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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Bruce Fischl
Massachusetts General Hospital, Department: Na
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CorticoMetrics, LLC
Equity Interest - Non-publicly traded entity ( e.g., stock, stock option, or other ownership interest)
Dr. Fischl is a co-founder of CorticoMetrics, LLC. The company is developing FreeSurfer software to aid neuroradiologists and clinicians in the detection and staging of neurological disorders. The goal of the research grant is to make FreeSurfer faster, more robust, and easier to interpret. The company could potentially benefit from these enhancements. The Committee on Outside Activities (COA) review panel reviewed Dr. Fischl’s financial interest in connection with the research and determined that, based on the close connection between the company's interests and the research, the financial interest could directly and significantly affect the design, conduct, or reporting of the research.
Free Surfer Development, Maintenance, and Hardening
Narrative This work will support the popular FreeSurfer neuroimaging analysis software program used by thousands of researchers world-wide. FreeSurfer uses cutting edge algorithms to automatically extract a host of biomarkers from brain imaging data which can be used for research, pharmaceutical evaluation, and diagnosis. This proposal will allow for continued support of FreeSurfer from the developers as well as new development to make FreeSurfer faster, more robust, and easier to interpret.
Filed on September 15, 2016.
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Bruce Fischl filed other conflict of interest disclosures with the NIH:
| Name | Institution | Type | Company | Disclosed Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Fischl | Massachusetts General Hospital | Conflict of Interest | CorticoMetrics, LLC | $20,000 - $39,999 |
| Bruce Fischl | Massachusetts General Hospital | Conflict of Interest | CorticoMetrics, LLC | Value cannot be readily determined |
| Bruce R. Fischl | Corticometrics, Llc | Conflict of Interest | CorticoMetrics LLC | Value cannot be readily determined |
| Bruce Fischl | Massachusetts General Hospital | Conflict of Interest | CorticoMetrics, LLC | Value cannot be readily determined |
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