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.