Biotechnology

Licensing Opportunities

• A HEK293 cell line for suspension culture and serum-free production of recombinant proteins and viral vectors (L-10894)
• A more efficient and productive method for large-scale transfection of CHO cells (L-11992)
• A new enantioselective and thermostable esterase for racemic resolution (L-11654)
• A novel rapid and sensitive on/off switch regulated by coumarin for gene expression in mammalian cells (L-11444)
• A physical method for the quantification of viruses and viral particles (L-11622)
• ADA Selectable Marker Gene
• Anaerobic and aerobic integrated system for biotreatment of toxic wastes (L-10344)
• Anti-malarial Drug Production
• Assay for the identification of therapeutic agents that disrupt protein-protein interaction (L-11131)
• Bioconversion of maple sap into polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) biopolymer (L-11802)
• Cumate-inducible expression system in eukaryotic cells (L-11648 & 11225)
• Drought Tolerant Plants
• Efficient generation of adenovirus-based libraries by positive selection of adenoviral recombinants (L-10890)
• Efficient method for the bioremediation of nitrate-contaminated groundwater (L-11136)
• Eye drops for the delivery of an anti-glycation agent that prevents and treats diabetes- and age-related pathologies (L-11323)
• Fast and high yield recombinant proteins production by large-scale transfection of suspension-growing mammalian cells (L-11266)
• Gene for Increased Plant Growth
• Generating re-targeted adenoviral vectors with altered tropism (L-11498)
• Genes to Alter the Oil Content and Composition in Brassica Seeds
• Green process for the production of vinylguaiacol, a value-added product (L-11808)
• HEK293 mammalian cell platform for high yield production of recombinant proteins, vaccines, and viral vectors (PL-11565)
• Hot spot Drug design (L-11374)
• Identification of molecular formula of small molecules by mass spectrometry (L-11740)
• Immobilization of microorganisms in chitosan for environmental applications (L-10707)
• Improved Phosphorus Utilization
• Increased Phytosterols in Plant Seed Oil
• Macrophage genes regulated by <em>Ganoderm lucidum</em> (L-11727)
• Method for degradation of cyclic nitramines in contaminated soil, water or stockpiles (L-11425)
• Method for high-yield enzymatic synthesis of non-ionic biosurfactants (L-10269)
• Microspore Derived Double Haploid Plants
• Multi-wavelength fluorometric system for on-line monitoring of bioprocesses (L-11634)
• Nervonic Acid as an Industrial Feedstock
• Nervonic Acid for Human Health
• Novel algorithm for finding robust cancer gene markers (L-12020)
• Novel Baeyer-Villiger monooxygenases as useful biocatalysts (L-11313 & 11167)
• Novel carrier proteins derived from <em>Staphylococcus</em> nuclease for high yield peptide production (L-11391)
• Novel gene expression system for <em>Escherichia coli</em> (L-11947)
• Novel yeast-based system for the detection of protein-protein interactions in the cytoplasm or on the plasma membrane (L-11681)
• Nucleic acid arrays for microorganisms detection and characterization (L-11434)
• Optimized large-scale transient gene expression with a serum-free suspension-growing HEK293 cell line (L-11565)
• Potent anticoagulants based on peptide inhibitors of thrombin (L-11388)
• Powerful <em>Methylobacterium</em>-based technology platform for the production of recombinant proteins and other bioproducts (PL-11725)
• Process to purify taxanes from natural sources (L-11772)
• Production of Fatty Alcohols in Plants
• Production of probiotic bacteria using maple sap (L-11914)
• Promoter Technologies
• Protein expression technologies (PL-11404)
• Reducing Phytate in Canola Meal
• Reduction of Shattering in Canola
• Reduction of Sinapine in Crucifera
• Retractable bivalent polypeptide inhibitors (L-11615)
• Seed Treatment for Canola
• Simple and efficient method for the large-scale production of E1 deficient adenovirus (L-10624)
• Therapeutic applications of tetracyclines as calpain inhibitors (L-11570)
• Universal Targets for Species Identification
• Versatile and sterilizable probe for the extraction and quantification of volatile compounds in liquids (L-11320)
• Versatile water electrolysis-based approach for integrated bioremediation of liquids contaminated with chlorinated and recalcitrant compounds (L-11390)