Newcastle University

Technologies available for licence

Biomedical Sciences

• Biofilm removal/disruption technology
  A novel method to break-up and prevent bacterial biofilms in medical, domestic and industrial applications
• HCV removal technology
  A more effective method of removing HCV particles by administering artificial lipid emulsions of a certain size and their subsequent removal through apheresis
• Improved protein production method
  Novel application of Bacillus anthracis SECA2 Translocase in other commercially important protein production strains e.g. Bacillus subtilis
• Micro-electro-mechanical (MEMS) sensor device
  A micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) sensor device system based upon cyclically symmetrical microfabricated resonators for the detection of mass change.
• Nanoscale sensors for in vivo genomic and proteomic analysis
  Non-toxic, nanoscale probes that are capable of generating both luminescence and Raman 'fingerprint' spectra simultaneously are currently being developed with various biomolecular tags to enable specific targeting within the cell.
• Technology to pattern biological molecules to substrates in their active state
  A method of immobilising biomolecules in a three-dimensional polymer in their active state onto a range of substrates using conventional e-beam/UV lithography techniques.
• The isolation, propagation, and directed differentiation of epidermal derived neural crest stem cells (EPI-NCSCS)
  Adult stem cell technology for the development of clinical products and protocols for regenerative medicine and/or biopharmaceutical research and development e.g. compound screening.
• Thermostable DNA polymerase
  A novel thermostable DNA polymerase possessing enhanced performance characteristics when used in the PCR