Slepian Celebrates Three Patents in One Year at Patent Luncheon

Every year, Tech Launch Arizona and the College of Engineering celebrate the University of Arizona's groundbreaking engineers at the Patent Luncheon. Just within the past year, faculty from the College of Engineering were responsible for more than 20% of the university's patents. 

BME clinical professor Marvin Slepian earned a patent medallion this year for Systems and Methods for Analyzing Platelet Function; Methods for Determining Cell Stiffness; and Breathing Signatures in Respiratory Disease. Slepian has an extensive career at the crossroads of medicine and engineering, developing innovative diagnostics and therapeutics for cardiovascular diseases. Authoring more than 250 articles on healthcare and biomedical engineering, Slepian is also a Regents professor at the BIO5 Institute and a Regents professor of Medicine and Medical Imaging.

Recently, Slepian was appointed to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Public Advisory Committee. He will serve three years on the committee, which is composed of private-sector intellectual property executives who advise the patent office on matters related to the policies, goals, performance, budget and user fees of the patent operation.

"I really appreciate the faith that the USPTO showed in me by placing me on this committee. I recognize that this is a very important responsibility, to provide guidance, insight and help to drive the invention and innovation mission of USPTO for the country,” said Slepian.