Research Collaborations with Industry

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IBB’S SUMMER INTERNSHIP FAIRS
The Second Annual IBB  Summer Internship Fair took place on January 18, 2007, at the Grand Hall of the Rice Memorial Center at Rice University. The following medical programs and biotechnology companies sent representatives to the 2007 Fair:

UT Health Science Center Summer Research Program
 http://www.uth.tmc.edu/gsbs/pro_summer.htm

MD Anderson Cancer Center, Dept. of Biochemical and Molecular Biology
 http://www.mdanderson.org/DEPARTMENTS/biochem/

University of Houston's College of Optometry
  http://www.opt.uh.edu/

Baylor College of Medicine's SMART Program
  http://www.bcm.edu/smart/

Nanospectra Biosciences
  http://www.nanospectra.com/

Molecular LogiX, Inc.
  http://www.molecularlogix.com/

Laser Tissue Welding
  http://www.lasertissuewelding.com/

Endothelix, Inc.
  http://www.endothelix.com/

The   following biotech companies participated in the IBB 2006 Summer Internship Fair for undergraduate and graduate students. 

Lexicon Genetics - http://www.lexicon-genetics.com/index.php

PLx Pharma - http://www.plxpharma.com/

AraGene - http://www.aragene.net/

Molecular Logix - http://www.molecularlogix.com/

Nanospectra Biosciences, Inc. - http://www.nanospectra.com/

DFJ Mercury Venture Partners - http://www.dfjmercury.com/

MithraGen - http://www.mithragen.com/

Encysive Pharmaceuticals - http://www.encysive.com/

PATENTS AND COMPANIES OF IBB FACULTY
Many of IBB’s faculty are involved in transferring their technologies as patents or as start-up companies, for instance.  More information about this technology transfer can be found at the following urls:

http://rice.wellspringsoftware.net/
http://ott.rice.edu/startups.cfm

IBB AND BIOHOUSTON
IBB and BioHouston work together to help convene people and organizations in the life science industry, communicate information and explore opportunities, and catalyze discoveries and commercial developments.  As a result IBB members  promote and attend many of BioHoustons’ events.

Friday, September 22, 2006 - BioHouston President and CEO Jacqueline Northcut Waugh provided an update on the state of biotech in the Houston region, including findings from BioHouston's annual census and details on the establishment of the BioHouston Resource Center (BRC) and the Genesis Biotechnology Park. BioHouston is a non-profit organization founded by Houston-region academic/research institutions to establish the Houston region as a vigorous global competitor in life science and biotechnology commercialization. BioHouston's mission is to create an environment that will stimulate technology transfer and research commercialization, generating economic wealth for the Houston region and making it a global competitor in life science commercialization. For more information about BioHouston visit their website at www.biohouston.org.

IBB STUDENTS INTERFACE WITH INDUSTRY
Finally, graduate students participating in IBB’s  NSF Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training [IGERT]Program in Cellular Engineering and NIH Biotechnology Research Training Program are required to complete an internship with a company as part of their training.  Here are some examples of the types of internships completed by previous students:

NAME OF STUDENT          TRAINING PROGRAM       INTERNSHIP