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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Guillermo Ameer
Northwestern University, Department: Biomedical Engineering
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VesselTek BioMedical LLC
Equity Interest - Non-publicly traded entity ( e.g., stock, stock option, or other ownership interest)
Development of medical devices to treat vascular diseases is the focus of a company in which Professor Ameer has financial interests, and involves intellectual property licensed from Northwestern University to Vesseltek. Continued development on the academic side through funding of this grant may result in a perceived conflict of interest.
Preclinical Investigation of a Bioengineered Vascular Graft
Blockage of blood vessels due to atherosclerosis is one of the main causes of mortality and morbidity in the United States resulting in 600,000 blood vessel replacement or revascularization procedures each year at a cost of over 1 billion dollars. This proposal will combine advances in progenitor cell research and biomaterial design to improve the function and safety of synthetic grafts, specifically expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE). During the pre-clinical trials of this proposal we will develop cell isolation and cell-seeding protocols that can be readily adapted for use in the hospital setting.
Filed on August 13, 2013.
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