Technology Transfer Office

Transforming Our Discoveries Into Therapeutics

 

The Technology Transfer Office embodies the spirit of the National Jewish Health brand promise, Science Transforming Life®. We accelerate the development of basic scientific research toward clinical application by identifying and protecting the institution's intellectual property and facilitating business partnerships for technology development, licensing, and commercialization.

National Jewish Health currently has in its portfolio:

  • 179 active technologies developed from our research
  • 55 active US patents protecting these technologies
  • 50 percent of those active US patents are licensed to biotechnology companies for the development of therapeutics consistent with the spirit of the National Jewish Health brand promise, Science Transforming Life®.

Additionally, in the 19 years since the Technology Transfer Office was created, National Jewish Health has:

  • executed 219 license agreements, of which 132 are still active;
  • executed a total of 1865 material transfer agreements; and
  • helped create 8 start-up companies.

 

Technologies from National Jewish Health

To browse a list of the technologies ready for licensing or further development, select one of the following:

 

Featured Technology:  Novel TLR Inhibitors Prevent Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection In Vivo

 

Staff

Contact Information

Emmanuel Hilaire, PhD
Manager
Phone: 303.398.1262
HilaireE@njhealth.org

 

Susana B. Cestino Read, DVM, MBA
Licensing Associate
Phone: 303.398.1933
Cestino-ReadS@NJHealth.org

 

Stephanie Piersma
Program Administrator
Phone: 303.398.1045
PiersmaS@njhealth.org

National Jewish Health
Technology Transfer Office
1400 Jackson St., M206
Denver, CO 80206
Fax: 303.270.2352

Featured Research

Genome Study Suggests New Strategies for Understanding and Treating Pulmonary Fibrosis

In findings published online in Nature Genetics on April 14, 2013, researchers at National Jewish Health, the University of Colorado and several other institutions found a number of genes associated with host defense, cell-cell adhesion and DNA repair, which provide clues to possible mechanisms underlying this currently untreatable disease. Read more.

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