tech transfer

close up of mans arm as he receives chemotherapy infusion
March 14, 2018

Boehringer Ingelheim and Vanderbilt University expand partnership to develop novel treatment approaches for cancer

New agreement will pursue therapies targeting MCL1 (myeloid cell leukemia 1), which is highly prevalent in many difficult-to-treat cancers.

By Bill Snyder
Istock image of neurons in the brain
January 8, 2018

Vanderbilt signs licensing, research agreements to develop new approach to schizophrenia treatment

Under the terms of the licensing agreement, Lundbeck has exclusively licensed rights to compounds developed at Vanderbilt that act on a receptor in the brain that has been implicated in schizophrenia.

By Bill Snyder
various exoskeletons
March 10, 2016

FDA approves Vanderbilt-designed Indego exoskeleton for clinical and personal use

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given clearance to market and sell the powered lower-limb exoskeleton created by a team of Vanderbilt engineers and commercialized by the Parker Hannifin Corporation for both clinical and personal use in the United States.

By VUMC News and Communications