Commercializing nanomedicine : industrial applications, patents, and ethics

The nanotechnology industry is a fast-growing sector with a huge potential for novel applications and astonishing profits, but it is facing a difficult moment because of the current turmoil and the doubts raised by those calling for a moratorium in research activities as long as the potentially adverse effects of this discipline are not fully ascertained. The book starts with a thorough introduction to nanotechnology and nanomedicine and their funding sources. Once the contours of the subject matter are identified, a scrutiny of the legislation currently applicable to nanotechnology and nanomedicine is carried out together with the examination of the intellectual property rights that can be envisaged to protect and valorize the said innovations. The use of patents and other viable routes are considered, together with the current valuation methods, which show how a quantitative valuation in this field is not conceivable. The study duly considers the monetization of innovations through ordinary and nonconventional solutions like ad hoc initiatives, auctions, and brokerage. Content: Section I Nanomedicine Nanomedicine: The Dawn of a New Era Diagnostic Challenges of Nanomedicine Surgery in the Realm of Nanometers Nanotherapeutics Section II Nanoethics Ethics and Nanoethics Nanomedicine Policy and Regulation Scheme Section III IP and Commercialization Overview of Intellectual Property Rights IP Valuation: Principals and Applications in the Nanotechnology Industry IP Commercialization: Valuation and Evaluation of Nanotechnology Inventions The authors of this book address all individuals approaching the study of nanomedicine for the first time ever, as well as those already profitably working in the field either as scientists, doctors, lawyers, or entrepreneurs. Teeming with accurate, up-to-date, and enjoyable content, the book describes some enlightening facts and figures pertaining