Brandeis Innovation

2018 Licensing News Template

Fall 2018
Welcome to the fall edition of the Brandeis Office of Technology Licensing newsletter. Here, you'll find our newest inventions available for licensing, profiles of our researchers, industry events we will be attending, and news about the commercialization of our recent discoveries.
We hope you enjoy reading this. As always, you can reach out to our team with specific inquiries

Featured Technology
HyperTRIBE:
Identification of RNA-binding protein targets
RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) accompany RNA from birth to death, affecting RNA biogenesis and functions. Identifying RBP–RNA interactions is essential to understanding their complex roles in different cellular processes. However, detecting in vivo RNA targets of RBPs, especially in a small number of discrete cells, has been a technically challenging task. Reazur Rahman, Weijin Xu, and Hua Jin of Nobel-Prize winner Michael Rosbash's lab have developed a new method for detecting such targets, with important applications in biomedical research. ( DOI: 10.1038/s41596-018-0020-y ). Brandeis has a patent application pending - PCT/US2016/054525

Profile in Innovation
The HyperTRIBE Team
“People didn’t think it would work,” remembers Reazur Rahman, PhD, Joint Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Michael Rosbash lab. Along with Weijin Xu, a 5th-year doctoral student, and undergraduate student Josh Lepson, who work together on the project, Reazur notes that “TRIBE can push the needle along” as biotech strives to create new drugs that target RNA molecules, a key emerging area of drug development.

Recently Issued Patents
We were recently issued US patents in therapeutics, genetics, food science, and materials science. Please contact us if you are interested in licensing any of these technologies!

Polymeric materials having active cross-linkers, methods for making them, and use ther eof ( US 9,920,147  )

Inventors: Ye Zhang, Bing Xu  
This invention deals with the design and synthesis of active cross-linkers for creating a novel type of active soft material, in which the material properties are controlled by the active cross-linkers of the polymer network.

Methods of identifying insect-T RPA1 modulators (US 9,488,640)

This invention provides a method of insect control comprising modulating chemo- and/or thermo-sensing in an insect with a compound.

Method of preparing par-baked and milled coffee beans for use in foods, beverages and dietary supplements   (US 9,936,717)

Inventor: Daniel Perlman  
This invention concerns compositions and methods relating to the addition and use of par-baked and milled coffee beans in food products, beverages, and dietary supplements. 

Tethering Cysteine Residues Using Cyclic Disulfi des (US 9,944,919)

 Jeffrey Agar and Joseph Salisbury have developed an innovative strategy for conferring specificity to drugs that target cysteine, in general, but pairs of cysteine, in particular.
Brandeis reference No. 1237

 

Search All Our Available Technologies
Brandeis University offers a growing array of technologies available for licensing in the areas of therapeutics and diagnostics, food science and safety, research materials, and drug delivery. We also have offerings in artificial intelligence, data science, and agriculture. You can search our full database of currently-available technologies below. Please contact us for further information on any of the listed technologies.

News About Innovation at Brandeis
The Professor of Biochemistry went to the city of Halle, Germany to be inducted into Germany’s National Academy of Sciences. She also got to see her parents and friends and visit the basketball court where she became a champion athlete. 
Read an excerpt to discover how the eminent scientist achieved her insights into the human brain by studying neurons on the stomach of lobsters.
The two universities will work together to increase diversity in the sciences and develop new materials.
Senior Scientist and Opioid Policy Research Collaborative director Andrew Kolodny made remarks about fentanyl and the opioid epidemic at the National Governors Association Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Come Meet Us!
At Brandeis Innovation, we provide innovators and aspiring change-makers with as many opportunities as possible. We'll be out in the community this Fall. Come and join us at these upcoming events:
9/25-9/28/18, Detroit, MI
9/30-10/3/18, San Diego, CA
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma Day at MassBio
10/4/18, Cambridge, MA
IPSEN Pharma Day at MassBio
10/11/18, Cambridge, MA
Amgen Pharma Day at MassBio
10/17/18, Cambridge, MA
Astellas Pharma Day at MassBio
10/30/18, Cambridge, MA
Celgene Pharma Day at MassBio
11/16/18, Cambridge, MA