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Nanosys Signs Exclusive License to 60-Patent QD Portfolio From Israeli Tech Firm Yissum

Nanosys signed an exclusive global license agreement to use the quantum-dot intellectual property portfolio of Yissum, the "technology transfer company" of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, for display, lighting and healthcare applications, said the companies Tuesday. The agreement includes more…

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than 60 granted "key" patents or pending applications across a dozen patent "families" for technology on the “base composition” of heavy-metal-free QDs, plus “novel material structures such as nanorods that may enable improved photoelectronic performance for a variety of future applications,” they said. The agreement grants Nanosys the authority to sublicense the patents to other companies, they said.