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The Refinery at the UA Tech Park at The Bridges

University of Arizona Innovation Generated $1.6 Billion in Economic Output Over 5 Years

Between FY2017 and FY2021, TLA activities generated a $1.61 billion economic output and supported thousands of jobs. A new report on the economic impacts generated by the UArizona commercialization office outlines these findings and projects continued growth over the next 10 years.

UArizona Honors Faculty with New Distinguished Innovation & Entrepreneurship Awards

Old Main, University of Arizona

From connected cars to pipelines: Engineering innovators aim to protect 'internet of things'

The BG Networks team

Optical sciences researcher dishes up new method to improve radio telescope manufacturing

Joel Berkson in the lab.

The Refinery at the UArizona Tech Park at The Bridges

We're Moving to The Refinery the Week of April 18

On April 18, 2022, Tech Launch Arizona will be vacating its offices at the University of Arizona Services Annex building and moving to our new home at The Refinery at the UA Tech Park at The Bridges. Get the details.

Student observing a fluid in a clear bottle at the College of Medicine Phoenix.

UArizona Invited to Participate in $1M Novartis Innovation Opportunity

The UArizona has been selected as one of over 50 world-class institutions participating in the Novartis Global Scholars Program (NGSP). The Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research NGSP is a competitive program designed for innovators from invited institutions to gain $1M over 3-years in funding for breakthrough science not covered by traditional grant support.

Women of TLA

Reflections During National Women's History Month

To honor Women's History Month we checked in with some of our TLA team members and asked them how the challenges of the pandemic and the last two years have affected their lives and inspired change for them.

The FY2021 patent coin recipients

College of Engineering Celebrates Inventors with Awarded Patents

Twenty inventors were recognized for their hard work, creativity and courage at the first annual College of Engineering Patent Medallion Luncheon in early March. The engineers received medallions to commemorate their patented inventions — which ranged from a quantum-analogue computer to a cancer detection device to a technique to improve hypersonic flight.

UArizona Bioscience Startups Accepted to Flinn Foundation Entrepreneurship Program

Three UArizona startups founded to commercialize university inventions have been selected to participate in the 2022 Flinn Foundation Bioscience Entrepreneurship program: NeuTherapeutics. SaiOx, Inc., and uPetsia. Only seven Arizona companies were selected for this year's program.

From left: Ruslan Rafikov and Olga Rafikova

UArizona Researchers Develop AI-Driven Method for Diagnosing Lung Disease

Researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson have developed a new way to provide earlier diagnosis of lung disease. Working with TLA, the team has strategized and launched a startup, MetFora, and licensed the technology to advance toward making it available for doctors and patients.

The National Academy of Inventors honors the 2022 class of Senior Members.

Four UArizona Faculty Named to the National Academy of Inventors

The National Academy of Inventors has named four faculty researchers among its new class of Senior Members. NAI Senior Members are active faculty, scientists, and administrators from NAI Member Institutions who have demonstrated remarkable innovation in producing technologies that have brought, or aspire to bring, real impact on the welfare of society.

Five teams were named as winners of the Purina Pet Care Innovation Prize 2022.

Howl for Good Dog Breath! UArizona Startup Wins Purina Pet Care Innovation Prize

UArizona startup uPetsia has been named as one of five winners of the 2022 annual prize competition. The company was launched with the help of TLA to develop and commercialize a harmless bacteria strain to battle bad dog breath and is now going through the UACI Oro Valley incubation program.

Jennifer Barton with the falloposcope

Researchers pilot 'itty bitty' device for earlier ovarian cancer detection

Biomedical engineering professor and BIO5 Institute Director Jennifer Barton has spent nearly a decade developing a falloposcope to detect ovarian cancer in its early stages. As an initial step to creating impact for patients, she has filed 3 patents for technologies enabling the invention.

Terry Matsunaga

Three University of Arizona Faculty Named Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors

Three UArizona inventors have been selected as Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors. The NAI Fellows Program highlights academic inventors who have demonstrated a spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development and the welfare of society.

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.

Rajesh Khanna, Ph.D.

Compound Developed at UArizona Health Sciences Provides Innovative Pain Relief

Entrepreneurial UArizona researchers have made a significant breakthrough on a safe and effective non-opioid pain reliever. The prestigious medical journal, Science Transitional Medicine, published the results of this breakthrough study in its November 2021 issue, representing a leap forward for the team's startup, Regulonix.

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