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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Vadim Backman
Northwestern University, Department: None
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NanoCytomics, LLC
Equity Interest - Non-publicly traded entity ( e.g., stock, stock option, or other ownership interest)
The Academic Industrial Partnership (AIP) funding mechanism specifically requires collaboration with an industry partner; in this case, the industry partner is NanoCytomics, a company that Backman is founder of and consults for. The project is looking to develop a population risk-stratification tool to be used in screening for lung cancer. The project will leverage the PWS technology that was developed in Backman’s lab and is licensed to NanoCytomics for commercialization. This project hopes to demonstrate the utility of this technology in a clinical trial that will be permissive of use of this screening technology in clinical practice. Because the work in this project has the ability to benefit NanoCytomics, there is a conflict of interest that requires management.
Translating buccal nanocytology for lung cancer screening into clinical practice
Project Narrative No existing technique allows accurate and cost-effective lung cancer screening. This project will lead towards development of a minimally invasive optical technique that would enable lung cancer screening in asymptomatic population by a simple cheek swab that can be performed in a primary care setting.
Filed on August 16, 2018.
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Vadim Backman filed other conflict of interest disclosures with the NIH:
| Name | Institution | Type | Company | Disclosed Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vadim Backman | Northwestern University | Conflict of Interest | Nanocytomics, LLC | $150,000 - $199,999 |
| Vadim Backman | Northwestern University | Conflict of Interest | NanoCytomics, LLC | $150,000 - $199,999 |
| Vadim Backman | Northwestern University | Conflict of Interest | NanoCytomics | $100,000 - $149,999 |
| Vadim Backman | Northwestern University | Conflict of Interest | Nanocytomics | $80,000 - $99,999 |
| Vadim Backman | Northwestern University | Conflict of Interest | Nanocytomics | $20,000 - $39,999 |
| Vadim Backman | Northwestern University | Conflict of Interest | American BioOptics | $0 - $4,999 |
| Vadim Backman | Northwestern University | Conflict of Interest | NanoCytomics | Value cannot be readily determined |
| Vadim Backman | Northwestern University | Conflict of Interest | American BioOptics | Value cannot be readily determined |
| Vadim Backman | Northwestern University | Conflict of Interest | Nanocytomics, LLC | 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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