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 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.