Watch this webinar about plant viruses, with Dr. Nicole Steinmetz

If you’ve ever wondered how human health research gets commercialized, check out this new education series, From Lab to Life.

Topics range from intellectual property, starting a company, translational funding, the pathway to develop therapeutics, and more!

December 5: Engineered Plant Viruses in Agriculture, Medicine and Space. Watch the recording

This webinar featured an inspiring fireside chat with Dr. Nicole Steinmetz, who discussed her research using plant viruses as agricultural bio-pesticides and medicines to fight cancer. Steinmetz covered repurposing biology to do something different, for example, taking some elements of a plant virus that infects and kills the plant and replicating it to combine with therapeutic antibodies.

November 7: Licensing Unlocked. Watch the recording

This webinar focused on the licensing process for inventions. Attendees listened to discussions on how to take an idea from a simple thought to a patent, and even elaborated on accessing funding and copyrights for future inventions.

October 4: What makes a great invention? Watch the recording

The next webinar in the Lab to Life series covered research discoveries as powerful invention possibilities. Attendees listened to how impactful solutions could be deliberately sought out, and what the fundamental characteristics of a good invention are to drive innovation, ongoing research, revolutionize health and care practices, and positively impact society.

September 4: Maximizing impact of UC Davis intellectual property for human health. Watch the recording

The first webinar focused on the value and impact of ideas and the importance of discoveries and inventions in our day-to-day work while protecting UC Davis's intellectual property. Presenters shared guidance on how innovators can report an invention and begin the journey toward filing a patent. Learn best practices for patents and the process and expectations of this journey.