Hi guys! Yesterday we talked about the program Patents for Humanity, today we want to show you the winners of 2016 so you can have a clearer idea of the projects they have made:
USPTO is giving four awards and two honorable mentions in the 2016 Patents for Humanity awards. The award winners are:
USPTO is giving four awards and two honorable mentions in the 2016 Patents for Humanity awards. The award winners are:
- U.S. Food & Drug Administration – for developing an improved meningitis vaccine production process that’s been used to immunize 235 million people in high-risk Africa countries.
- Case Western Reserve University – for creating a low-cost, accurate malaria detection device using magnets and lasers that allows better diagnosis and treatment
- GestVision – for developing a quick, simple diagnostic test for preeclampsia, a potentially life threatening pregnancy complication, for use in developing regions
- Global Good Fund at Intellectual Ventures – for creating a passive cooler that can keep vaccines cold over 30 days and donating dozens of units to the fight against Ebola and other relief efforts.
- Sanofi – for researching new malaria drug candidates with shorter, simpler treatment regimens that can potentially counter the growing trend of drug resistance
- Alere Inc – for developing diagnostic assays for rapid and early HIV diagnosis at the point of care in low-resource settings
For more details click on the following link:
Referencias:
Office of the Chief Communications Officer. (s.f.)USPTO Announces Patents for Humanity Winners. Recuperado noviembre 21 2017 de https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/news-updates/uspto-announces-patents-humanity-winners-0
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