A professor is accused of stealing a student's invention to make millions

The University of Missouri-Kansas City has filed a lawsuit against a former professor, alleging that he stole and sold his graduate student's research for $1.5 million.

The suit, filed this week, says Ashim Mitra swiped a"groundbreaking" drug formulation from the student and stands to gain as much as $10 million more in royalties.Mitra, who has resigned from the university, denied the allegations to CNN.Also named in the lawsuit are Mitra's wife, who worked in her husband's lab, and two pharmaceutical companies that used the invention.

Subordinates are often smarter....

Wow 😮!

Thats awful nasty of the prof...

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The university is worse than the Chinese government.

I hope that that’s not true but if it is he belongs in jail! Writing is very difficult work!

Could have used a font without serifs such as Ariel.

Not saying he did or did not it but. Innocent until proven guilty? Oh wait. A civil matter all power to the plaintiff. Lol

How do we know for sure that the russians weren't involved?

The suit, filed this week, says Ashim Mitra swiped a 'groundbreaking' drug formulation from the student and stands to gain as much as $10 million more in royalties. Mitra, who has resigned from the university, denied the allegations.

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