TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERMOVING AHEAD AT U  OF L

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    LOUISVILLE, Ky. -The University of Louisville is well poised for gains in the area of technology transfer, says the university’s director of technology development.

    “We’re starting to see real movement,” said James Zanewicz, who joined U of L’s Office of the Vice President for Research in December.

    Since July, the university has brought in another $240,000 in income derived from university-owned technology, raising its cumulative total to more than half a million dollars.

    A single business deal completed in mid-April, a licensing agreement in biotech research, generated nearly $200,000 for sponsored research, Zanewicz said. Income should begin to grow even more after late summer, when he expects to fill two new staff positions in his office, he said.

    For the first time this year, U of L honored faculty members whose innovations and inventions have led to patents, licenses and license options. License options permit companies to test a product or idea, usually for a year, before committing to a full license, Zanewicz said.

    In an April 25 awards ceremony and reception at Speed Art Museum, 26 faculty members were cited for their contributions to technology development.

    “The public good is often best served by transferring technology to industry to ensure its rapid development,” U of L President John Shumaker said at the ceremony. “I am proud that our university – as part of its Challenge for Excellence – is building the infrastructure necessary to support technology transfer.”

    Faculty members are listed below.

    For more information, call Zanewicz at (502) 852-2965.

    The following University of Louisville faculty members were recognized for innovations and inventions that have led to patents, licenses and license options:

    Patents

    • Robert B. Aramant and Magdalene J. Seiler, ophthalmology and visual sciences, retinal tissue implantation method, retinal implantation instrument, and retinal implantation tool.
    • Ronald M. Atlas, biology, process for detection of water-borne microbial pathogens and indicators of human fecal contamination in water samples and kits therefore.
    • Robert W. Cohn, electrical and computer engineering, method and apparatus for adaptive real-time optical correlation using phase-only spatial light modulators and interfermetric detection, and method.of producing an optical wave with a predetermined optical function,
    • Robert D. Gray, molecular biology, and Arno F. Spatola, chemistry, peptide derivatives of collagenase inhibitor (two patents).
    • Robert D. Gray, molecular biology, Arno F. Spatola, chemistry, and Christopher Paterson, ophthalmology and visual sciences, synthetic inhibitors or mammalian collagenase.
    • Elias Klein, medicine, osmotic agents for peritoneal dialysis (two patents) and self-wetting membranes from engineering plastics.
    • Prasad S. Kulkarni, ophthalmology and visual sciences, method of treating ocular inflammation.
    • William M. Pierce Jr., pharmacology and toxicology, topically active ocular gem-diacylthiadiazole sulfonamide carbonic anhydrase inhibitors, topically active ocular benzothiazole sulfonamide carbonic anhydrase inhibitors, and topically active ocular thiadiazole sulfonamide carbonic anhydrase inhibitors.
    • William M. Pierce Jr. and Leonard C. Waite, pharmacology and toxicology, bone targeted inhibitors or carbonic anhydrase.
    • William K. Pitts, physics, and Kevin M. Walsh, electrical engineering, radiation detector based on charge amplication in a gaseous medium,and optical imaging system utilizing a charge amplification device.
    • Arno F. Spatola and Peteris Romanovskis, chemistry, cyclic peptide mixtures via side chain or backbone attachment and solid phase synthesis.
    • Vaclav Vetvicka, pathology, method for inhibition of breast tumor growth.
    • Michael J. Voor, orthopedic surgery, bone fixation pin with rotary cutting tip.

    Licenses

    • Richard D. Clover, family and community medicine, and William P. McKinney, internal medicine, immunization database with internal decision support system.
    • Ronald J. Doyle, microbiology, and K. Grant Taylor, chemistry, sprint brush.
    • Robert D. Gray, molecular biology, and Arno F. Spatola, chemistry, collagenase inhibitors and uses.
    • Ruth Huber and Kevin Borders, social work, OmTrack (DOS) and OmTrak (Windows).
    • Elias Klein, medicine, high performance polysulfone membranes.
    • Stephen C. Peiper, pathology and biochemistry, human chemokine CCR1, CCR2, CCR4, CCR5 and DARC receptors.
    • William M. Pierce Jr. and Leonard C. Waite, pharmacology and toxicology, treatment for osteoporosis.
    • David Seligson, orthopedic surgery, dynamizing screw for IM fixation.
    • Michael J. Voor, orthopedic surgery, bone fixation pin with rotary cutting tip.

    Options

    • Robert B. Aramant and Magdalene J. Seiler, ophthalmology and visual sciences, implantation instrument and method.
    • Robert D. Gray, molecular biology, and Arno F. Spatola, chemistry, collagenase inhibitors and uses.
    • Prasad S. Kulkarni, ophthalmology and visual sciences, use of rapamycin in treating ocular inflammation.
    • Roland Valdes Jr., pathology, biochemistry and molecular biology, and Hassan M.A.M.
    • Hussien Qazzaz, pathology, diydroouabin-like factor, antibodies, formulations and diagnostic and therapeutic methods and kits.