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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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Cato Laurencin

University of Connecticut Sch of Med/dnt, Department: Orthopedics

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Disclosed Conflict of Interest with

Natural Polymer Devices (NPD)

Disclosed Value
Listed Reason
Intellectual property rights (e.g., royalties, patents, copyrights) not from the awardee Institution

Equity interest ownership (b)(4)
Product and technology development related to bone grafts and spinal fusion devices

Listed Research Project
A Translational Approach Towards Ligament Regeneration

Stem cell based strategies by using autologous mesenchymal stem cells have great potential in tissue engineering. We have previously demonstrated the feasibility of developing a bioengineered degradable scaffold with excellent mechanical properties closely matching that of the natural ligament. The proposed study seeks to understand the role of scaffold surface properties on improving cell adhesion and function and develop a clinically feasible cell-scaffold based approach to accelerated ligament tissue regeneration using the bioengineered scaffold and bone marrow derived mononuclear cells.

Filed on June 13, 2014.

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Name Institution Type Company Disclosed Value
Cato Laurencin University of Connecticut Sch of Med/dnt Conflict of Interest Soft Tissue Regeneration (now known as Biorez) $80,000 - $99,999
Cato Laurencin University of Connecticut Sch of Med/dnt Conflict of Interest STR, Inc. (Soft Tissue Regeneration) $60,000 - $79,999
Cato Laurencin University of Connecticut Sch of Med/dnt Conflict of Interest Novartis $10,000 - $19,999
Cato Laurencin University of Connecticut Sch of Med/dnt Conflict of Interest Natural Polymer Devices $10,000 - $19,999
Cato Laurencin University of Connecticut Sch of Med/dnt Conflict of Interest STR, Inc. (Soft Tissue Regeneration) $0 - $4,999
Cato Laurencin University of Connecticut Sch of Med/dnt Conflict of Interest Natural Polymer Devices Value cannot be readily determined
Cato Laurencin University of Connecticut Sch of Med/dnt Conflict of Interest Soft Tissue Regeneration (now known as Biorez) Value cannot be readily determined
Cato Laurencin University of Connecticut Sch of Med/dnt Conflict of Interest STR, Inc. (Soft Tissue Regeneration) Value cannot be readily determined
Cato Laurencin University of Connecticut Sch of Med/dnt Conflict of Interest Natural Polymer Devices (NPD) Value cannot be readily determined
Cato Laurencin University of Connecticut Sch of Med/dnt Conflict of Interest HOT Bone Value cannot be readily determined
Cato Laurencin University of Connecticut Sch of Med/dnt Conflict of Interest Healing Orthopaedic Technologies Value cannot be readily determined
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