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HSC Next includes the Tech Transfer Office at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. Tech transfer offices at universities are responsible for helping move new technology and discoveries out of the university to outside organizations that will use the technology to create new products and solutions.

Our tech transfer team helps guide the growth of innovators and their ideas to impactful solutions for a healthier community. HSC Next supports this journey by managing the entire lifecycle of an invention, from patent prosecution and marketing to forging commercial partnerships. Through tailored programs, resources, and learning opportunities, we help bring innovations to life.

Explore some of the promising inventions under development at HSC below. If you're ready to share your own invention with us, click "Submit Invention Disclosure" and take the first step toward making your idea a reality.

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Featured Technologies

HSC at the forefront of research and innovation

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Crispr Based Treatment for glaucoma 

Researchers at the HSC have utilized the revolutionary CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing technology as a unique new therapy to treat glaucoma and other eye diseases.
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Novel markers for forensic analysis in dna samples

Inventors at HSC have developed a novel forensic marker system of ‘macrohaplotypes’ to determine the make-up of a DNA mixture, improving accuracy of analysis. 
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Conditional Transgenic Mouse Model of Myocilin Glaucoma

Mutation of the myocilin gene is the most common cause of glaucoma that leads to irreversible vision loss. HSC inventors have generated a novel mouse model to help understand the disease and stimulate new drug development.
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Eric McNair, MBA

The analyst

Learner, Context, Achiever,
Connectedness, Significance



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Robert McClain, PhD

THE STRATEGIST



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Jamie Barnhart

The Connector

Responsibility, Relator,
Harmony, Achiever,
Developer