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Synapse and Catapult–
New NIH OTT
Technology Transfer Tools
Ajoy K. Prabhu, M.S., M.B.A.
Group Leader, Marketing
Office of Technology Transfer
National Institutes of Health
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Federal Lab Consortium Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting
October 22, 2007
Tech. Transfer Service Center
New Inventions
NIH Office of Technology Transfer
General Medicine
Infectious Diseases & Medical Devices
Marketing Group
Cancer
Brand Awareness &
Networking
NIH OTT Technologies Available for Licensing
Group
Tech. Transfer Service Center
New Inventions
NIH Office of Technology Transfer
General Medicine
Infectious Diseases & Medical Devices
Marketing
Cancer
Brand Awareness &
Networking
NIH OTT Technologies Available for Licensing
Companies
Synapse
NIH OTT Technologies Available for Licensing
NIH Office of Technology Transfer
SynapseSM
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SynapseSM Benefits
SynapseSM has made it possible for OTT to reach a wider business market
by matching its portfolio to the research interests of biotechnology and
pharmaceutical companies. OTT is able to proactively market and provide
individualized and targeted information to companies that were unaware of
the scientific possibilities available to them at NIH and FDA.
SynapseSM can also be used to address other research and development
challenges, including patent prosecution and enforcement, searching for
experts, and portfolio management.
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Data Sources
SynapseSM draws from several databases:
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TechTracS®, the internal database containing NIH and FDA intramural research
portfolios
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) patent applications and issued
patents
CRISP (Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects), the database of
millions of records of HHS/NIH funded biomedical research projects conducted at
universities, hospitals, and other research institutions.
RaDiUS® (Research and Development in the United States), a database maintained
by the RAND Corp. that includes all research grants and contracts awarded by
federal agencies
Medline®, a database containing abstracts or full text of 16 million articles published
in nearly 5000 journals
Millions of records of biomedical news stories.
The data are transformed and stored to allow for seamless—and
rapid—cross-linking between databases.
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SynapseSM – Current Uses
•Analyze ~7,000 NIH IP for licensing
•Help find licensing partners
•Search IP for VCs and Angel Investors
•Search USPTO for NIH-complimentary IP
•Extramural grantees  intramural IP
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Synapse Demonstration
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For further information
http://www.ott.nih.gov
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