News
NIH is issuing an Intramural Research Program (IRP) policy to promote access to IRP-supported inventions resulting in drugs, biologics, vaccines, or devices. As of June 1, 2025, organizations applying to NIH for certain commercial patent licenses will be required to submit Access Plans to NIH
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Bayh-Dole Act. This historic piece of legislation was passed in order to allow inventors to retain ownership of the IP of inventions made under contract with the federal government. This act resulted in a large increase in public-private collaborations and
The current methods for early detection and surveillance of liver cancer, such as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), are inadequate. Due to this, scientists at NCI’s Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis have developed a blood test to check for a patient’s previous exposure to certain viruses that would
Artificial intelligence and computer aided diagnosis (CAD) technologies are on the cutting edge of medical imaging, detection, and diagnosis. Smart technology is becoming increasingly popular as it can help to reduce false positives as a consequence of fatigue and bias from radiologists. The NIH