TechGROWTH Ohio portfolio company OsteoDx receives $2M grant from the National Institutes of Health Published: May 19, 2021 Author: Staff reports
OsteoDx Inc., a TechGROWTH Ohio portfolio company, has been selected for funding through a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II grant with the National Institutes of Health.
The grant will provide $2M in support of a multicenter study to further measure and validate the efficacy of the company’s proprietary Cortical Bone Mechanics Technology (CBMT), designed to identify patients at risk of fracture due to osteoporosis.
“The National Institutes of Health selected OsteoDx in a very competitive process, which is yet another level of significant external validation of the potential value of our technology,” OsteoDx Chief Executive Officer Gary Wakeford said. He further explained that the 2.3 million fragility fractures each year in the U.S. is costing the healthcare system $19 billion. This problem will
Ohio University announces patent and technology license agreement with American Resources Corporation Published: February 17, 2021 Author: Staff reports
Ohio University announced today a patent and technology license agreement with American Resources Corporation, a socially responsible supplier of raw materials to the global infrastructure marketplace, giving exclusive rights to utilize the technologies covered by the patents in applications related to rare earth mineral processing and graphene production.
The technologies were originally developed by Dr. Gerardine Botte while an OHIO Distinguished Professor and chemical and biomolecular engineering professor in the Russ College of Engineering and Technology.
“We are pleased to announce this new agreement and commend Dr. Gerardine Botte for the tremendous work she did while at the University,” said Robert Silva, director of the Ohio University Technology Transfer Office. “The agreement provides testimony