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"
Enhancing Neurotransmitter Production in the Gut
TS-062355 — The Need:
In today's fast-paced and demanding world, the need for innovative solutions that enhance mental well-being and cognitive performance has never been greater. Recent scientific discoveries have highlighted the crucial role of the gut-brain connection in influencing human behavior and …
- College: College
of
Food, Agricultural, and
Environmental
Sciences
(CFAES)
- Inventors: Jacobi, Sheila; Brown, Rebecca; Jimenez-Flores, Rafael; Kosmerl, Erica; Miller, Celeste
- Licensing Officer: Dahlman, Jason "Jay"
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FROM ELECTROSPUN FLEXIBLE FIBER MATS
TS-062224 — The Need: Advancing Nonwoven Fibrous Webs for Personal Protective Equipment
The demand for high-performance personal protective equipment (PPE) has been escalating rapidly, necessitating improved nonwoven materials that can meet stringent safety requirements. Traditional nonwoven fibrous webs lack …
- College: College
of
Food, Agricultural, and
Environmental
Sciences
(CFAES)
- Inventors: Puskas, Judit
- Licensing Officer: Dahlman, Jason "Jay"
Novel use of deodorizing compounds as mosquito repellents
TS-062210 — The Need
Insect-borne diseases, such as dengue fever, chikungunya fever, malaria, yellow fever, and Zika virus, continue to pose significant health risks worldwide. With the drawbacks of existing repellents, there is a pressing commercial need for innovative and effective compounds and compositions…
- College: College
of
Food, Agricultural, and
Environmental
Sciences
(CFAES)
- Inventors: Piermarini, Peter; Marr, William Lyndon
- Licensing Officer: Dahlman, Jason "Jay"
Medical radiation attenuation glove
TS-037860 — Natural rubber gloves that protect medical personnel against radiation without sacrificing physical performance.
The Need
The medical industry faces a critical challenge in protecting healthcare professionals (HCP) from occupational exposure to ionizing radiation during various procedures, such as diagnostic arteriography, orthopedic procedures, and interventional cardiovascular interventions. The cumulative …
- College: College
of
Food, Agricultural, and
Environmental
Sciences
(CFAES)
- Inventors: Cornish, Katrina; Li, Zhenyu
- Licensing Officer: Dahlman, Jason "Jay"
Novel Live Attenuated Vaccines for Human Metapneumovirus
TS-037675 — Novel method
of using live attenuated vaccines to prevent infection
of hMVP.
The Need: Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a prevalent pathogen causing acute respiratory tract disease in individuals of all ages, especially infants, children, the elderly, and immunocompromised individuals. Despite its global prevalence, there are currently no therapeutics or vaccines available fo…
- College: College
of
Food, Agricultural, and
Environmental
Sciences
(CFAES)
- Inventors: Li, Jianrong; Wei, Yongwei; Zhang, Yu
- Licensing Officer: Dahlman, Jason "Jay"
A Novel Vectored Vaccine Against Human Norovirus
TS-037664 — A live recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV)-vector vaccine composition for human norovirus.
The Need
Human norovirus (HuNoV) is a highly contagious and prevalent pathogen responsible for the majority of
foodborne gastroenteritis outbreaks worldwide. As HuNoV cannot be grown in cell cultures, developing an effective vaccine against it has proven challenging. Current vaccine studies using v…
- College: College
of
Food, Agricultural, and
Environmental
Sciences
(CFAES)
- Inventors: Li, Jianrong; Ma, Yuanmei
- Licensing Officer: Dahlman, Jason "Jay"
In Canopy Crop Health Sensing Technology
TS-036526 — A remote sensing imaging system that combines a suspended camera with sampling probes, combined with unique image processing features.
The Need
In modern agriculture, early detection and intervention are crucial to maximizing crop yield and minimizing losses. Traditional methods of crop health monitoring, relying on human scouts positioned at field borders, are limited and
often lead to subjective decisions and delayed detection o…
- College: College
of
Food, Agricultural, and
Environmental
Sciences
(CFAES)
- Inventors: Shearer, Scott; Klopfenstein, Andrew "Andrew"; See, David; Weigman, Christopher
- Licensing Officer: Dahlman, Jason "Jay"