Contacts
Commercialization & Economic Development
Vice President
Len Heller / (859) 218-6512
A256 ASTeCC Building
Intellectual Property Development
Don Keach / (859) 218-6555
A144 ASTeCC Building
Von Allmen Center for Entrepreneurship
Dean Harvey / (859) 257-1930
A107 ASTeCC Building
- 2009 Patents
- Technologies Database
- 2008 UK Startup Licenses
- 2007 UK Startup Licenses
- 2006 UK Startup Licenses
- 2005 UK Startup Licenses
The University of Kentucky held 151 license agreements for intellectual properties and technologies and negotiated 19 new licenses in FY 2009. The following UK start-up companies held licenses.
- Alkymos Inc. is designing, synthesizing and manufacturing chelators and chelator-based devices for laboratory, industrial, animal, and human applications. The license is based on research by Robert Yokel and Chang-Guo Zhan, pharmacy. Located in Lexington, Ky.
- HiberNetics Inc. (2 licenses) is developing treatments for ischemia and reperfusion injury. Licenses based on research by Peter Oeltgen, pathology. Located in Frankfort, Ky.
- i-Glyco Inc. (2 licenses) is developing glucose monitoring technology . Licenses based on research by Sylvia Daunert, Elisabeth Moschou, Joel Smita, chemistry, and Ping Wang, Jonathan Siegrist , Marc Madou, University of California, Irving. Located in California.
- IP Pharmaceuticals LLC (2 licenses) is developing stable cell lines that produce hepatitis C virus. Based on research by Guangxiang Luo, biochemistry. Located in the ASTeCC incubator at the University of Kentucky.
- Merloc LLC is developing a multidentate sulfur-containing ligands for binding heavy metals for waste management or environmental cleanup applications. Based on research by David Atwood, chemistry. Located in Lexington, Ky.
- NanoMed Pharmaceuticals Inc. is developing a bio-adhesive berry gel for oral cancer treatment. Based on research by Russ Mumper, formerly in pharmacy. Located in Kalamazoo, Mich.
- NuForm Materials is developing methods for the processing of coal combustion ash and isolation of specific fractions useful as polymer fillers, metal matrix and high performance pozzolans. Based on research by Tom Robl, Center for Applied Energy Research. Located in Sadieville, Ky.
- Scout Diagnostics is developing a new diagnostic tool using biomarkers to detect Alzheimer's disease prior to clinical diagnosis. Based on research by Mark Lovell and Burt Lynn, chemistry. Located in the ASTeCC incubator at the University of Kentucky.
- TranSecurity Systems Inc. is developing a wireless milk transport security system. Based on research by Fred Payne, biosystems and agricultural engineering. Located in Lexington, Ky.
- ViroTac LLC is developing antibodies and viral enzymes. Based on research by Guangxiang Luo, biochemistry. Located in Lexington, Ky.