COOLING INDICATORS

A method of activating or simulating a natural cooling response without refrigeration.

AFFILIATION

University of Iceland

Johns Hopkins

INVENTORS

Hans Tómas Björnsson - Associate Professor of Genetics at Johns Hopkins, Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Iceland and Chief Physician in Clinical Genetics at Landspítali Hospital

Salvör Rafnsdóttir - doctoral student at the University of Iceland

IP STATUS

Patent: Pending

The inventors are Hans Tómas Björnsson, who holds the position of Associate Professor of Genetics at Johns Hopkins, in addition to a professorship at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland and a senior physician in clinical genetics at Landspítali, and Salvör Rafnsdóttir, a doctoral student at the University of Iceland. Cooling has been used as a neuroprotective treatment for severe trauma patients to protect nerve cells. The invention relates to a method of activating or simulating a natural cooling response without cooling. A priority application was filed in 2023 and an international (PCT) application in 2024. Hans Tómas founded the company Kaldur therapeutics ehf. around the invention. Audná has been within the company's reach to raise funds for continued development of the product.