Tag: patent
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Univ. Spin-Off Developing Non-Toxic Bedbug Killer
Research from a lab at Pennsylvania State University led to a technology for controlling bedbug infestations with natural enemies that are harmless to humans.
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Allergan to Option Gene Editing for Eye Diseases
International drug maker Allergan is gaining access to treatments for inherited eye diseases being developed by Editas Medicine, a spin-off enterprise from MIT and Harvard.
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Inexpensive Pumps Devised for Portable Labs-on-Chips
An engineering lab developed an inexpensive pump without electric power for lab-on-a-chip devices, making these systems more portable for diagnostics.
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Nanotech Gel Designed to Treat Snake Bites
A team from University of California in Irvine developed a snake bite treatment that in lab tests stops venom more effectively and at lower cost than current antidotes.
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Process Converts Food Waste to Auto Tire Materials
Agricultural scientists in Ohio are developing a process for converting common food waste into materials used in car tires, and filed a patent for these techniques.
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Patent Issued for Peptides in Diabetes Gene Therapy
A U.S. patent was issued today for synthetic peptides that support gene therapies developed to treat type 2 diabetes and heart failure.
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Patent Office Decides for Broad and Editas in Crispr Case
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office decided that the gene editing processes developed by Broad Institute and licensed to Editas Medicine do not interfere with techniques for genome editing created by University of California at Berkeley.
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Stomach Acid Harnessed to Power Ingestible Devices
Researchers at MIT and Harvard University designed a tiny device that in tests with animals show it can run for days powered by acids in the stomach.
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Smart Watch Software Designed to Verify Signatures
Engineering researchers in Israel created software that enables smart watches and fitness bands to capture wrist movements for verifying a person’s signature.
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Simpler Lab Cell Production Techniques Devised
A process is being developed that makes it easier to produce healthy and diseased cells in the lab from human specimens for regenerative medicine and research.