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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

Late UA Staffer's Invention Prototype Built and Tested

May 19, 2016

VIDEO: Before he died unexpectedly, Alan Wall had an idea for a more efficient and less expensive way to clean chillers, and it stands as an example of how innovation can happen across the UA.

Asset Development Program Demonstrates Alignment of UA Inventions to Market Drivers

May 16, 2016

UA faculty perform over $600 million in research each year, and often develop new inventions. TLA, via its Asset Development Program, puts resources toward preparing these unpolished inventions for the market.

UA-developed Molecular Imaging Technology Licensed to Lightpoint Medical

May 16, 2016

The UA has signed an exclusive license agreement for a molecular imaging technology, Beta Emission Tomography invented by Dr. Harrison Barrett, to Lightpoint Medical of Chesham, England.

UA I-Squared Awards Honor Impact and Innovation in Technology Commercialization

April 26, 2016

On April 25, 2016, TLA held its third annual awards event. The I-Squared Awards for Innovation and Impact honored those whose work directly affects the quality of life for people in Tucson, across Arizona and throughout the world.

Startup Licenses UA Technology Targeting to Relieve Acute Depression Faster

April 20, 2016

Akhu Therapeutics has licensed a UA technology that is targeted to allow doctors to relieve the symptoms of acute depression in a fraction of the time required for current therapies.

New Snakebite Treatment Under Development at UA College of Medicine – Tucson

April 12, 2016

TLA is working with College of Medicine researchers on bringing a new snakebite treatment to market that may serve as a “bridge” to buy time until medical care is available.

CALS’ Record Intellectual Property Year—the Science behind the Patents

April 6, 2016

In 2015 the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences tripled the number of executed license and option agreements, launched three start-up companies, and had a record year in IP income.

IP Clinic Helps Move UA Inventors Closer to Market

April 6, 2016

TLA recently earned a designation as an I-Corps Site. Now, teams need help defining and protecting their intellectual property. The UA College of Law IP Clinic is stepping up to help.

UA, Whitehead Institute Startup to Discover New Drugs for Neurodegenerative Disease

March 25, 2016

Startup company Yumanity Therapeutics has licensed a UA-invented prodrug and its analogues to develop treatments for neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and ALS that affect over 55 million people.

Tech Launch Arizona Mentors Bring a Century of Experience to UA Startups

March 21, 2016

It takes years of experience to gain the know-how to successfully get a high-tech company off the ground. With its Mentors-in-Residence program, TLA is bringing in proven experts to help start the newest high-tech UA startups on the path to success.

UA Startup Metropia to Help Tucson Festival of Books Attendees Arrive and Park

March 8, 2016

Started one year ago, UA startup Metropia will be working with the Tucson Festival of Books to help alleviate traffic congestion and help attendees get to and from their destinations.

Answering the Corrosion Conundrum

Feb. 29, 2016

A team of inventors from the UA College of Engineering have developed and are commercilizing a new breed of sensor – a reference electrode – designed to work in ultra-high temperature environments, from metal and oil refining to solar energy.