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The National Cancer Institute (NCI) seeks research co-development partners and/or licensees for T-cell receptors (TCRs) that confer high-avidity recognition of the HPV-specific oncoproteins, E6 and E7. The TCRs may be used in an adoptive cell therapy approach utilizing genetically engineered lymphocytes to treat HPV-positive malignancies.

Researchers at the National Cancer Institute developed a combination immunotherapy using Glypican-3 (GPC3)-targeted chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells and a recombinant IL-7 drug for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) developed Chimeric Antigen Receptors (CAR)-T Cells specifically targeting the unshed portion (“stalk”) of mesothelin in mesothelioma and other tumors. The NCI seeks licensing and/or co-development research collaborations to advance the development and commercialization of these inventions for immunotherapy

The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) seeks licensees and/or research co-development partners for the development of cyclic peptides or peptidomimetic molecules as potential non-hormonal contraceptives for males. The cyclic peptides disrupt spermatogenesis by inhibiting the phosphorylation of GRTH/DDX25 (gonadotropin-regulated testicular helicase).

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) seeks research co-development partners and/or licensees for the development and commercialization of small molecule inhibitors of the Eph receptor tyrosine kinase for Eph growth-dependent solid tumors such as colorectal cancer.

Scientists at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) discovered that the cyclic peptide recifin inhibits the activity of tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase 1 (TDP1), a molecular target for the sensitization of cancer cells to the topoisomerase 1 (TOP1) inhibitor camptothecin and its chemotherapeutic derivatives – such as topotecan and irinotecan. NCI seeks research co-development partners and/or licensees for the development of recifin and its analogues as new chemosensitizing agents in adjunct therapies to enhance the sensitivity of cancer cells to topotecan, irinotecan and related chemotherapeutic agents.

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) and NCI seek licensing for a new family of far-red to near-infrared emission coumarin-based luciferins (CouLuc) with complementary mutant enzymes.

National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) seek licensees for a technology involving the preparation and use of personalized tumor vaccines for cancer immunotherapy employing a therapeutic strategy called MBTA. MBTA consists of vaccinations with irradiated tumor cells pulsed with phagocytic agonists (Mannan-BAM, a polysaccharide derivative of mannan), TLR (Toll-like receptor) ligands, and agonistic Anti-CD40-monoclonal antibody.

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) seek research co-development partners and/or licensees for an antiviral treatment that can target SARS-Cov-2 replication in Covid-19 patients.