As one of IU’s most prolific inventors, the fact that Richard DiMarchi had 17 patents granted in 2015 alone is not too surprising to those familiar with his scientific and entrepreneurial career, which spans more than three decades. However, the fact that only two researchers in the biotech field worldwide had more in that same… Read more »
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ASK THE TECH MANAGER: Bill Brizzard discusses how licensing and royalty revenue is distributed.
Q: I disclosed my invention to Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation. It’s been licensed to a company that is selling it on the market. Where does the revenue go? A: IURTC distributes the net revenue to researchers and their laboratories. Thirty-five percent of the revenue goes to the inventor, and 15 percent goes to… Read more »
IURTC outreach: Marie Kerbeshian to speak on October 28 patents panel
Marie Kerbeshian, vice president of technology commercialization at Indiana University Research and Technology Corp., will speak on a panel Friday, Oct. 28 to provide tips on working with universities if their products are covered by university-held patents. “Section 337 is part of the law that allows companies to stop infringers from importing products into the… Read more »
IU inventions are being marketed in the Great White North!
Indiana University Research and Technology Corp. personnel are marketing leading-edge inventions by IU researchers this week in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada! David Wilhite, Jennifer Finefield and Katherine Moynihan are meeting with business development executives at the Licensing Executives Society’s 2016 Annual Meeting through October 26. Some of those IU-discovered inventions include: Immunotherapy for acute leukemia… Read more »
Indiana University School of Dentistry: A History of Innovation
The Indiana University School of Dentistry is one of the oldest dental schools in the United States, starting in 1879 as the Indiana Dental College. Indiana University acquired it in 1925 and built a facility to house the school in 1933. From its first days, the School of Dentistry has impacted the lives of people… Read more »
Treating a leading genetic cause of death in infants and toddlers
Research conducted throughout the Indiana University campus system continues to affect lives of people around the globe. Spotlight Innovation Inc., based in West Des Moines, Iowa, has licensed technology from Indiana University Research and Technology Corp. that could potentially treat Spinal Muscular Atrophy. SMA affects between 1 in 6,000 and 1 in 10,000 newborns. An infant who… Read more »
IURTC’s Katherine Moynihan to participate in Oct. 20 webinar about internship programs
Katherine Moynihan, technology manager at Indiana University Research and Technology Corp., will speak Oct. 20 during a webinar titled “Running Effective Internship Programs – Clear Expectations.” The webinar will be noon to 1:30 p.m. ET. Other speakers include Leza Besemann and Carol Grutkoski of the University of Minnesota, and Sara Dagen of the University of… Read more »
Breakthrough from IU chemistry could reduce nuclear, agricultural waste
Indiana University researchers have reported the first definitive evidence for a new molecular structure with potential applications to the safe storage of nuclear waste and reduction of chemicals that contaminate water and trigger large fish kills. The study, which appears online today in the German scientific journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition, provides experimental proof for… Read more »
IURTC’s Tony Armstrong to speak on national webinar Oct. 5!
Personnel at Indiana University Research and Technology Corp. are sought around the world to share their expertise! This week, Tony Armstrong will speak on “Incentivizing University Faculty for Commercialization Activity” during an October 5 webinar of the same name. Tony is President and CEO of IURTC. He will be speaking with Joy Goswami, Assistant Director… Read more »
Xylogenics, based on IU tech, is a New Venture contest finalist!
Odds are 1 in 6 that a company that licenses IU technology is going to be a big winner next week! Congratulations to Xylogenics on being one of six finalists in next week’s fifth annual BioCrossroads New Venture Competition in Indianapolis. The company applies synthetic biology to create valuable and innovative products that enable sustainable chemical production,… Read more »