Tag: patent
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Company, University to Develop 3D Models for Cancer Research
Organovo Holdings Inc. in San Diego, with Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, will develop three dimensional human tissue models to replicate cancer disease for lab testing of potential therapies. The partnership, for which financial terms were not disclosed, will apply Organovo’s 3D printing technology that builds tissue models for testing cancer treatments more…
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Light-Activated Hydrogel, Stem Cells Recreate Knee Cartilage
Biomedical engineers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore designed a gel-like biomaterial that in a pilot study showed it could help heal damaged knee cartilage. The team led by Jennifer Elisseeff, director of the university’s Translational Tissue Engineering Center, published its findings in last week’s issue of the journal Science Translational Medicine (paid subscription required).…
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U.S. Patent Issued for Anti-Super Bug Disinfectant
Quick-Med Technologies Inc. in Gainesville, Florida received a patent for its antimicrobial disinfectant technology designed to combat drug-resistant bacteria in medical applications. Patent number 8,343,523 was awarded yesterday by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to three inventors, including William Toreki, Quick-Med’s vice- president for research and development. The patent covers the composition and methods…
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University, Companies Partner on Air Cleaning Technology
A chemistry professor at University of Copenhagen in Denmark is working with a Danish entrepreneur and waste processor to test a process for cleaning polluting particles from industrial emissions. Environmental chemist Matthew Johnson (pictured right) and the university have also patented the process he devised, which is based on on the natural ability of the…
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University Develops, Patents New Coke Fuel Process
Researchers at Purdue University’s Calumet campus in Hammond, Indiana created a new less-expensive process for producing coke, a derivative of coal used in the making of steel, and received a U.S. patent for their discovery. Patent number 8,287,696 was awarded by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in October to Purdue-Calumet physics professor Robert Kramer…
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University, Company Share Ion Detection Technology Patent
University of Texas at Arlington and Dionex Corporation in Sunnyvale, California recently received a patent for a new process that detects the charge of ions in a solution, and can enable more sensitive testing for compounds in water, food, and chemicals. Patent 8,293,099 from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office was awarded in late October…
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Synthetic Sugars Developer Lands $3.5M Venture Financing
Proterro Inc. in Ewing, New Jersey, a developer of synthetic sucrose for biofuels and chemicals, secured $3.5 million in new venture financing. The company also says the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a notice of allowance for the genetically engineered bacteria used in its production process. The company combines genetic engineering with chemical…
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Method Devised to Reliably Capture Circulating Cancer Cells
Engineering and medical researchers at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor with colleagues in China developed a simple technique to capture circulating cancer cells believed to spread cancer from the original tumor to other parts of the body. The team from the labs of Michigan breast cancer researcher Sofia Merajver (pictured left) and biomedical engineering professor…
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EU Approves Unitary Patent Regulations
The European Parliament in Strasbourg, France approved draft regulations establishing a common patent system for 25 participating member counties of the European Union. The approved regulations create a unitary patent instrument and govern the language versions of the patent documents. However, EU members Italy and Spain are not taking part in the program. The unitary…
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Supreme Court to Take Gene Patents Case
The New York Times reports today the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case about the ability of inventors to patent human genes. The case involves patent claims by Myriad Genetics, a developer of molecular diagnostics in Salt Lake City, that is being challenged by a group of physicians, scientists, and professional organizations. The suit…