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Next-Generation Immunotherapy to Overcome Tumor Resistance

Description This technology is a next-generation oncolytic virus (OV) designed to address the critical challenge of tumor resistance in cancer therapy. Built on the vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) platform, this engineered OV is capable of inducing strong, tumor-selective cell death even in apoptosis-resistant cancers. In preclinical studies, this...

Published: 10/28/2025 | Inventor(s): Ming Luo

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Category(s): Therapeutics

Fluorophthalimides as Anti-inflammatory Agents for Systemic and Neurodegenerative Disorder

Summary: The National Institute on Aging (NIA) seeks research co-development partners and/or licensees for the pre-clinical and clinical development of the compounds as anti-inflammatory therapeutics for systemic and neurodegenerative disorders. Description of Technology: Numerous systemic, as well as neurological disorders, have a hallmark inflammatory...

Published: 6/27/2025 | Inventor(s): Nigel Greig, Weiming Luo, David Tweedie, Michael Scerba, Daniela Lecca, Shih Chang Hsueh

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Category(s): TherapeuticArea > Neurology, TherapeuticArea > Oncology, Collaboration Sought > Collaboration, Collaboration Sought > Licensing, Application > Therapeutics

Sunlight-Harvesting Windows for Enhanced Power Generation

Nanoparticle-Embedded Glass Redirects Scattered Light to Solar Cells Within Window Frames that Produce Electricity These sunlight-harvesting windows embedded with metal nanoparticles and framed with photovoltaic cells produce four times as much power as other solar windows. In 2014, the United States installed enough solar photovoltaics to power 4...

Published: 1/20/2026 | Inventor(s): Wei Wei, Jiangeng Xue

Keywords(s): Harvesting, Infrared Absorption, light scattering, Nanoparticle, Solar Cells, Solar Energy, Transparent

Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Electrical, Technology Classifications > Engineering > Materials

Therapeutics for Neurodegenerative Disorders and Cancer Using Lenalidomide Analogs

Abstract: Inflammatory processes associated with the over-production of tumor necrosis-alpha (TNF-alpha), a potent activator of the immune system accompany numerous neurodegenerative diseases. TNF-alpha has been validated as a drug target with the development of the inhibitors Enbrel and Remicade (fusion antibodies) as prescription medications. Both,...

Published: 4/22/2025 | Inventor(s): Nigel Greig, Weiming Luo, David Tweedie, Harold Holloway, Qian-sheng Yu, Edward Goetzl

Keywords(s): CNS, Holloway, Immunomodulatory Agents, Inflammation, Lenalidomide, National Institute on Aging, Neurodegenerative Disorders, NIA, THALIDOMIDE, TNF-alpha, Tumor Necrosis-alpha

Category(s): Application > Therapeutics, Collaboration Sought > Collaboration, Collaboration Sought > Licensing, TherapeuticArea > Oncology

Thalidomide Analogs that Inhibit Inflammation and Angiogenesis

Abstract: Thalidomide and its close analogs (lenalidomide and pomalidomide) are widely used to treat a variety of diseases, such as multiple myeloma and other cancers as well as the symptoms of several inflammatory disorders. However, thalidomide is known for its teratogenic adverse effects when first clinically introduced in the 1950s, and is associated...

Published: 4/22/2025 | Inventor(s): Nigel Greig, Weiming Luo, David Tweedie, Nell Vargesson, Shaunna Beedle, William Figg

Keywords(s): anti-angiogenesis, ANTI-INFLAMMATORY, Lenalidomide, Pomalidomide, THALIDOMIDE

Category(s): Collaboration Sought > Collaboration, Collaboration Sought > Licensing, TherapeuticArea > Oncology, Application > Therapeutics

2014-9AG Wide-Field Computational Imaging of Pathology Slides Using Lensfree On-Chip Microscopy

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have developed a wide field-of-view (FOV) computational imaging method using lens-free on-chip microscopy to efficiently and cost-effectively scan biological samples such as pathology slides. Background: Wide field-of-view (FOV) and high-resolution imaging is crucial...

Published: 1/13/2026 | Inventor(s): Aydogan Ozcan, Alon Greenbaum, Yibo Zhang, Alborz Feizi, Wei Luo

Category(s): Life Science Research Tools, Electrical, Electrical > Imaging, Life Science Research Tools > Microscopy And Imaging, Software & Algorithms, Software & Algorithms > Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Diagnostic Markers, Diagnostic Markers > Targets And Assays, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging

Synthesis of Star-Shaped Gold Nanoparticles for Solar Power and Biomedical Applications

Plasmonic Gold Nanoparticles Improve Photocatalytic Activity in Solar Cells and Windows or Biomedical Sensing This synthesis process produces gold nano-stars, plasmonic nanoparticles useful as photocatalysts for many applications. The gold nanoparticles market is expected to reach $6.33 billion by 2025; the nanoparticles are in large demand to improve...

Published: 1/20/2026 | Inventor(s): Wei Wei, Wenxiao Guo

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Chemical, Technology Classifications > Others > Cleantech

Photocatalyst for More Efficient Water Oxidation, CO2 Reduction, and Nitrogen Fixation

Drives Photochemical Reactions Powered by Solar Energy and at Low Temperatures This photocatalyst and photolytic process boosts electrochemical efficiency of common industrial reactions, allowing them to occur under solar conditions and low temperatures. The global photocatalyst market is projected to reach $4.58 billion by 2025. Photocatalysts can...

Published: 1/20/2026 | Inventor(s): Wei Wei

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Chemical, Technology Classifications > Others > Cleantech

Enhanced Au/TiO2 Catalysts for More Efficient O2 Activation

Adjusts Atomic Interface to Enable Catalytic Activity 34 Times Greater Than Traditional Catalysts This enhancement of the Au/TiO2 catalyst results from manipulating its interfacial atomic structures for optimal oxygen activation. Analysts project the global market for catalysts to reach $48 billion in 2027 . The field of heterogeneous catalysis does...

Published: 1/20/2026 | Inventor(s): Wei Wei, Jiawei Huang

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Others > Others

2016-802 Demosaiced Pixel Super-Resolution for Multiplexed Holographic Color Imaging

SUMMARYUCLA researchers have developed a new high-resolution color microscopy technique termed Demosaiced Pixel Super-Resolution (D-PSR), which significantly improves the performance of holographic high-resolution color imaging.BACKGROUNDDigital holography refers to the acquisition and processing of holograms with a digital sensor array, typically a...

Published: 7/17/2025 | Inventor(s): Yibo Zhang, Aydogan Ozcan, Wei Luo, Yichen Wu

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Category(s): Life Science Research Tools > Microscopy And Imaging, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging

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