University of Montana & Montana State University Tech Transfer

"The Global Technology Portal will be a one-stop shop for corporations to find university technologies available for licensing."

The laser device offers a cost-effective opportunity to deploy a network of continuously operating monitors that can examine atmosphere conditions, including water vapor, aerosols and clouds.

Interested parties can license the new technology by contacting Nick Zelver with the MSU Technology Transfer Office at (406) 994-7868, http://tto.montana.edu or by e-mail at [email protected] MSU requests that interest be expressed in writing by April 15, 2011.

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BusinessWeek lists MSU among 10 smaller universities that are extremely successful at licensing inventions that helped launch small businesses. The Carnegie Foundation says that out of more than 4,000 universities and colleges, Montana State is among the 107 with the highest research output by faculty members.

The new technology may help understand, diagnose and follow new therapies for neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases and neuropsychiatric conditions such as depression.

"We are looking at everything from biofuels, to fuel cells, to wind, to carbon sequestration," said Lee Spangler, Energy Research Institute director. "This work by the algal group is an exciting example of how we take university research and make it available to the private sector through licensing."

"I really don’t want to get into he said/she said," wrote Bromenshenk in an e-mail to Independent; he was unavailable for an interview because of travel. "I’m already getting hate mail on all my e-mail accounts, to my company, and even calls to my home."

The technology is available for licensing to interested companies and entrepreneurs.

Joe Fanguy, director of UM’s Office of Technology Transfer, said, "Dave’s efforts offer a prime example of how technology developed in a University research lab has the potential to become a life-saving or life-improving product."