Category: Intellectual property
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Researchers, Intel Release Patents for Covid-19 Work
Intel Corp. and Innovative Genomics Institute established the Open Covid Pledge, a campaign to free up intellectual property for work on Covid-19 solutions.
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Start-Up Licenses Immunotherapies in $880M Deal
A new biotechnology enterprise creating treatments that alter chemical functions in immune cells agreed to license its technology to a pharmaceutical company.
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Commentary – Biotech, Trump’s Latest Casino
If you thought the Trump administration couldn’t bungle any worse its response to the coronavirus pandemic, think again.
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Start-Up Developing Marine Bio-Inspired Super Glue
A new enterprise is creating an strong binding adhesive inspired by mussels, derived from research in a university chemistry and materials science lab.
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Research Labs Get More Patents, Start-Ups Level Off
A survey of U.S. universities and research institutes shows more patents were awarded to their labs in 2018, while new start-ups stayed the same from 2017.
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Gene Therapy Licensed for Multiple Aging Diseases
A university spin-off company developing treatments to extend the lifetimes of dogs is gaining a gene therapy for preventing multiple age-related diseases.
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Univ. Licenses Therapeutic Hibernation Technology
University of Alaska is licensing research lab discoveries to a spin-off company to develop techniques to achieve a hibernation-type state in humans.
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Patent Awarded for DNA Tags on Synthetic Fibers
A company creating tags similar to bar codes from nucleic acids like DNA received a patent for a process to identify and track synthetic fibers made from wood.
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Implanted Guide Helps Regrow Damaged Body Nerves
A bio-compatible conduit is shown in tests with monkeys to promote regrowth of damaged nerve fibers, like those suffered in traumatic injuries.
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Pharma Gains Fibrosis Technology in $1B+ Deal
Drug maker Boehringer Ingelheim is acquiring an antibody technology that blocks actions of a signaling protein associated with a range of fibrosis diseases.