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At IdeaFunding, Tucson's premier entrepreneurship event held on November 9, UArizona startup Fringe Metrology and TLA's own Doug Hockstad took home honors.

Adam Grant, while a UArizona doctoral student, developed a system that, based on a patient's set of symptoms, can be used to figure out the probability that they have a given disease, and even determine the ideal treatment option. The technology is now the foundation of a startup that is taking it forward.

A startup that grew out of innovations developed at the NSF Center for Cloud and Autonomic Computing has been acquired by LOCH Technologies. Avirtek’s autonomic cybersecurity technology has benefitted from over $10 million in SBIR and STTR funding.

With help from TLA, Aspen Publishing has secured an exclusive license to a new law school admissions test that took the College of Law five years to develop. The project has participation from more than 40 law schools, colleges and universities and thousands of students across the country.

A team of faculty and students developed a set of new medical instruments to address common challenges faced by orthopedic surgeons. Now, those innovations are on their way to market via startup Ancerix.

Published by the National Academy of Inventors, the list highlights American innovation and showcases the universities that play a large role in advancing the innovation ecosystem within the U.S. and beyond.

The Pioneer Award will go to John Galgiani, MD, director of the Valley Fever Center for Excellence, and a Fast Lane award will go to startup Reglagene, working to transform treatment for brain cancer.