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: Dahlman, Jason "Jay"
Method for sensitizing solid tumors to immunotherapy
TS-065862 — The Need
In the landscape of cancer treatment, the emergence of immunotherapy has shown remarkable promise. However, its efficacy is not universal across all cancer types, and resistance development poses a significant challenge. Hyperprogression, characterized by accelerated tumor growth, further …
- College: College of Arts & Sciences
- Inventors: Kural, Comert; Djakbarova, Umidahan
- Licensing Officer: Wilburn, Adri
Targeted Delivery to Cancer Cells using Self-assembled, Camptothecin Nanotubes: Active and Passive Targeting
TS-065860 — The Need: Cancer remains one of the most pressing medical challenges of our time, demanding innovative solutions to enhance treatment efficacy while minimizing systemic toxicity. Conventional chemotherapy agents often suffer from poor solubility, instability, and indiscriminate cytotoxicity, necessi…
- College: College of Arts & Sciences
- Inventors: Parquette, Jonathan; Magliery, Thomas
- Licensing Officer: Dahlman, Jason "Jay"
Targeting Telomerase to Treat Ocular Neovascular Disorders
TS-065809 — Therapeutic strategies for treating ocular neovascular disorders by targeting telomerase.
Choroidal neovascularization (CNV) is the principal driver of blindness in neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nvAMD). Abnormal blood vessel growth beneath the macular leads to retinal damage and severe vision loss. Discovering the involvement of VEGF in the underlying mechanisms driving …
- College: College of Medicine (COM)
- Inventors: Kerur, Nagaraj
- Licensing Officer: Willson, Christopher
Precision RNA-PROTACs: Revolutionizing Therapeutic Targeting of Dysregulated Ribonucleoprotein Complexes
TS-065457 — The Need:
In the realm of therapeutic development, there's a pressing need for precise targeting of dysregulated ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complexes to combat various diseases, particularly neurodegenerative disorders like ALS, Alzheimer’s, and Huntington’s diseases. Traditional metho…
- College: College of Arts & Sciences
- Inventors: Bong, Dennis; Liang, Yufeng; Miao, Shiqin "Shiqin"; Strong, Rebekah
- Licensing Officer: Panic, Ana
Enhancing Antibody Therapies Using a NOD2 Agonist
TS-065320 — Stimulating monocytes with a NOD2 agonist increases effectiveness of monoclonal antibody therapy.
An estimated 20,160 new cases of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and 4,410 deaths were expected in 2022. Current therapies for CLL include the administration of a monoclonal antibody, such as rituximab, an anti-CD20 antibody, to promote clearance of malignant B cells.
The Need
Current therapies…
- College: College of Medicine (COM)
- Inventors: Tridandapani, Susheela; Butchar, Jonathan; Mehta, Payal; Merchand Reyes, Giovanna; Santhanam, Ramasamy
- Licensing Officer: Willson, Christopher
Utilizing WT-IV-012 to improve immune checkpoint therapy in cancer treatment
TS-064262 — The Need
Addressing the limitations of current melanoma therapies, there exists a critical need for innovative approaches that enhance the effectiveness of immune checkpoint therapeutics. Despite advancements in immunotherapy, a significant percentage of melanoma patients do not achieve complete re…
- College: College of Arts & Sciences
- Inventors: Burd, Craig; Aguilar-Valenzuela, Renan; Burd, Christin
- Licensing Officer: Panic, Ana
Multimeric Notch ligands based on IgM-like fusion molecular structures for activation of ligand-specific Notch signaling
TS-064248 —
The Notch signaling pathway is important in immune cell differentiation and maturation. As a result, it has been shown that Notch receptor signaling can promote or suppress adaptive immune responses depending on the particular ligands and receptors involved. A set of native protein-inspired biolog…
- College: OSU Wexner Medical Center
- Inventors: Dikov, Mikhail; Carbone, David; Goruganthu, Uttam Lakshmi Mounika; Tchekneva, Elena
- Licensing Officer: Willson, Christopher
Small molecules that suppress heat/pain perception
TS-064187 — The Need
In the culinary and pharmaceutical realms, the need for a groundbreaking solution to modulate flavor and alleviate sensory perceptions is crucial. Businesses seek innovative ways to enhance consumer experiences by addressing pungency in foods and alleviating burn or pain sensations in phar…
- College: College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES)
- Inventors: Peterson, Devin; Borcherding, Joel
- Licensing Officer: Dahlman, Jason "Jay"
Novel STK1-targeted small molecule "antibiotic resistance breaker" compounds
TS-063547 — Novel small molecule STK1 inhibitors that “break” the resistance of bacteria strains to antibiotics.
In today’s healthcare landscape, increasingly highly pathogenic and multidrug-resistant S. aureus (MDRSA) strains are replacing traditional methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) in both community and hospital settings.
The Need
The rise of these resilient multi-drug resistant bacteria has …
- College: College of Medicine (COM)
- Inventors: Pancholi, Vijay
- Licensing Officer: Willson, Christopher
Protecting the vascular endothelial barrier – a novel approach to treating atrial fibrillation
TS-063433 — A new pharmacologic modality for treating AFib.
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common form of irregular cardiac rhythm (arrhythmia), affecting approximately 3% of the US population. It is a significant risk factor for heart failure, ischemic stroke, and sudden cardiac death. The AF mortality rate is growing globally, and risk factors known …
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Veeraraghavan, Rengasayee; Mezache, Louisa
- Licensing Officer: Willson, Christopher
Selective Estrogen Receptor Beta Agonists
TS-062681 — According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer is the most common cancer for women in the US, except for skin cancer. It comprised about 30% of all new female cancers each year. While breast cancer death rates have decreased over the last several decades, it remains the second leading cause…
- College: OSU Wexner Medical Center
- Inventors: Bennett, Chad; Wang, Dasheng
- Licensing Officer: Taysavang, Panya
Selective Estrogen Receptor Beta Agonists
TS-062680 — According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer is the most common cancer for women in the US, except for skin cancer. It comprised about 30% of all new female cancers each year. While breast cancer death rates have decreased over the last several decades, it remains the second leading cause…
- College: College of Pharmacy
- Inventors: Bennett, Chad; Wang, Dasheng
- Licensing Officer: Taysavang, Panya
Dual Androgen Receptor/AKR1C3 Inhibitors for Prostate Cancer
TS-062605 — The Need:
Castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) poses a significant challenge in oncology, with existing therapies often leading to resistance and disease progression. Key drivers of resistance include the androgen receptor (AR) and aldo-keto reductase family 1 member C3 (AKR1C3). Novel treat…
- College: College of Pharmacy
- Inventors: Li, Pui-Kai "Tom"; Cheng, Xiaolin; Kong, Xiaotian; Xing, Enming
- Licensing Officer: Schworer, Adam
Addressing the Treatment Gap in Advanced Liposarcoma
TS-062480 — Novel therapeutic compounds to treat advanced liposarcoma.
Patients diagnosed with advanced liposarcoma (LPS) face a significant treatment challenge, as current chemotherapy approaches exhibit low response rates of only 25%, leading to a dismal overall survival at 5 years, ranging between 20% to 34%.
The Need
Despite extensive efforts, there has been no s…
- College: College of Medicine (COM)
- Inventors: Beane, Joal; Goryunova, Marina; Hadad, Christopher; He, Yiran; Zhu, Hua
- Licensing Officer: Willson, Christopher
Novel use of novobiocin to potentiate the antimicrobial efficacy of polymyxins
TS-062439 — The Need: Addressing the Growing Threat of Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections
Gram-negative bacterial pathogens, including Escherichia coli, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Klebsiella pneumoniae, are responsible for more than 35% of common hospital-acquired infections. These no…
- College: College of Arts & Sciences
- Inventors: Kahne, Daniel; Baidin, Vadim; Mandler, Michael; Ruiz, Natividad
- Licensing Officer: Dahlman, Jason "Jay"
Unleashing the Power of Radiotherapy - Enhancing Tumor Oxygenation with Next-Gen Radiosensitizers
TS-062384 — , T2018-092, T2018-354, & T2020-216 This technology provides novel radiosensitizer compounds that are derivatives of papaverine designed to enhance tumor oxygenization without PDE-related side effects.
Papaverine is an FDA-approved phosphodiesterase 10A (PDE10A) inhibitor and its clinical use is due to these effects on blood pressure and vascular tone. However, it was found to also be a potent inhibitor of mitochondrial complex I. Papaverine’s mitochondrial complex I inhibition has been sho…
- College: College of Medicine (COM)
- Inventors: Denko, Nicholas; Benej, Martin; Haines, Ben; Mitton-Fry, Mark
- Licensing Officer: Willson, Christopher
FraB as a drug target and FraB inhibitors as Salmonella-specific narrow-spectrum therapeutics
TS-059635 — & T2014-282 A method to discover narrow-spectrum antibiotics of salmonellosis, as well as small molecule inhibitors of Salmonella FraB and a Salmonella probiotic strain to enhance the efficacy of FraB inhibitors.
Non-typhoidal salmonellosis is one of the most significant food-borne diseases, in the United States and globally. There are no vaccines available for human use to prevent this disease, and only broad-spectrum antibiotics available to treat the disease. However, antibiotic resistance is on the ris…
- College: College of Medicine (COM)
- Inventors: Ahmer, Brian; Boulanger, Erin; Cool, Austin; Gopalan, Venkat; Kovvali, Sai Sravya Varali; Law, Jamison; Lindert, Steffen; Sabag-Daigle, Anice; Sengupta, Anindita; Thirugnanasambantham, Pankajavalli
- Licensing Officer: Willson, Christopher
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