars
..." he concluded. The researchers have applied for a patent on the work, which was supported inpart by MIT and the NIH. Professor Sasisekharan has received a number of awardsthis year alone for this and related work. They include the CaPCure FoundationResearch Award, the Beckman Foundation Young Investigator ...New machine may provide answers about leading cause of blindness
...Wooten, Snodderly and Land have applied for a patent for the machine....New hope for declining U.S. honeybee population
...ol fluvalinate-resistant varroa mites, he notes. A patent for the formic acid gel is pending; a manufacturing license has beenissued to BetterBee, Inc. of Greenwich, N.Y. EPA registered the gel in August....Advance may put gene chip technology on scientists' desktops
...rbohydrates. The Wisconsin group has applied for a patent for the new technology through theWisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, a not-for-profit corporation that managesintellectual property on behalf of UW-Madison scientists. Rights to thetechnology have been licensed to a Madison-based company known as ...Study details genetic basis of aging -- and how it might be delayed
...estriction." Prolla and Weindruch have filed for a patent covering the use of gene chiptechnology in aging research through the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation....University Of Toronto team discovers salt tolerance gene in plants
...eties produced with low salt tolerance. Worldwide patent applications have been filed on this discovery by theInnovations Foundation at U of T. Funding for the research was provided bythe Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada....Sandia-developed remote sensor expected to analyze gases up to two miles away
...ogram in 1994shortly after he and the other future patent holders began talking about thepossibility of combining a hologram with a spectrometer to remotely analyze gasclouds. Senturia, the MIT professor, was a Sandia consultant at the time. "The infrared spectra of various gases have been known for years,"...... (HRT) announced Monday (today)that it has donated patent and other intellectual property rights for its ara...anceof a variety of manmade fibers and films. The patent and other rights donatedto Clemson relate specifically to cut resistant applications with aramidpoly...