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Kite, Amgen Forge $1B+ Cancer Immunotherapy Pact
UCLA startup licensee Kite Pharma and Amgen announce a strategic collaboration to develop and commercialize novel CAR T cell immunotherapies. Amgen is putting in $60M as well as funding for R&D costs and an additional $525M in milestone payments. |
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NeuroSigma Wins Humanitarian Use Designation from FDA
The California-based company and UCLA spinout said that the FDA awarded a humanitarian-use device (HUD) designation to its Monarch eTNS neuromodulation therapy as a treatment for Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome. This is a crucial step toward marketing eTNS in the US. |
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2014 Roundup: UCLA Startup Funding and IP Licensing Highlights
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Intellectual Property Announcements
New U.S. Patents Awarded
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8,924,881 - Drill down clinical information dashboard | N. Martin, et al.
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8,920,807 - Vault complexes for cytokine delivery | L. Rome, et al.
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8,917,562 - Body voltage sensing based short pulse reading circuit | K. Wang, et al.
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8,916,722 - Complex mixed ligand open framework materials | O. Yaghi, et al.
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8,916,390 - Portable rapid diagnostic test reader | A. Ozcan, et al.
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8,911,548 - Chemically bonded ceramics based on fly ash | J. Yang, et al.
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New UCLA Technologies Available for Licensing
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Video & Reports |
- UCLA ENTREPRENEURS: How Entrepreneurs Launch Startups Based on UCLA Discoveries [view video]
- UCLA INVENTOR: Dr. Patricia Ganz - Translating Research for Patient Benefit [view video]
- AUTM - How Academic Technology Transfer Makes the U.S. a Better Place [view infographic]
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Previous Issue - UCLA Invents |
- UCLA Startup Keyssa, Inc. Raises $47 Million
- Carbonics Launches from UCLA Incubator with $5.5 Million
- Bone Biologics Raises $5M to Develop Bone Growth Protein
- UCLA-Industry Team Wins Grant to Tackle Concussions
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UCLA Invents Newsletter, Vol. 3, No. 5
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Contributors: Neil Bajpayee, Tara Kamin
UCLA Invents is published by the UCLA Office of Intellectual Property & Industry Sponsored Research
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