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Licensing Contacts
Uri Reichman, PhD, MBA; 301–435–
4616; UR7a@nih.gov; John Stansberry,
PhD; 301–435–5236;
stansbej@mail.nih.gov.
Patent Status
U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/
087,968 filed 11 Aug 2008 (HHS
Reference No. E–276–2008/0–US–01).
Advantages
The three inventions described above
and collectively offered for licensing
offer a non-invasive, painless means for
measurement quantities such as the
axon diameter distribution (ADD) and
significant improvements in sensitivity
and robustness to existing MRI methods,
in particular for imaging of the Central
Nervous System, and for in vivo
measurement of microanatomical
(histological) features of nerves (and
possibly muscles) that are critically
important in medicine and in particular
in neuroscience. Furthermore, ADD is
altered in abnormal development
(possibly even in autism), in
degenerative process (e.g., aging,
alcoholism, Alzheimer’s disease) and
diseases such as ALS (Lou Gehrig’s
disease) and thus the improved
sensitivities offered by the subject
inventions is of utmost significance for
public health.
Development Status
These inventions are fully developed.
Market
The market for MRI in human
diagnostics is huge and rapidly growing.
The race to improve the sensitivities of
MRI measurement and to enhance the
capabilities of measuring and examining
fine structures in general, and in
neuroscience in particular is of
significant magnitude. The three
inventions described above may
collectively offer significant commercial
opportunity to MRI companies.
The market for medical imaging
equipment industry is approximately
$9.0 billion dollars now and has been
growing by approximately 7.6%
annually. MRI instrumentation
constitutes a significant portion of this
market.
Related Technology
U.S. Patent No. 5,539,310 issued 23
Jul 1996—‘‘Method and System for
Measuring the Diffusion Tensor and for
Diffusion Tensor Imaging’’ (HHS
Reference No. E–203–1993/0).
Licensing Status
Available for licensing.
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Collaborative Research Opportunity
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National
Institute of Child Health and Human
Development, Section on Tissue
Biophysics and Biomimetics, is seeking
statements of capability or interest from
parties interested in collaborative
research to further develop, evaluate, or
commercialize novel MRI methods to
probe tissue structure and organization,
particularly for neuroimaging
applications. Please contact Alan
Hubbs, PhD at 301–594–4263 or
hubbsa@mail.nih.gov for more
information.
Dated: April 7, 2009.
Richard U. Rodriguez,
Director, Division of Technology Development
and Transfer, Office of Technology Transfer,
National Institutes of Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Neurological
Disorders and Stroke; Notice of Closed
Meeting
Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is
hereby given of the following meeting.
The meeting will be closed to the
public in accordance with the
provisions set forth in sections
552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,
as amended. The grant applications and
the discussions could disclose
confidential trade secrets or commercial
property such as patentable material,
and personal information concerning
individuals associated with the grant
applications, the disclosure of which
would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy.
Name of Committee: National Institute of
Neurological Disorders and Stroke Special
Emphasis Panel; Clinical Trials in Motor
Neuron Disease.
Date: April 20, 2009.
Time: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Place: National Institutes of Health, 6101
Executive Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852,
(Telephone Conference Call)
Contact Person: Shanta Rajaram, PhD,
Scientific Review Administrator, Scientific
Review Branch, Division Of Extramural
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6033, rajarams@mail.nih.gov.
This notice is being published less than 15
days prior to the meeting due to the timing
limitations imposed by the review and
funding cycle.
(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Nos. 93.853, Clinical Research
Related to Neurological Disorders; 93.854,
Biological Basis Research in the
Neurosciences, National Institutes of Health,
HHS)
Dated: April 7, 2009.
Anna Snouffer,
Deputy Director, Office of Federal Advisory
Committee Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; Notice
of Closed Meeting
Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given of the following
meeting.
The meeting will be closed to the public in accordance with the
provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5
U.S.C., as amended. The grant applications and the discussions could
disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as
patentable material, and personal information concerning individuals
associated with the grant applications, the disclosure of which would
constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
Name of Committee: National Institute of Neurological Disorders
and Stroke Special Emphasis Panel; Clinical Trials in Motor Neuron
Disease.
Date: April 20, 2009.
Time: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
Place: National Institutes of Health, 6101 Executive Boulevard,
Rockville, MD 20852, (Telephone Conference Call)
Contact Person: Shanta Rajaram, PhD, Scientific Review
Administrator, Scientific Review Branch, Division Of Extramural
Research, NINDS/NIH/DHHS/Neuroscience Center, 6001 Executive Blvd.,
Suite 3208, MSC9529, Bethesda, MD 20852, (301) 435-6033,
rajarams@mail.nih.gov.
This notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the
meeting due to the timing limitations imposed by the review and
funding cycle.
(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.853,
Clinical Research Related to Neurological Disorders; 93.854,
Biological Basis Research in the Neurosciences, National Institutes
of Health, HHS)
Dated: April 7, 2009.
Anna Snouffer,
Deputy Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
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