The Indiana University Innovation and Commercialization Office, which protects, markets and licenses intellectual property developed at IU so it can be commercialized by industry, has hired Lakshmi Sastry-Dent as senior technology commercialization manager. Bill Brizzard, executive director, said Sastry-Dent will strengthen IU ICO’s abilities to work with university inventors. “Lakshmi has a strong technical background… Read more »
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Tyson Rugenstein joins IU ICO, will manage portfolio of life sciences inventions
The Indiana University Innovation and Commercialization Office, which protects, markets and licenses intellectual property developed at IU so it can be commercialized by industry, has hired Tyson Rugenstein as senior technology commercialization manager. Bill Brizzard, executive director, said Rugenstein strengthens the roster of the IU Innovation and Commercialization Office. “Tyson’s extensive experience in business development… Read more »
IU researcher-entrepreneur’s video showcases music for educational art exhibit about hot flashes
Janet S. Carpenter, associate dean for research at the Indiana University School of Nursing, has released a four-minute video on YouTube about the original music composed for her “Hot Flashes? Cool!” informational art exhibit. Michael Drews, an associate professor of music in the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI, electronically composed music based… Read more »
IU researcher-entrepreneur’s video uses thermography to show hot flashes are real
Janet S. Carpenter, associate dean for research at the Indiana University School of Nursing, has released a three-minute video on YouTube as part of her “Hot Flashes? Cool!” channel. Carpenter used a thermal camera to show internal temperatures a volunteer experienced during a hot flash. In the video, Carpenter said, “We can’t see, necessarily, what’s… Read more »
IUPUI electrical signal converter invention awarded a patent from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Technology invented by IUPUI researchers to improve the conversion from alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC) signals and from DC signals to AC signals has been awarded a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Many devices operated by electricity receive power either as AC or DC signals, but some can be operated… Read more »
IUPUI graphene-production method awarded a patent from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
A method invented by IUPUI researchers to reliably produce graphene materials with a high surface area has been awarded a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Graphene is a single-atom-thick sheet of carbon atoms arranged in a honeycomb pattern. As a two-dimensional nanosheet, its high surface area and high in-plane electronic conductivity make… Read more »
Indiana University’s technology transfer process featured on ‘Inside Indiana Business’
Fred H. Cate, Indiana University vice president for research, spoke about the university’s technology transfer process with Gerry Dick on “Inside Indiana Business with Gerry Dick.” Cate provided an overview of the technology transfer process and spoke about the record three-year period of activity for the IU Innovation and Commercialization Office. Other highlights were a… Read more »
IU Vice President for Research Fred H. Cate to appear on ‘Inside Indiana Business’
Fred H. Cate, vice president for research at Indiana University, will appear on the next “Inside Indiana Business with Gerry Dick.” He will speak with Dick about technology transfer — vetting, applying for protection for, marketing and licensing intellectual property — at IU. WFYI, the PBS television station in Indianapolis, will broadcast the interview at… Read more »
IU School of Medicine products to treat orthostatic hypotension awarded a patent from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Products invented by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers to treat orthostatic hypotension have been awarded a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Orthostatic hypotension is a phenomenon that occurs when a person’s blood pressure suddenly falls when changing physical position, such as standing up from a sitting or lying position. Although not… Read more »
IU School of Medicine collagen products to create blood vessels awarded a patent from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Products invented by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers to direct the formation of blood vessels from stem cells have been awarded a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Therapeutic use of stem cells to treat diseases and damaged or diseased tissues has been limited by the ability to guide their proliferation and… Read more »