RTP, N.C. (September 27, 2011) — Nagoya University announces today seven of its regenerative medicine technologies will be available for licensing to commercial enterprises at the NU Tech Regenerative Medicine Roundtable (www.NUTechTransfer.org). The event will be held October 6, 2011 at the North Carolina Biotechnology Center from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Available for license are technologies from a technique to grow a variety of different tissues from a patient’s own fat tissue to a method of 3D culturing tissue. Applications of the technologies include treatments for diabetes, arterial sclerosis, rheumatism, osteoporosis, cancer, lupus, muscular dystrophy and Parkinson’s disease.
“It is collaborations between universities and business enterprises that help bring new disease treatments to the marketplace,” says Tomohisa Koyama, executive director for the Technology Partnership of Nagoya University. “Making Nagoya University-developed medical technology available for commercial licensing in the Research Triangle area, expands the possibilities for developing cures for many of the diseases plaguing the world.”
More than 150 researchers, scientists, executives, entrepreneurs and investors are expected to attend the Regenerative Medicine Roundtable. Six professors from the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Nagoya University will present their latest research. The keynote speaker is Tim Bertram, Ph.D., chief scientific officer at Tengion, Inc.
Registration for the event closes September 30 and seating is limited. Visit http://www.tiny.cc/6pzqm to register.
About NU Tech:
NU Tech was founded by the Technology Partnership of Nagoya University, Inc., located in Research Technology Park, North Carolina. It began as a daylong gathering for researchers, scientists and industry leaders in the life science, biotechnology, medical device and engineering fields. After the success of the first event, Nu Tech 2010, organizers decide to expand the program to include topic-focused roundtables to encourage industry specific dialogue. NU Tech programs feature discussions by industry leaders, technology presentations and networking. To learn more about NU Tech, the Technology Partnership of Nagoya University, Inc. and Nagoya University, visit www.NUTechTransfer.org.
