Dollars for Profs
Dig Into University Researchers' Outside Income and Conflicts of Interest
Published Dec. 6, 2019
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Conflict of Interest
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Nirmala Ramanujam
Duke University, Department: Biomedical Engineering
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Zenalux Biomedical
Equity Interest - Non-publicly traded entity ( e.g., stock, stock option, or other ownership interest)
Dr. Ramanujam is the founder and owner of Zenalux Biomedical, a company that licensed intellectual property through Duke. The Monte Carlo intellectual property is used in this project.
A Novel Optical Spectral Imaging System for Rapid Imaging of Breast Tumor Margins
Our long-term scientific aim is to develop and apply a novel optical strategy for intra-operative assessment of breast tumor margins. The technology we propose to develop will be pragmatically designed and refined for use in an intra-operative setting. A tool for intra-operative margin assessment is significantly relevant to public in that it will contribute to a decrease in re-excision surgeries in patients with breast cancer.
Filed on March 06, 2013.
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Nirmala Ramanujam filed other conflict of interest disclosures with the NIH:
| Name | Institution | Type | Company | Disclosed Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nirmala Ramanujam | Duke University | Conflict of Interest | Zenalux Biomedical | $10,000 - $19,999 |
| Nirmala Ramanujam | Duke University | Conflict of Interest | Zenalux Biomedical | $10,000 - $19,999 |
| Nirmala Ramanujam | Duke University | Conflict of Interest | Zenalux Biomedical | Value cannot be readily determined |
| Nirmala Ramanujam | Duke University | Conflict of Interest | Zenalux Biomedical | Value cannot be readily determined |
| Nirmala Ramanujam | Duke University | Conflict of Interest | Zenalux Biomedical | Value cannot be readily determined |
| Nirmala Ramanujam | Duke University | Conflict of Interest | Zenalux Biomedical | Value cannot be readily determined |
| Nirmala Ramanujam | Duke University | Conflict of Interest | Zenalux Biomedical | Value cannot be readily determined |
| Nirmala Ramanujam | Duke University | Conflict of Interest | Zenalux Biomedical | Value cannot be readily determined |
Notes: When a more specific filing date is not available for an individual financial disclosure or conflict of interest form, we use the year the form was filed. If the year was not disclosed, we report the range of years covered by our public records requests. In a few cases, a start date was provided instead of a filing date. In those cases, we use the start date instead.
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