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Throughout September, seven Vanderbilt technologies earned U.S. patent protection. They range in scope from compounds and methods used in molecular imaging to systems for controlling jointed mechanical devices, energy storage to a novel surgical drape.

Vanderbilt professor Dr. Laurence Zwiebel is the focus of a new Grand Challenge video produced by the Gates Foundation. Zwiebel's lab was the recipient of a health and giving grant that supported his dream of eradicating malaria .

It's no secret that internships are a great way to explore potential careers, gain real-world experience, and expand professional networks. And it did just that for former CTTC intern Wenyue Du. This past January, Wenyue accepted a position as a technology transfer analyst at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

The frequency of collaboration happening behind the scenes at Vanderbilt is quite simply amazing.

Vanderbilt's newly formed Medical Device Regulatory Affairs Program (MDRAP) will host a Town Hall Forum for those interested in learning about MDRAP and how it assists researchers as they seek federal approval for new medical devices. The event will be held Wednesday, Oct.

One Vanderbilt technology earned U.S. patent protection in August. The set of compounds earning protection were developed by a team of researchers in the Vanderbilt Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery. 

Wednesday, Sept. 3, CTTC helped kick of the 2014 Vanderbilt ASPIRE Program with a session on technology commercialization.

Ninety seconds was all the time Will Hedgecock had to pitch PinPtr at Spark Nashville, a popular pitch competition hosted by Southern Alpha. And 90 seconds was all he needed.

Throughout September, CTTC will join technology transfer offices across the country in promoting research materials developed at academic research institutions.

It’s a program designed to help scientists explore the commercial potential of their ideas and inventions, outside of the lab, and are they succeeding.