Awarded Projects
Technologies
The Stanford-Coulter Translational Research Grants Program has produced a number of technologies through the projects that have been awarded grants. The following technologies have been derived from Coulter projects and are available for licensing:
- Phase-change nanoparticles for neuromodulation
- Hydrogels to prevent scar tissue adhesion
- Implant for improved treatment of early stage osteonecrosis of the hip
- Optical bowtie filter for computed tomography
- Method and appartus for radioablation of regular targets
- Lympatic access platform
- Hetero assembling, tunable and injectable hydrogels for cell encapsulation
Please see the Office of Technologies website's MedTech offerings for a list of all life science technologies currently available for licensing.
2020 Awardees
- Title: Malaria diagnosis in field setting utilizing spectral imaging. Investigators: Manu Prakash, PhD, BioE/ Prasanna Jagannathan, MD, Infectious Diseases
- Title: Targeted Drug Delivery for Chronic Rhinosinusitis. Investigators: Paul Yock, MD, BioE/Peter Santa Maria, MD, PhD, Otolaryngology
- Title: Engineered protein therapeutic for pancreatic and breast cancers. Investigators: Jennifer Cochran, PhD, BioE/ Melinda Telli, MD, Medicine
- Title: Opioid addiction: a non-psychoactive tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) analog. Investigators: Annelise Barron, PhD, BioE/ Mehrdad Shamloo, PhD, Neurosurgery
- Title: EarBuddy: a non-invasive treatment for otitis media with effusion (renewal). Investigators: Paul Yock, MD, BioE/Peter Santa Maria, MD, PhD, Otolaryngology
- Title: Cardinal Kit - Accelerating Digital Health. Investigators: Ross Venook, PhD, BioE/Oliver Aalami, MD, Surgery/ Lawrence 'Rusty' Hofmann, MD, Radiology
- Title: Digital System for Hypertension Management. Investigators: Paul Wang, MD, BioE/ Lance Downing, MD, Medicine
2019 Awardees
- Title: 1-millimeter Resolution Clinical PET System Dedicated to Head and Neck Cancer Imaging. Investigators: Craig Levin/Eben Rosenthal/Michael Kaplan
- Title: Pulmera Lung Visualization system - Advancing Lung Cancer Care. Investigators: Norbert Pelc/Harmeet Bedi
- Title: A Precision Genetic Diagnostic for Immune Checkpoint Therapy in Metastatic Cancer. Investigators: Stanley Qi/Hanlee Ji
- Title: EarBuddy: A Non-Invasive Treatment for Otitis Media with Effusion. Investigators: Paul Yock/Peter SantaMaria
- Title: CatWatch: A Novel Neonatal Umbilical Catheter Placement and Position Monitoring Device to Reduce Catheter Misplacement and Migration. Investigators: James Wall/Ban Tsui
- Title: Injectable Macroporous Scaffolds for Cartilage Repair. Investigators: Fan Yang/Constance Chu/Stuart Goodman
- Title: Synapsis: Automated Detection of Ischemic Stroke for High-Risk Patients with Atrial Fibrillation. Investigators: Paul Yock/Jaime Lopez/Boris Murmann
2018 Awardees
- Title: Radio-frequency (RF) Penetrable Positon Emission Tomography (PET) Insert for Simultaneous PET/Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Investigators: Craig Levin/Greg Zaharchuk
- Title: Adhesion Prevention with Shear-thinning Polymeric Hydrogels. Investigators: Eric Appel/Joseph Woo
- Title: A Novel Percutaneous Fascial Suture Technology for Closure of Large Bore Arteriotomies. Investigators: Ross Venook/Jason Lee
- Title: Passive Reduction of Operative Error. Investigators: Thomas Krummel/Derek Amanatullah/Geoff Appelboom
- Title: A Precision Genetic Diagnostic for Immune Checkpoint Therapy in Metastatic Cancer. Investigators: Stanley Qi/Hanlee Ji
- Title: Transplantable synthetic gut bacterial communities of high complexity for the treatment of renal disease. Investigators: Michael Fischbach/Timothy Meyer
2017 Awardees
- Title: Radio-frequency (RF) Penetrable Positon Emission Tomography (PET) Insert for Simultaneous PET/Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Investigators: Craig Levin/Greg Zaharchuk
- Title: 3D-Printed Springs for Intestinal Lengthening. Investigators: Tom Krummel/James Dunn
- Title: Towards clinical translation of noninvasive neuromodulation via focused ultrasonic drug uncaging. Investigators: Kim Butts Pauly/Raag Airan
- Title: Production of Anti-Human CD81 Monoclonal Antibodies for Cancer Therapy. Investigators: Jennifer Cochran/Shoshana Levy
- Title: Clinical trial for detection of blood ammonia from finger and heel sticks. Investigators: James Swartz / Gilbert Chu /Matthew Kanan
- Title: Engineered protein therapeutics that target the tumor microenvironment for effective treatment of lung cancer. Investigators: Jennifer Cochran/Sukhmani Padda
- Title: Development of a user-friendly treatment for palmar hyperhidrosis. Investigators: Ross Venook/Marlyanne Pol-Rodriguez
2016 Awardees
- Title: Measurement of Blood Ammonia from a Finger Stick. Investigators: James Swartz / Gilbert Chu /Matthew Kanan
- Title: Mechanical Biomarkersfor Improving In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF). Investigators: David Camarillo / Barry Behr
- Title: Toolkit for Faster Autism Detection and Care at Home. Investigators: Russ Altman / Dennis Wall
- Title: Sensor-Enabled Ultrasound Probes for Volumetric Image Acquisition and Interpretation in Pediatric Appendicitis(2nd Year). Investigators: Kim-Butts Pauly / Josh Broder /Jeremy Dahl
- Title: Scaffold for Early Treatmentof Osteonecrosis of the Hip. Investigators: Peter Yang / Stuart Goodman