University Innovations at Work

A key role of the Industry Liaison Office (ILO) is to identify, protect and market academic innovations. In 1999-2000, royalty income from the existing 69 licenses and options totalled $1,329,996. Currently, 211 worldwide patents (pending or issues) are being managed by ILO, 104 of which have been issued. In 1999-2000, the University of Manitoba issued six patents:

Lorne Brandes, internal medicine and the Manitoba Institute of Cell Biology, was issued a patent in Canada for improved treatment methods for abnormal cells and a patent in Australia for a method of treatment of hormone-unresponsive metastatic prostate cancer.

Robert Matusik, formerly with the department of physiology, received two United States patents for a transgenic mouse model for prostate cancer.

Lotfollah Shafai, electrical and computer engineering, was awarded a United States patent for a microstrip line fed microstrip end-fire antenna.

Krishnamurti Dakshinamurti, biochemistry and medical genetics, and Naranjan Dhalla, physiology, received a United States patent for the treatment of ischemia reperfusion injury and treatment of cellular dysfunction including arrhythmia and heart failure subsequent to myocardial infarction.