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(Nanotech Magazine) – Nanotech start-up Vexti Corporation has announced that it has entered into a licensing agreement with Northeastern University and Brown University to develop anti-microbial nanocoatings based on research and IP develop at the universities.
The license includes rights to patents developed at both Brown University and Northeastern University, and was executed as a multi-party agreement.
“This cutting-edge technology developed by professor Thomas Webster, formerly at Brown University and currently the Art Zafiropoulo Chair in Engineering and chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering at Northeastern University, will have a significant impact in many consumer, medical, and industrial services and products,” said Terry McGarty, co-founder of Vexti.
The company will focus on developing the anti-microbial nanocoatings for consumer products, medical, and industrial end user sectors.
Further information on the market for anti-microbial nanocoatings is available at The Global Antimicrobial Nanocoatings Market Forecast from 2012 to 2024: Markets, applications, nanomaterials and companies
