Licenses/Patents

Discovering antiviral and anticancer drugs will soon be faster and cheaper thanks to new research from Simon Fraser University chemist Robert Britton and his international team. For the past 50 years, scientists have used manmade,…

Medical University of South Carolina clinician-innovators targeted the problem of needle-stick injuries during intraoperative monitoring; their invention, a safer needle, is now FDA approved and licensed to Rhythmlink for rollout this fall…

With new treatments and testing expected in the next year, countries could take steps to hasten delivery to Alzheimer's patientsCredit: USC The first disease-modifying Alzheimer's disease treatments are on the horizon, but health…

For scientists, engaging in commercial activities such as patenting and starting new ventures can be much more lucrative than relying on pure academic work. However, according to new research by Henry Sauermann of ESMT Berlin and…

Special exploratory license agreement designed to spur economic recoveryCredit: Andrea Starr | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory RICHLAND, Wash. -- As businesses of all sizes weather today's tough economy, the U.S. Department…

An important challenge facing media industries today is whether and how copyright policy should be adapted to the realities of the digital age. The invention and subsequent adoption of filesharing technologies has eroded the strength of…

Collaboration will test pre-clinical efficacy and safety of vaccine pipeline including COVID-19 and other coronavirusesCredit: Chimeron Bio PHILADELPHIA,Pa & FAIRFAX, Va.-- Chimeron Bio, an RNA therapeutics company, and George…

Purdue startup obtains rights to environmentally friendly extraction and purification technology to protect vital electronics The technology – developed and patented from the laboratory of Nien-Hwa Linda Wang, Purdue's Maxine Spencer…

A new research study, investigating how service robots in hotels could help redefine leadership and boost the hospitality industry, has taken on new significance in the light of the seismic impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on tourism and…

Credit: SFU Simon Fraser University professor Andy Hoffer hopes the SFU spinoff company he founded, Lungpacer Medical Inc., will help save the lives of COVID-19 patients using mechanical ventilators--and get them off more quickly,…

Scholarly publishers are working together to maximize the efficiency of peer review, ensuring that key work related to COVID-19 is reviewed and published as quickly and openly as possible. The group of publishers and scholarly…

The Neuro's director has been a driving force in neurological disease research and Open Science leadershipCredit: The Neuro Since 1957, The Gairdner Foundation has been recognizing the achievements of the world's top researchers…

PNNL licenses system for enhancing the situational awareness and security of mobile radiological material to Golden Security ServicesCredit: PNNL RICHLAND, Wash. -- Radioactive materials are a critical tool in a number of…

Material, synthesised by Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania scientists, which self-assemble to form a molecular-thick electrode layer, presents a facile way of realising highly efficient perovskite single-junction and tandem…

New analysis confirms human genomic data could predict success in clinical trialsCredit: Andy Leppard, Flickr A new drug candidate is more likely to be approved for use if it targets a gene known to be linked to the disease; a finding…

Credit: NJIT Nirwan Ansari, a pioneer in the field of communications whose research on telecoms networks formed part of the backbone for broadband access and later FIOS networks, has been named a 2019 Fellow of the National Academy…

Credit: Photo provided by The Research & Development Council of New Jersey. Chrystoff Camacho, an inventor and budding entrepreneur who developed an aerial reforestation device while he was an engineering technology student at New…

Group of researchers at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania have designed a field training equipment for short-range air defence systems, which imitates the natural conditions of missile defence including detection, tracking…

Scientists have developed a large-scale economical method to extract hydrogen (H2) from oil sands (natural bitumen) and oil fields. This can be used to power hydrogen-powered vehicles, which are already marketed in some countries, as…

A system created in Brazil using cheap, biodegradable materials permits controlled release of larvicide and can be used in small amounts of waterCredit: Ana Silvia Prata Corn starch, an abundant, cheap and biodegradable raw material,…