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Antibodies that specifically recognize and bind to the unshed portion (“stalk”) of human mesothelin are strong therapeutic candidates because they maintain contact with the cancer cell for a longer duration than other anti-mesothelin antibodies that are currently available. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has developed such antibodies that specifically recognize and bind to the stalk of human mesothelin with high affinity. The NCI seeks licensing and/or co-development research collaborations to advance the development and commercialization of these antibodies.

The promise of RNA interference based therapeutics is made evident by the recent surge of biotechnological drug companies that pursue such therapies and their progression into human clinical trials. The present technology discloses novel RNA  and RNA/DNA nanoparticles including multiple siRNAs, RNA aptamers, fluorescent dyes, and proteins. The National Cancer Institute sees parties interested licensing this technology  or in collaborative research to co-develop RNAi-based nanoparticle therapeutics for cancer and HIV.

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) seeks research a co-development partner and/or licensees for applications utilizing the nanoparticle platform technology for delivery of cancer-specific microRNAs, particularly for therapeutic uses in surface cancers, such as mesothelioma.

The National Cancer Institute seeks partners interested in licensing or collaborative research to co-develop a treatment for Ewing's Sarcoma, with a goal of preclinical evaluation leading to clinical testing.

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) seeks research co-development partners and/or licensees for a combination immunotherapy approach of neoantigen-specific T cells administered alongside a vaccine targeting the same neoantigen for the treatment of cancer. This approach has been shown to have synergistic effect compared to the vaccine and/or T cell therapy approach alone.

Inventors at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) developed novel recombinant immunotoxins (RITs) with a long half-life due to added albumin binding domains (ABD) and high anti-tumor activity. This technology is available for research co-development partnering or licensing.

The National Cancer Institute, Chemical Biology Laboratory is seeking parties interested in licensing NO-releasing polymers for commercial applications in wound healing.

The National Cancer Institute's Surgery Branch seeks partners interested in licensing or co-developing chimeric antigen receptors targeting CD70 antigen for the treatment of cancer.

RNA interference (RNAi) is a naturally occurring cellular post-transcriptional gene regulation process that utilizes small double-stranded RNAs to trigger and guide gene silencing. By introducing synthetic RNA duplexes called small-interfering RNAs (siRNAs), we can harness the RNAi machinery for therapeutic gene control and the treatment of various diseases. The National Cancer Institute seeks partners to license or co-develop RNA, RNA-DNA, and DNA-RNA hybrid nanoparticles consisting of a DNA or RNA core with attached RNA or DNA hybrid duplexes.