Dr. Andrew Hoffman, a veterinarian and researcher at the Cummings School, once said:
As veterinarians, we are the bridge between animals and people, between ideas and clinical trials.
Cummings School has been bridging these gaps long before the recent focus on translational research
. Our scientists have played pivotal roles in the research that has led to many successful human and veterinary applications:
- The use of rBMP in bone healing
- Orthopedic fixator devices
- Production of pharmaceutical peptides in goat’s milk
- Increased sensitivity of detection of glomerular filtration rates
- Heat-stable rinderpest vaccine
Discoveries made at our school have resulted in the creation of several companies:
- Lakewood Biomedical (Dr. Saul Tzipori—Hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) treatment)
- Securos Veterinary Orthopedics (Dr. Karl Kraus—external fixator device)
We have also been successful in licensing our technologies out to several established companies.