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Aspen publishing acquires full ownership of JD-Next Law School Preparation Program

Tuesday

Tech Tuesday: Elise Erickson works to improve maternal care, mitigating postpartum blood loss

Oct. 22, 2024

Clinical study confirms tissue stiffening in breast cancer can drive metastasis

Image of a healthcare provider with a patient in front of a mammography machine.

Oct. 22, 2024

Pop-up market to bring entrepreneurial student creations to the community

FY2017 Closes with Continued Momentum, Growth and Impact

July 28, 2017

Since TLA started in 2012, we have met or exceeded our goals year over year, and are seeing continued growth in the impact originally envisioned for commercialization at the UA. We did it again in FY2017 thanks to your engagement as inventors, experts, advisors and supporters.

Startup Licenses UA-Invented Radar System

July 26, 2017

The University of Arizona has licensed a pair of technologies to startup Lunewave, Inc. The company is commercializing the College of Engineering inventions to improve automotive radar systems with inexpensive, high-performing 3D printed Luneburg lenses.

UA Startup Licenses Cage Divider Technology to Optimize Small Animal Welfare

June 26, 2017

The University of Arizona has licensed a UA-invented small animal cage divider design to startup Helm Technologies. The patented design, which emulates natural burrow-like environments, has been shown to reduce aggression, thus improving animal welfare.

UA Startup Targets Improved Information Systems and Services for Faculty and Students

June 21, 2017

The UA has licensed a tool to integrate student information and learning management systems to startup FishTail Technologies. The software resulted from a collaborative effort between the UA Office of Instruction and Assessment and University Information Technology Services.

UA Startup Codelucida Wins Arizona Innovation Challenge Award

June 13, 2017

Startup Codelucida, cofounded by a UA College of Engineering professor and graduate student, has won a $250,000 Arizona Innovation Challenge grant for spring 2017.

BizTucson Special Report: Hotbed of Innovation

May 31, 2017

The BizTucson Summer 2017 Special Report on Tech Launch Arizona and Tech Parks Arizona is out, offering a comprehensive look at the workings and growing impact of the ecosystem of invention and commercialization. Read and share it here.

Startup Desert Saber Licenses UA Mining Safety Training Program

May 30, 2017

The UA has licensed a training program for the mining industry developed at the Lowell Institute for Mineral Resources to startup Desert Saber. The software immerses learners in stressful, real-world situations that miners hope to never encounter on the job.

What to Do with Your University Invention (and Ideas for Creating New Ones)

May 22, 2017

Last year the University of Arizona brought over 250 inventions to Tech Launch Arizona. Where do all those inventions come from? And why is the activity of UA inventors so important to the University?

University of Arizona Startups Draw Silicon Valley Attention to Tucson

May 4, 2017

On May 3, four startups founded on inventions based on University of Arizona research made their pitches at an accelerator in one of the nation’s epicenters for technology and entrepreneurship: Silicon Valley.

Raj Khanna delivers the pitch for startup Regulonix at the TLA I-Squared Awards & Expo.

TLA I-Squared Awards & Expo Showcase Inventors, Startups, Collaborators and Impact-Makers

April 19, 2017

On April 18, 2017, Tech Launch Arizona held its fourth annual awards event. The I-Squared Expo & Awards honors those whose work directly affects the quality of life for Tucson, Arizona and the world through research, collaboration and technology commercialization.

Startup Commercializes Beating Heart Graft Invented at University of Arizona

April 4, 2017

Tucson startup Avery Therapeutics, Inc., has licensed a beating heart graft technology invented at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson.

UA Startup Catalina Pharma Offers New Method to Treat Anesthesia-Induced Hypothermia

March 29, 2017

Researchers at the UA and Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center - Phoenix have come up with a new method for treating anesthesia-induced hypothermia. Startup Catalina Pharma has licensed the technology to take it forward.