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Harvard Technologies in Commercial Development



Life Science Technologies

Indication Product Pre-clinical Phase I Phase II Phase III Market
Basal cell carcinoma Small molecule
HIV and HTLV HIV and HTLV diagnostic assays and reagents
Periodontal defects Growth factor-enhanced osteoconductive matrix
Cystic fibrosis carrier assay Molecular diagnostics platform utilizing electrochemical detection
Oncology - soft tissue sarcoma, relapsed ovarian cancer Synthetic natural product
Warferin sensitivity assay Feline vaccine
First application for prostate cancer Point-of-care diagnostic platform Pre-market
Duchenne muscular dystrophy Solubilized receptor
Cholera Live attenuated oral vaccine
Cervical dysplasia DNA vaccine
Cervical dysplasia Oncolytic virus
IV-administered antibiotic Small molecule
Prostate cancer / Graft versus host disease Natural product analog Phase1/2
HSV-2 Protein-based vaccine Phase 1/2a
Multiple sclerosis Peptide Phase 1b
Multiple myeloma Small molecule
Cardiac damage, neurodegeneration Peptide
Oncology Peptide analogs
Cancer and fetal/prenatal diseases; also autoimmune, immune, kidney, cardiovascular, and neurological disorders Diagnostic
Cardiac reperfusion injury; burn injury; transplantation Peptide or antibody
Pain Small molecule
Infectious disease Antibody
Cancer immunotherapy Implantable bioactive biopolymer scaffold
Typhoid fever Polysaccharide-based vaccine
Periodontal / root canal infections Antibiotic-permeated polymer fiber
HSV-2 Replication-deficient virus
Nicotine/Smoking cessation Synthetic vaccine nanoparticles
Oncology (CTCL, topical) Small molecule
Metabolic disorders Small molecule
Metabolic disorders Small molecule
HBV Peptide-based vaccine
Oncology Lung cancer diagnostic
Oncology and infectious diseases Small molecule Discovery
Cancer, inflammation, autoimmune, neurodegeneration Small molecule Discovery
Liver function Low-cost, paper-based point-of-care diagnostic tests for the developing world Discovery
Cancer Small molecule Discovery
Metabolic disorders Small molecule and/or protein Discovery
Oncology Small molecule Discovery
Depression Small molecule, rapid antidepressant Discovery
Metabolic disorders Small molecule Discovery
Metabolic disorders Antibody Discovery


Physical Science Technologies

Technology Application R & D Prototype Commercial
Microfluidics Encapsulation (multiple emulsion droplets) for cosmetics
Software Construction contractor pre-qualification web application
Software Web-based social media monitoring and analysis
Microfluidics Integrated fluidic circuit chips for the life sciences
Instrumentation Microscope
Software Social network analysis for healthcare related purposes
Instrumentation Laser system incorporating a fiber amplifier
Nanotech Nanotechnology development
Instrumentation Super-resolution microscopy (STORM-enabled microscope)
Microfluidics Droplet-based microfluidic platforms
Materials Electronic materials; Atomic layer deposition using metal amidinates
Chemistry Stereoselective ring opening reactions
Instrumentation Air quality monitoring instrumentation
Software On-line adaptive education program
Materials "Micro-engraving" within transparent materials
Microfluidics DNA sequencing in droplets
Nanotech Nanowire-based technologies
Nanotech Computer memory (non-volatile RAM chip)
Materials "Black silicon" semiconductor material
Nanotech Ultra high-throughput opti-nanopore DNA readout platform
Chemistry Use of D-amino acids to prevent biofilm formation
Nanotech Ultra high-throughput opti-nanopore DNA readout platform