The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent on combination therapies that could treat spinal muscular atrophy. The therapies were created by Dr. Elliot J. Androphy of the Indiana University School of Medicine. Spinal muscular atrophy is a genetic neurological disorder that results from loss of function of cells in the spinal cord…. Read more »
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Patent awarded for IU School of Medicine – new endovascular stent design might better treat disease
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent on a stent design that could be assembled in a modular fashion to treat arterial or vascular disease. The inventor is Raghu L. Motaganahalli of the Indiana University School of Medicine. Endovascular stents can be delivered noninvasively to treat aneurysms, but traditional designs do not… Read more »
Patent awarded for IUPUI microinverter that requires less time to be secured to a solar panel
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent on a microinverter designed at IUPUI that can be installed to a solar panel with a single fastener. The patent was awarded to Euzeli Cipriano dos Santos of the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI. Microinverters convert direct current from solar panels to… Read more »
Patent awarded for IU Bloomington compounds to combat hepatitis B virus
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent on compounds discovered at Indiana University Bloomington that could have an effect against the hepatitis B virus. Hepatitis B (HBV) causes viral hepatitis that can further lead to chronic liver disease and increase the risk of liver cirrhosis and liver cancer. Worldwide, about 2 billion… Read more »
August 28 CREED meeting focused on strategies from Elevate Ventures, TechPoint and Center for Rural Engagement
By Kirsten Adams, Office of the Vice President for Government Relations and Economic Engagement, Indiana University The Indiana University Council for Regional Engagement and Economic Development, or CREED, held its third quarterly meeting of 2019 Aug. 28 on the IUPUI campus. Bill Stephan, IU vice president for government relations and economic engagement, highlighted the start… Read more »
Our portfolio grows: Welcome MBX Biosciences and Ziptility
By Teri Willey, executive director, IU Ventures and fund manager, Indiana Philanthropic Venture Fund I am pleased to report that in Q2 2019, we have added two more companies to our portfolio. MBX Biosciences is a therapeutics company founded by serial entrepreneurs Kent Hawryluk, who received the 2018 Distinguished Alumnus Award from the School of… Read more »
Interns Amick, Ma gain real-world experience in patent law, protecting IU intellectual property
Work conducted by Indiana University students Thomas Amick and Ziyu Ma to create and hone patent applications will impact lives around the world. Amick, from Greenfield, Indiana, is a third-year student in the IU McKinney School of Law. Ma, from Jiangsu, China, is a second-year student in the IU Maurer School of Law. They are… Read more »
Lakshmi Sastry-Dent joins IU ICO, will manage mostly IUPUI, IU School of Medicine technologies
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 »
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 »
Birch Bayh and his impact on technology transfer at American universities
By Bill Brizzard, executive director, Indiana University Innovation and Commercialization Office Indiana University mourns the passing of former U.S. senator and IU alumnus Birch Bayh. Among Sen. Bayh’s many achievements was his co-sponsorship of the Bayh-Dole Act with Sen. Bob Dole. Enacted in 1980, the Bayh-Dole Act allows universities, nonprofits and small businesses to elect… Read more »