U-M researchers find family of 'on switches' that cause prostate cancer
...naiyan says. The gene fusion technology has been licensed to San Diego-based Gen-Probe Inc., which is working on a screening tool to detect gene fusions in urine. The tool could one day supplement or replace the prostate specific antigen, or PSA, test currently used to screen for prostate cancer. The idea...New joint replacement material developed at MGH put to first clinical use
...y the FDA for use in implants in 1999 and has been licensed to Zimmer, Inc. However, the MGH researchers kn...DA approval for use in joint implants and has been licensed to both Zimmer and to Biomet, Inc., which made the implant used in the first surgical procedure on J...Universal flu vaccine being tested on humans
...the development of vaccines - has been exclusively licensed rights to VIBs flu vaccine patent portfolio and has entered into a collaboration with VIB for further development work. At the moment, Phase I clinical trials on humans are underway - that is, the candidate vaccine is being administered to a small gr...University of Colorado licenses two influenza virus detection discoveries to Quidel Corp.
...er work done on the FluChip and MChip technologies licensed by Quidel from CU in December 2006. After many years of faculty research, we are excited to have executed three licenses with a leading company in the molecular diagnostic industry. This arrangement has the potential to help millions of people, sa...New dynamic brace developed to advance clubfoot treatment
...e," he said. The Dobbs brace was patented and is licensed through the University's Office of Technology Management....... and UGT with Ascenions assistance and exclusively licensed to UGT for commercial applications. UGT, a mid-sized company operating successfully in the field of environmental measuring devices for over 15 years, will market the system to commercial users world wide. The patented technology consists of a soi...WHO data confirms low level of resistance to Tamiflu
...ead to and infect other cells in the body. It is licensed for the treatment and prophylaxis of influenza in children aged one year and above and in adults....Novel system developed to turn data into real-time, interactive 3-D images
...ersity. "This is the first novel imaging system licensed from the university," Wilson says. "The agreement illustrates the diversity of research activity and commercial potential within the Kent State University system." Standing Rock Imaging, LLC, has committed to maintaining a presence in Northeast Ohi...Smallpox outbreak: How long would it take for vaccines to protect people? Would it work?
...d before being exposed to influenza. The currently licensed smallpox vaccine, however, provides benefits post-... with another vaccine called Dryvax, the currently licensed vaccine. The new vaccine will be given either alone or in combination with Dryvax. "Another purpo...Tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology
... biological weapon. Currently, there is a vaccine licensed for use in the US and the United Kingdom, and although effective, it requires multiple injections over several months, is expensive to produce and is only available to military personnel. A safe, effective and long-lasting vaccine available to civil...2007 Amgen Biochemical Engineering Award
...s and more than 34 patents, which have been widely licensed to the biopharmaceutical industry. Professor Georgiou has also had a large impact in biochemical engineering by mentoring a large number of doctoral and postdoctoral students, many of whom have obtained prestigious academic faculty positions or leadi...Gene sequencing advance will aid in biomass-to-biofuels conversion
...al genes, developed improved strains, and recently licensed technology to a biotech firm for commercial development. "We are very proud of Tom's research and the breakthroughs he and his colleagues continue to make," says FPL Directory Chris Risbrudt. "Publication in a journal of such importance to the sci...Kansas State study finds new vaccine effective against deadly viral disease affecting swine
...make it clear to swine producers that this vaccine licensed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Center for Veterinary Biologics is safe and effective," Rowland said. Disease associated with porcine circovirus type 2 was first identified in Canada a decade ago and later appeared in Europe. It has become ...UCLA and NYU microbiologists crack genome of a parasite that causes a common STD
..., only one class of drugs -- nitroimidazoles -- is licensed for treatment of trichomoniasis in the United States, and the emergence of parasite strains that are resistant to these drugs is on the rise. There is a clear need to develop additional effective drugs, Johnson said. The T. vaginalis genome project...University of Colorado influenza chip licensed by Quidel Corp. of San Diego
...tive vaccines. "We are delighted that Quidel has licensed the MChip Technology," said CU-Boulder Professor Kathy Rowlen, who led the project. "We see Quidel as the ideal company to bring this technology to health care providers and surveillance personnel around the world due to their established leadership......cess for manufacturing GGC. The process has been licensed to pharmaceutical company, Biospecialties Australia. A newly-expanded manufacturing plant at Newcastle, New South Wales, will produce GGC. It is expected that GGC will be used as an active ingredient in foods, health care, toothpastes, dietary supp...Rensselaer licenses microscope technology to Thorlabs
...chers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has been licensed by Thorlabs Inc., a manufacturer of photonics products. The device, which is called the Adaptive Scanning Optical Microscope (ASOM), provides the ability to view large areas of a sample without sacrificing image resolution. It is especially suited fo...Tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology
...safe and effective vaccine. There is currently no licensed vaccine available in the U.S. In the study select guinea pigs received a killed whole-cell Q fever vaccine after which all were infected with C. burnetti through inhalation of small-particle aerosols and evaluated 28 days postinfection. Noted clini...Colorado company to sell medical food products based on Wake Forest discovery
...herapeutics. Now Pilot Therapeutics and WFUHS have licensed rights to the technology to Efficas Inc. of Boulder, Colo., to allow Efficas to produce and market the therapeutic products, said Michael A. Batalia, Ph.D., director of the Office of Technology Asset Management at Wake Forest. The Efficas TM Care pr...... patent, inventors who have had their technologies licensed to a company for commercialization, inventors who ...in-on Glass) Materials." Tech inventors who have licensed technologies were: Vir Phoha with a license with BioPassword for his computer security technology...