SIUC Technology and Innovation Expo: Medicine and Biotechnology

This year's Technology and Innovation Expo: October 28, 2011
http://tie.siuc.edu/

SIUC is increasingly active in the field of technology transfer and commercialization. Over the past decade, SIU Carbondale and School of Medicine have disclosed 217 inventions, issued 54 licenses/options, filed 113 patent applications with a resulting 39 issued patents, and received more than $3.8 million in royalties.

We are working closely with businesses, entrepreneurs, and investor groups to bring technologies to market.

To talk to inventors directly and see the latest about SIUC technologies closest to market, attend the Technology and Innovation Expo. The Expo is held every fall in Carbondale, and every spring in the St. Louis area. At the Expo, SIU inventors present their technologies that are close to market and might result in new businesses or licenses in the short to mid-term. Let's take a look at some of the technologies related to medicine and biotechnology on display at the last Expo.

Drs Brad Noble and Edward Navarre from SIU Edwardsville presented a portable elemental analyzer designed to measure toxic heavy metals in clinical samples, for use in health screening. The analyzer would be a inexpensive instrument for field work and non-routine analysis.
Dr. Luke Tolley's patent pending DIABLA analyzer enables pharmaceutical companies to find protein targets, which can lead to the reduction of side effects in drugs, increased speed of drug development, and personalized medicine. It shows very substantial improvements over existing methods.

Dr. Deliang Cao of the SIU School of Medicine presented ARL-1 Antibodies. This patent pending invention could help increase survival rate for breast and colorectal cancers through better specificity of diagnostic tests and reduction of incorrect screening results.

Dr. David Lightfoot's patented and patent pending genetic technologies have applications in agriculture for soybean sudden death syndrome and the Japanese beetle pest problem that could potentially save growers over $1 billion a year in crop losses. Another invention focuses on increased soybean oil content and seed yield for biodiesel uses.

Dr. Aldwin Anterola's patent pending transgenic moss produces Taxol precursors, as well as related compounds, which show promising anticancer activity. Taxol is an expensive anti-cancer drug and Dr. Anterola's production method may reduce the cost substantially.

These projects result directly from Southern Illinois University faculty research and lead to economic development and business opportunities.

Don't miss your opportunity to get involved in a new venture or technology license. Be sure to stay tuned for the next SIUC Technology and Innovation Expo at tie.siuc.edu.

Or, contact the SIUC Technology Transfer Program directly for a private meeting with select inventors. Email techtran@siu.edu or call (618) 453 4556. Visit the website techtransfer.siuc.edu and link to technologies available for license, resources for inventors, our newsletter, twitter feed and linkedIn group, blogs and more.

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