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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Cato Laurencin
University of Connecticut Sch of Med/dnt, Department: Internal Medicine/medicine
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Natural Polymer Devices
Equity Interest - Publicly traded entity (e.g., stock, stock option, or other ownership interest)
The company is related to the area of NIH-Funded research. There is a potential conflict because the NIH-funded project involves research in an area of the company and thus the outcome of the research could possibly impact the company. Dr Laurencin owns (b)(4) of this entity
Regenerative Engineering of Complex Musculoskeletal Tissues and Joints
Statement of Public Health Relevance The problem of musculoskeletal tissue destruction, loss and wear has major societal implications. For example in the area of musculoskeletal joints, there are over 1 million total joint arthroplasty surgeries performed in the United States each year, with a rate of growth of 6% per year projected. Developing a new therapeutic strategy for the regeneration of complex musculoskeletal tissues and joints is proposed in this application. The work will revolutionize the way musculoskeletal tissue injury and wear is treated, tremendously improving the quality of lives of patients.
Filed on August 14, 2017.
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Cato Laurencin filed other conflict of interest disclosures with the NIH:
| 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 (NPD) | $0 - $4,999 |
| 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 |
| 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 | STR, Inc. (Soft Tissue Regeneration) | 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 |
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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