Innovations in Health Sciences
Below are the most recent technologies our office has available for license in this
research area.
Ref # 01123 Means of Facial and/or Ocular Infection Avoidance
The University of South Carolina is offering licensing opportunities for facial prophylactic
devices that protect examinees from infection in the eyes or face resulting from contact
transference of infectious agents to patients during eye examinations.
Inventors: Michael Randall, Ph.D.
Jay Moskowitz, Ph.D.
Ref # 01136 Repeat PSA Screening For Virulent Prostate Cancer
The University of South Carolina is offering licensing opportunities for an improved
method of detecting high-risk prostate cancer that is able to distinguish it form
non-virulent cancers as well as other conditions associated with elevated levels of
prostate-specific antigens.
Inventors: James Hébert, Sc.D.
Azza Shoaibi
Ref # 01087 Use of Metformin in the treatment of Neuroblastoma
The University of South Carolina is offering licensing opportunities for a novel therapeutic
for pediatric cancers including neuroblastoma. Invention Description: The subject
invention uses metformin, a well-known anti-diabetic drug, to treat neuroblastoma.
Inventors: Ambrish Kumar, Ph.D.
Ugra Singh, Ph.D.
Donald DiPette, M.D.
Nadia Al-Sammarraie
Ref # 01060 Metallocene-Containing Cationic Compounds and Polymers Loaded with Antibiotics
as Antimicrobial Agents
The University of South Carolina is offering licensing opportunities for this novel
method of utilizing cationic metallocene derivatives to target drug resistant bacteria.
Inventors: Chuanbing Tang, Ph.D.
Yung-Pin Chen, Ph.D.
Alan Decho, Ph.D.
Jiuyang Zhang, Ph.D.