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	U.Va. Patent Foundation Celebrates 75 University Inventors UVAPF News Release May 20, 2008 The University of Virginia Patent Foundation honored the 2008 Edlich-Henderson Inventor of the Year and those University inventors who received U.S. patents and copyrights in 2007 at a special ceremony held Monday evening at the Boar's Head Inn. More
	U.Va. Professor Feted For Gel Used in Burns Charlottesville Daily Progress May 6, 2008 A University of Virginia professor is being honored as the inventor of the year for a gel that treats burns and chronic wounds. More
	U.Va. Patent Foundation Names George T. Rodeheaver 2008 Edlich-Henderson Inventor of the Year UVAPF News Release May 5, 2008 The University of Virginia Patent Foundation has selected George T. Rodeheaver, Ph.D., distinguished professor in the U.Va. Department of Plastic Surgery, as the 2008 Edlich-Henderson Inventor of the Year. More
	U.Va. Patent Foundation Licenses Silver Nanoparticle Technology to U.Va. Start-Up PluroGen Therapeutics Inc. UVAPF News Release April 14, 2008 The University of Virginia Patent Foundation has licensed innovative U.Va. silver nanoparticle technology to U.Va. start-up PluroGen Therapeutics Inc. for use as an enhanced anti-microbial agent to fight infection and promote wound-healing. More
	U.Va. Researcher's Sperm-Check Home Test Gets FDA OK UVAPF News Release March 5, 2008 Technology developed at the University of Virginia could soon have a dramatic impact on male contraception practices throughout the U.S. More
	University of Virginia Scientists Discover Record-Breaking Hydrogen Storage Materials for Use in Fuel Cells November 9, 2007 Scientists at the University of Virginia have discovered a new class of hydrogen storage materials that could make the storage and transportation of energy much more efficient — and affordable — through higher-performing hydrogen fuel cells. More
	U.Va. Scientists Discover Record-Breaking Hydrogen Storage Materials for Use in Fuel Cells U.Va. Today November 9, 2007 Scientists at the University of Virginia have discovered a new class of hydrogen storage materials that could make the storage and transportation of energy much more efficient — and affordable — through higher-performing hydrogen fuel cells. More
	U.Va. Patent Foundation Names Engineering Professor George Gillies 2006 Inventor of the Year for Designs of Innovative Catheters Used in Brain Surgery University of Virginia News May 9, 2006 The University of Virginia Patent Foundation has named George T. Gillies, a research professor in mechanical and biomedical engineering at U.Va., as the recipient of its top award, the 2006 Edlich-Henderson Inventor of the Year Award. More
	U.Va. Patent Foundation Honors Two Pediatricians Drs. Hunt and Gaston are Specialists in Lung Disease University of Virginia News May 25, 2005 The University of Virginia Patent Foundation has bestowed its highest honor, the Edlich-Henderson Inventor of the Year Award, on two U.Va. pediatricians who specialize in lung disease, Dr. John F. Hunt and Dr. Benjamin M. Gaston. More
	Materials Scientist Named 2004 Inventor of the Year U.Va. Patent Foundation Honors Haydn N. Wadley University of Virginia News May 19, 2004 The University of Virginia Patent Foundation has named materials scientist Haydn N. Wadley the 2004 Edlich-Henderson Inventor of the Year. The award, which consists of a plaque and a check for $10,000, was bestowed May 17 at a dinner in Wadley’s honor at Charlottesville’s Boar’s Head Inn. More