Dust Analysis: A Novel Approach to Monitoring Viral Spread
TS-066962 — The Need
Viral disease surveillance (e.g. influenza, SARS-CoV-2) in high-risk settings faces several challenges, such as asymptomatic carriers, incomplete reporting, resource limitations, and delayed diagnosis of traditional swab test methods. These challenges could allow a virus to silently spread…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Dannemiller, Karen; Faith, Seth; Hull, Natalie; Nastasi, Nick; Renninger, Nicole
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
Small Molecule USP30 Inhibitors for the Treatment and Prevention of Cardiomyopathy
TS-066773 — The Need
Cardiomyopathy, a disease of the heart muscle, poses significant public health challenges due to its diverse causes, symptoms, and potential complications, including heart failure and arrhythmias. With cardiomyopathy often induced by drugs, such as anthracyclines used in chemotherapy, ther…
- College: College of Medicine (COM)
- Inventors: Sun, Nuo; Krigman, Judith; Yang, Mingchong; Zhang, Ruohan
- Licensing Officer: Willson, Christopher
Innovative Small Molecule Inhibitors for Effective Treatment and Prevention of Coronavirus Infections
TS-066750 —
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has significantly impacted global health and economies. Despite vaccine efforts, issues such as vaccine hesitancy, delays in distribution, and emerging variants have highlighted the need for effective therapeutic interventions. These i…
- College: College of Veterinary Medicine
- Inventors: Sharma, Amit; Li, Pui-Kai "Tom"; Xing, Enming
- Licensing Officer: Willson, Christopher
System for automated high-speed imaging and genetic manipulation of C. elegans on agar media
TS-065892 — The Need
The microscopic worm C. elegans is a model animal studied in more than 1500 biological and medical research laboratories worldwide due to its genetic manipulability and optical transparency. In C. elegans research, the manual process of picking worms between plates presents a significant …
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Fang-Yen, Christopher "Chris"; Alhalbi, Serge; Li, Zihao
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
IDEAS: Revolutionizing Early Childhood Education with Automated Interaction Analysis
TS-065825 — The Need: In early childhood education settings, understanding children's interactions, both social and linguistic, is paramount for effective teaching and development monitoring. However, manual observation and analysis of these interactions can be time-consuming and subjective, hindering educa…
- College: College of Education & Human Ecology
- Inventors: Gonzalez Villasanti, Hugo "Hugo"; Justice, Laura
- Licensing Officer: Dahlman, Jason "Jay"
Magnetic Nanoparticles for Cancer Cell Classification
TS-064577 — Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common malignant brain tumor accounting for 47.7% of all brain cancers. Unfortunately, treatments are limited, and survival is poor, with approximately only 40% living past the first-year post-diagnosis and 17% in the second year.
The Need
Developing drugs for cance…
- College: College of Arts & Sciences
- Inventors: Schultz, Zachary; Rist, David; Skardal, Aleksander; Venere, Monica
- Licensing Officer: Panic, Ana
A new diagnostic assay for classic galactosemia
TS-064133 — Classic galactosemia is a genetic condition that can lead to life-threatening complications, including feeding problems, failure to thrive, liver damage, bleeding, and sepsis. If a lactose-restricted diet is provided during the first ten days of life, the neonatal symptoms quickly resolve and reduce…
- College: College of Arts & Sciences
- Inventors: Gopalan, Venkat; Bashian, Eleanor; Thirugnanasambantham, Pankajavalli
- Licensing Officer: Panic, Ana
Automated Endotracheal Intubation
TS-062900 — This cutting-edge technology redefines the intubation process by guiding the endotracheal tube into the airway with exceptional precision.
The Need
Intubation is a critical medical procedure used to assist patients with breathing difficulties, executed through the insertion of an endotracheal tube (ET) into the windpipe. With over 313 million annual intubation procedures worldwide, ensuring first-pass success and minimizing complicati…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Ruegsegger, Mark; Elsayed-Awad, Hamdy; Hopping, Ethan; Lopez Vogler, Christian; Miles, Tim; Peiffer, Jordan
- Licensing Officer: Bhatti, Hamid
Tracking Breast Tissue Tumor Cavity after Lumpectomy
TS-062715 — Radiopaque biodegradable polymer for the tracking of the breast tissue tumor cavity after lumpec
tomy and other radiation therapy app
lications
Approximately 40% of women diagnosed with breast cancer undergo a lumpectomy procedure. Approximately 170,000 lumpectomie are performed each yaer in the United States. Typically, this operation is followed by radiation therapy to ensure there are no remaining cancerous cells in the region. It is t…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Metzler, Sandra; Elisha, Deji; Evans, Izzy; Fedro, Joseph; Krakovsky, Mia; Sherry, Adam; Skoracki, Roman
- Licensing Officer: Zinn, Ryan
Addressing the Challenges in HCC Treatment with Innovative Technology
TS-062690 — Novel niclosamide analogues with improved bioavailabi
lity and mitigated dose-
limiting toxicities.
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) poses a significant global health challenge, being a predominant form of liver cancer with high mortality rates. The disease exhibits sexual dimorphism, disproportionately affecting males.
The Need
Despite the crucial role of androgen receptors (AR) in HCC progress…
- College: College of Pharmacy
- Inventors: Coss, Christopher; Cheng, Jeffrey; Cheng, Xiaolin; Kulp, Samuel; Li, Tom; Montgomery, Emma; Xing, Enming
- Licensing Officer: Willson, Christopher
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