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Experiences in Patenting, Licensing and Commercialization of Radiopharmaceuticals
(2010-02)
This presentation will highlight successful efforts in working with the UM Office of Patents and Licensing to patent, license and commercialize radiopharmaceuticals for medical applications that emerged from collaborative ...
High-throughput genomics and the Sword of Damocles
(2010-03)
Next-generation sequencing and high-throughput assaying technologies have dichotomized entire research communities into those individuals who have rapidly evolved in response to the technological selection pressure and ...
Early Cancer Screening with Pteridines as Biomarkers
(2010-03)
Early detection and treatment of cancers continue to be the best line of defense to prevent fatalities as a result of developing cancer. Several tests have been developed, such as mammograms for breast cancer and colonoscopies ...
Computational Biology and Biomedical Informatics Expertise to Support Life and Health Sciences Research and Industry
(2010-03)
Interdisciplinary collaboration between computational sciences and life/health sciences is a hallmark of the MU Informatics Institute (MUII) and its new Informatics Ph.D. program. The Institute was established to foster ...
Comparative Ophthalmology - scientific discovery and innovation create synergies for veterinary and human medicine
(2010-03)
Comparative ophthalmology is the study similarities and differences between humans and various animal species. Our understanding of these comparisons has yielded many breakthroughs in eye and neurological research of ...
Biomedical Applications using Synchrotron Radiation
(2010-03)
A synchrotron biomedical research facility is nearing completion at the Canadian Light Source in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The Biomedical Imaging and Therapy (BMIT) facility will provide high intensity, high x-ray energy ...
Innovation, Inspiration, and Insulation: Practical Legal Measures to Protect Technology
(2010-03)
The demand for new technologies is driving innovation worldwide, particularly in the fields of life sciences and biotechnology. Intellectual Property is the life blood of many life sciences and biotechnology companies. ...
Functional MRI Studies of Health Behaviors
(2010-03)
People make hundreds of health decisions everyday - for example, what and how much to eat, whether to exercise, whether to use drugs such as nicotine and alcohol and, if so, how much. Health behaviors have a cumulative ...
Rapid label-free diagnostics for biomedical applications using advances in optics nanotechnology
(2010-03)
A new highly sensitive sensor technology has the potential to simplify medical diagnostic tests by significantly reducing operation complexity compared to standard tests such as enzyme-linked immunoassays. Sensor elements ...
Canine Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Bridge from Bench to Health for Humans and their Companions
(2010)
Spontaneous neurologic diseases are common in dogs and frequently there is a genetic predisposition. Advances in canine genomics and the nature of pure-bred dog populations make it possible to efficiently map and sequence ...
Biomaterials for Tissue Repair and Regeneration at Missouri S&T
(2010-03)
Biomaterials are critically important to future developments in the life sciences. They provide a backbone for biomedical research in academia and industry, and are a key component of reconstructive medical and dental ...
Training Tomorrows Entrepreneurs Today
(2010-02)
The MU Biodesign and Innovation Program (MUBIP) is focused on improving health care through invention and implementation of new medical technologies. The focus of the program is formal educational training of three fellows ...
New Insights Revealed by Genetic Studies and the Future of Treating Bone Health Related Issues
(2010-03)
This presentation will examine the major role played by genetic studies in the identification of a fundamental pathway, the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway, and it's now appreciated multiple roles in bone cell biology. ...
The Vision of the International Institute of Nano and Molecular Medicine (I2NM2)
(2010-02)
The International Institute of Nano and Molecular Medicine (I2NM2) of the University of Missouri-Columbia is embarking upon an in-depth study of cancer therapy using the boron neutron capture reaction, the only binary ...
Creating a Health Care Business from University Research
(2010-03)
This presentation opens with a brief review of the Consortium for Bone and Tissue Repair and Regeneration which is a collaborative research program between faculty in the Dental School at UMKC and the materials programs ...
Orthopedic Tissue Engineering
(2010-03)
My group at the University of Kansas is interested in biomaterials, stem cells and tissue engineering. Tissue engineering efforts focus primarily on bone and cartilage regeneration, including the in the temporomandibular ...
Of Mice and Men and the Search for an Alzheimer's Disease Treatment
(2010-03)
Alzheimer's disease is a common affliction that disrupts the lives of millions and costs the country hundreds of millions of dollars. The federal government, state governments, philanthropic foundations, and industry have ...
Translating novel drug delivery techniques to ophthalmic products-unique opportunity for collaboration between academia and pharmaceutical industry
(2010-03)
To improve human health, scientific discoveries must be translated into clinical applications. Such discoveries typically begin at "the bench" with basic research — in which scientists study disease at a molecular or ...
Academic and Commercial Nanomedicine
(2010-03)
The goal of Nanomedicine is to develop new diagnostic and therapeutic agents derived from fundamental discoveries in nanotechnology that can be applied safely and efficaciously in the treatment of human diseases. We have ...
Commercialization of novel biomarkers of male fertility in humans and farm animals
(2010-03)
Each year, US infertility clinics treat 135,000 couples who fail to conceive naturally. Up to 40% of these infertility cases can be attributed to male infertility stemming from poor sperm quality. An additional 20% of ...