Therapeutic programs target non- Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma and Breast Cancer. 

"ImmunGene, Inc. (ImmunGene) and Caliber Biotherapeutics, LLC (Caliber) announced today (11/13/12) the launch of Valor Biotherapeutics, LLC (Valor), a joint venture focused on the clinical development and commercialization of monoclonal antibody-interferon (mAb-IFN) fusion protein therapeutics targeting certain cancers.

The mAb-IFN fusion protein technology was invented in Professor Sherie Morrison 's laboratory at the University of California, Los Angeles and licensed exclusively to ImmunGene. This technology is being used to enable the precise targeting of tumor cells with monoclonal antibodies and their destruction by interferon..." 

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To many academics venturing into the world of intellectual property management for the first time, it’s a foreign place with its own terminology, acronyms and concepts.

As the birthplace of many new groundbreaking products and services, UCLA is a tremendous source of talent and innovation, fueled by $1.18 billion in research funding.

However, for many academics venturing into the world of intellectual property management for the first time, it’s a foreign place with its own terminology, acronyms and concepts unfamiliar to most.

This can result in mass confusion for the budding UCLA inventor who wants to bring his or her technology out of the laboratory and launch it into the marketplace.

Such was the case for professor Jacob Schmidt, Department of Bioengineering, who not only created a novel drug screening product but also co-founded a company to license his invention from the university.

“I can write up what the invention is and can say what it does, but I don’t know the legalese and what things are patentable and defendable,” Schmidt said. “There are a lot of details that I’m not as aware of...”

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As Los Angeles looks to gain global recognition as an entrepreneurial hub, UCLA faculty and students are playing major roles in the transformation.


When Melanie Gin '12 was in London with UCLA's Education Abroad Program (EAP), she wanted to share her experiences with her friends. She posted photos on Facebook, but they didn't really capture what she was doing. She created a blog, but almost no one read it.

Back on campus, Gin expressed her frustration to Tri Nguyen '11, who had felt much the same when he was in Japan with EAP. The two, then UCLA seniors, decided to create a website where anyone could make a personal travel journal, "a digital storybook." They named it Travelstrings and recruited two engineer friends to build it.

Now, after alpha and beta testing, they're ready to raise capital and create a business based on the website—with a backer already lined up.

Gin throws around terms like "angel investor," "monetize," "cash-flow positive," "seed money" and "beachhead" with the fluency of a seasoned tech executive. But she gained much of that familiarity in just 10 weeks on campus last summer at an entrepreneurship boot camp for students and recent graduates called Startup UCLA...

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Date: Feb. 01, 2013
Time: 9am-10:30am
Place: Suite 210, Kinross Bldg

Join UCLA's licensing staff, inventors and entrepreneurs Friday, Feb. 01, 2013 for bagels, coffee and networking.  

Guest speaker:  Jill Sweitzer, Strategic Research Initiatives, UCLA
Theme: "Funding Research Projects Through Grants."
Topics include:

• Funding opportunity resources
• Elements of a strong proposal
• Tips for successful grant-writing
• Funding resources at UCLA

Space is limited. RSVP is recommended!  [ REG & INFO  ]

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• UCLA Research Expertise

• Submit a New Invention Report

• OIP-ISR Team

• BRUIN - Entrepreneurial Support Network

• Startup UCLA

• Business of Science

• Accelerators and Incubators on the Westside