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: Biomedical Engineering
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American BioOptics
Equity Interest - Non-publicly traded entity ( e.g., stock, stock option, or other ownership interest)
The research is related to the focus of an entity in which Professor Backman has significant financial interests, American BioOptics. This project involves technology development and a refining of probes; specifically, the first aim looks to develop and refine a sub-diffusion radiative transport fiber-array (SDT) probe and utilizes a low coherence enhanced backscattering spectroscopy (LEBS). This work relates to intellectual property held by American BioOptics. Therefore, a potential conflict of interest exists regarding Professor Backman’s American BioOptics interests and this research that should be managed.
Biophotonics to Couple Pancreatic with Upper GI Screening via Ultrathin Endoscopy
No existing technique allows accurate early detection for pancreatic cancer. The proposed work aims to develop a minimally invasive optical technique that would enable pancreatic cancer detection without the need for expensive and risky procedures.
Filed on February 09, 2015.
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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 | NanoCytomics, LLC | 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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