Columbia University Science & Technology Ventures (x)
As Columbia University’s technology transfer organization, Science and Technology Ventures (STV) serves as a bridge between Columbia’s faculty and researchers, and the business community. STV’s core objective is to transfer inventions and innovative knowledge from the University to outside organizations and society at large. Through technology transfer, innovations may be incorporated into products and services that directly benefit people across the globe. The University itself also benefits, as STV brings in much-needed revenue, enhancing the quality and breadth of research conducted at Columbia.
437 Innovations found
Problem or Unmet NeedMedical devices such as catheters, wound dressings, and soft tissue patches can serve as unintended substrates for microbial growth, often resulting in serious bloodstream infe...
| DNAs encoding taurine and GABA transporters, LPA receptor |
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Problem or Unmet NeedGABA is the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the CNS. Maintenance of proper GABA levels prevents epileptic seizures. Inhibitors of GABA, taurine, and related tranporters ma...
| Peptides that deliver antisense oligonucleotides which down regulate protein expression in cells |
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Problem or Unmet NeedDevelopment of translation interfering oligonucleotides for cancer therapies is stymied by poor intracellular delivery and low efficacy. The most commonly employed delivery rea...
| Method of Relaxing Airway Smooth Muscle Constriction in Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) |
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Problem or Unmet NeedMillions of Americans suffer from asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); bronchoconstrictive disease incidence and mortality is rising. Despite an increase in...
| Low-intragrain-defect-density polycrystalline silicon films for high efficiency solar cells |
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Problem or Unmet NeedThe most common way of making solar cells is using silicon wafers. Due to limited silicon feed stock availability, the cost of these cells is high. Methods of creating thinner ...
| Surface Function Actives: A model for real-time image segmentation |
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Problem or Unmet NeedHigh resolution, real-time volumetric (3-D) medical imaging is an indispensible diagnostic tool. Image acquisition time is much shorter than analysis time, leading to a bottlen...
| Sodium Tetradecyl Sulfate for Lung Reduction in Patients with Emphysema |
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Problem or Unmet NeedPulmonary emphysema, a type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), is a destructive disease that attacks the lung alveoli, leading to inadequate oxygenation due to ve...
| Sensitive DNA sequencing methods for detecting PIK3CA mutations in tumor samples |
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Problem or Unmet NeedThe phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) signaling pathway regulates cell proliferation, motility and insulin response; dysregulation of key molecules in the cascade is oncogen...
| Discovery of novel microRNAs from normal and tumor-related Human B cells |
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Problem or Unmet NeedThe discovery of miRNAs, a class of short-RNA that impairs translation or induces mRNA degradation, has added a new dimension to the mechanisms that regulate gene expression in...
| Conditions for the Self-Organization of Semiconductor-Metal and Semiconductor-Semiconductor Binary Nanoparticle Superlattices |
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Problem or Unmet NeedThin films made via self-assembly of two types of particles into so-called superlattices can potentially be useful for a range of “meta-materials” with valuable physical proper...
