News

The Revolute Robotics team.

UArizona Student’s Flying Robots Startup Takes Off with Support from Ecosystem

Sahand Sabet, Ph.D., who was working towards his degree in engineering, has developed a new drone that can transition between flying through the air and rolling on the ground, giving it not only unmatched mobility in confined spaces, but also durability and efficiency. With his colleagues, they have launched a startup to bring the technology to the world.

Compound Developed at UArizona Health Sciences Provides Innovative Pain Relief

Rajesh Khanna, Ph.D.

University Startup Neuro-ID Secures $35M in Series B Funding

The Neuro-ID team

UArizona Students Gain Hands-on Entrepreneurial Experience Through Internship with High-tech Startups

Student working on a computer

Left to right: Jim Schwiegerling and Karla Morales, Chairwoman of the Tucson Hispanic Chamber

UArizona Inventor Wins Back-to-Back Arizona Top Innovator Recognitions

The Arizona Technology Council and the Arizona Commerce Authority honored optical sciences professor Jim Schwiegerling with two awards: Inventor of the Year on October 6 in Tucson at the Southern AZ Tech + Business Expo, and Innovator of the Year - Academia on October 13 at the Governor's Celebration of Innovation in Phoenix.

Patent coins presented to College of Science inventors on September 30, 2021.

UArizona Launches Patent Coin Recognition Program

Tech Launch Arizona has kicked off a new UArizona program to recognize inventors who are named on issued patents. “The goal is to recognize the contributions of each inventor,” said TLA Assistant Vice President Doug Hockstad, “as well as elevate the visibility of patents and the impact of commercialization throughout our campus community.”

Left to right: Elizabeth "Betsy" Cantwell, Sadhana Ravishankar and Doug Hockstad

UArizona Inventor of the Year Has a Message for Women Innovators: “The Sky is the Limit. Definitely go for it.”

On September 28, 2021, Tech Launch Arizona hosted its eighth annual I-Squared Awards and Expo event. Along with honoring the top inventors and entrepreneurs dedicated to commercializing UArizona inventions, the evening included an expo of innovations and startups hosted by entrepreneurial, innovative UArizona teams.

Graphic courtesy Jonathan Bean and Wolfgang Fink.

UArizona Team Led by Architecture and Engineering Professors Wins $200,000 ‘American-Made Challenge’ E-ROBOT Prize

wall-EIFS, a robotically applied, 3D-sprayable exterior insulation and finish system for building envelope retrofits, is one of 10 finalist prize winners of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Envelope Retrofit Opportunities for Building Optimization Technologies Prize, or E-ROBOT Prize. Each finalist team is awarded $200,000.

Roberta Diaz Brinton

UArizona Researchers Develop First Regenerative, Safe Therapeutic for Alzheimer’s Disease

University of Arizona researchers have developed a new therapy for Alzheimer’s disease designed to restore cognitive function in early-stage patients. The therapy, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center for Innovation in Brain Science, is now proceeding through a Phase 2b clinical trial and has been licensed to startup NeuTherapeutics, Inc.

The Tucson skyline with Sentinel Peak in the background.

Despite COVID, UArizona Reports Strong Year for Innovation and Commercialization

From July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021, the university achieved a record 124 license agreements, launched 17 new companies, and grew the number of inventions disclosed and patents filed.

Ghassan Mouneimne, PhD

Researchers Develop Understanding of How Breast Tumor Stiffness Is a Predictor of Bone Metastasis

A new study, published in the journal Cell Reports, found that the stiffness of the breast tumor microenvironment can cause changes to cancer cells that make them more aggressively spread to bone. The concept of a “mechanical memory” or “MeCo score” that describes this aggressiveness has driven the foundation of startup MeCo Diagnostics, LLC.

Left to right: Christian Davila-Peralta, Justin Hyatt and Roslyn Norman.

UArizona Innovation Ecosystem Provides “a Wealth of Resources” for Engineering Startup

University of Arizona startup Paramium Technologies, founded to commercialize a precision metal plate forming technology invented by researchers in the Steward Observatory, has demonstrated how a small company can achieve big things with the support of a strong innovation ecosystem.

UArizona Ranks 28 Among Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents in 2020 

The new ranking represents continued growth for UArizona. In 2020, a total of 81 patents were issued to UArizona and the Arizona Board of Regents for inventions developed at the university, 19 more than the previous year.

Software/App Challenge Winning Projects Announced, Receiving Funding for Development

Through a challenge organized in collaboration with Arizona FORGE, Tech Launch Arizona is funding the development of five winning software projects aiming to make a real societal impact. Learn all about the teams and their proposals.

Spencer Gorin (far right) facilitates The Buzz program for an audience of students.

Multiplying the Impact of UArizona Innovations

Since 2013 and the creation of TLA, the university has been growing its impact by licensing inventions to companies. Most often, a company takes an exclusive license so the resulting product is uniquely theirs in the marketplace. But sometimes the best path for an invention is to license it over and over again to as many entities as possible, and the impact can be immense.

Eric Lyons and Scott Zentack in their new lab space.

'Howl-itosis' a Problem? UArizona Inventor Creates Bacteria Strain to Quell Bad Dog Breath

UArizona researchers in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the BIO Instutute have developed a harmless bacteria strain to battle bad breath in our furry friends. University startup uPetsia has licensed the invention to develop it and take it to the marketplace.

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
…
next ›
last »