IU secures patents for four innovations
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Four Indiana University-led innovations in the fields of electrical engineering, medicine and music have received patents.
The intellectual property rights designated by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office were announced by the university on Friday.
A team of IU School of Medicine researchers including Maegan Capitano, Scott Cooper, Qingchun Cai and Hal Broxmeyer, who died in 2021, developed a method that helps prevent, treat and diagnose conditions associated with an insufficient quantity or quality of certain stem cells and blood cells. Such conditions can contribute to cancer and autoimmune diseases, the university said.
IU Jacobs School of Music associate professor Jamie Tagg developed a podium that amplifies acoustics for musical instruments. Tagg’s innovation has won numerous awards, including a $20,000 Fall Regional Pre-Seed award at the 2022 Elevate Nexus Southern Regional Pitch Competition, the university said.
Jian Xie, a professor of medical engineering at the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI, developed materials for improving the performance and production of lithium-ion batteries.
And professors Elliot Androphy and Samy Meroueh developed compounds and methods for treating HPV infections, including pre-malignant infections and cancer. The pair are two of the founders of Indianapolis-based Kovina Therapeutics, a portfolio company of IU Ventures, which invests in IU-affiliated early-stage companies.
The university said the patent applications were filed through the IU Innovation and Commercialization Office, which aims to commercialize IU innovations for public benefit.