University sues professor for taking graduate’s research that he stands to make millions from
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Rebecca Trager2019-03-06T15:18:00
University of Missouri–Kansas City pharmacy researcher accused of stealing inventions related to a novel eye drug delivery formulation, sold it for $1.5m plus royalties
A professor at the University of Missouri–Kansas City (UMKC) has been accused of stealing the university’s intellectual property and robbing his graduate student of credit for the research in a lawsuit filed on 26 February. According to the university’s complaint, Ashim Mitra, a professor in the school of pharmacy, has made more than $1.5 million (£1.1 million) from intellectual property he had no right to and that he stands to gain more than $10 million in future royalties over five years.