New technology available for licensing — Novel PKCzeta/PKMzeta Inhibitor #technologytransfer #innovation #TTP Provides a novel treatment option for neuropathic pain and memory disorders such as post-traumatic stress and addiction. Background: During learning, neurons produce an enzyme called PKMzeta, an autonomously active form of PKCzeta, which is responsible for maintaining newly…

New technology available for licensing — Downstate Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory GeneBank and Biorepository #technologytransfer #innovation #TTP A biorepository database that contains detailed biological information for African Americans and patients with acute cardiac disease. Background: A biorepository stores biological specimens and the data associated with each sample. The biorepository data is then…

New technology available for licensing — Opioid Tolerance-Abating Treatment #technologytransfer #innovation #TTP A precision medicine approach blocking formation of analgesic tolerance and reversing analgesic tolerance from chronic opioid administration. Background: Opiates are commonly prescribed in the US for surgical and other severe pain; and many people also obtain opioids illegally…

New technology available for licensing — Treatment of Neuropsychiatric Lupus #technologytransfer #innovation #TTP Directly targets autoimmune antibodies that cause lupus-related seizures and cognitive impairment. Background: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disorder with poorly understood etiology and no significantly effective treatment. The Lupus Foundation of America estimates that…

New technology available for licensing — Mattress for Bed Sore Prevention #technologytransfer #innovation #TTP Professor Hopkins and his research team at UCLA have designed a low-cost mattress that can prevent bed sores with high efficacy. The mattress would be lightweight and easily reconfigured. The mattress design has a unique deformation…

New technology available for licensing — SHG/Multiphoton System for Cancer Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Treatment Planning #technologytransfer #innovation #TTP Background When a patient detects a lump in the breast or a screening mammogram detects a density, a core needle biopsy is performed and the resultant cylinder of tissue is traditionally sectioned, mounted…

New technology available for licensing — Method and Apparatus to Accelerate Convolutional Neural Networks #technologytransfer #innovation #TTP Invention Summary: Neural network is widely used in numerous domains such as video processing, speech recognition, and natural language processing. It includes the training phase which is performed in the cloud or on…

New technology available for licensing — Methods for Producing Cultured Meat that has Heterogeneous Composition #technologytransfer #innovation #TTP UCLA researchers have established a method to produce cultured beef with desirable texture and flavor, which has potential to achieve significant environmental benefits over conventional beef. Cultured marbled beef is made by…

New technology available for licensing — A Novel Ex-situ Scale Observation Detector (exsod) for Mineral Scale Characterization and Online RO Process Monitoring #technologytransfer #innovation #TTP The innovation is a detector that monitors membrane scaling in real time, thereby enabling timely anti-scaling measures to be used before irreversible membrane damage. The…