Dollars for Profs

Dig Into University Researchers' Outside Income and Conflicts of Interest

Published Dec. 6, 2019

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Financial doc
Filing Type

Conflict of Interest

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Paul Watkins

Scikon Innovation, Inc., Department: Na

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Disclosed Conflict of Interest with

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Disclosed Value
Listed Reason
Equity Interest - Non-publicly traded entity ( e.g., stock, stock option, or other ownership interest)

New document uploaded as attachment (no changes from previous FCOI document); referencing the previously approved FCOI in 2017

Listed Research Project
Standardization of a Fluidic In Vitro Exposure System for IVIVE Predictive Toxicity Data

Narrative Standardization of a Fluidic In vitro Exposure System for IVIVE Predictive Toxicity Data The high failure rate of drugs in late stage clinical development is an indication that nonclinical in vitro and pre- clinical animal models consistently fail to accurately predict compound efficacy and toxicity in the human body. This is because currently available static tissue culture systems and animal testing often fail to adequately reproduce human physiology and to identify dangerous compounds, resulting in expensive late stage compound failures. We have developed the SciFlow 1000, a 96 well microfluidic tissue culture system that incorporates fluid movement with compound and metabolite exposure gradients into a benchtop model that when combined with liver cells, produces a superior model of human physiology and mimics compound exposure in the human liver. This Phase II application outlines the optimization of compound dosing and assays, with the goal of developing a well-validated method for predicting drug-induced liver injury that leverages the unique benefits of the SciFlow 1000.

Filed on July 12, 2018.

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Name Institution Type Company Disclosed Value
Paul Watkins Scikon Innovation, Inc. Conflict of Interest DILIsym Services Inc Value cannot be readily determined
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