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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

Left to right: 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.”

Sept. 28, 2021

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.

wall-EIFS, a robotically applied, 3D-sprayable exterior insulation and finish system for building envelope retrofits. Graphic courtesy Jonathan Bean and Wolfgang Fink.

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

Sept. 2, 2021

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.

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

Aug. 12, 2021

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

July 22, 2021

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.

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

June 29, 2021

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.

From left to right: Christian Davila, co-founder; Justin Hyatt, co-founder; Roslyn Norman, principal investigator

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

June 18, 2021

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 

June 15, 2021

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

June 1, 2021

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

May 25, 2021

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.

Left to right: Eric Lyons and Scott Zentack in their new lab space at the University of Arizona Center for Innovation at Oro Valley.

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

May 11, 2021

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.

Startups Prove Ecosystem Power at IdeaFunding 2021

April 26, 2021

Of the four companies who made it to the finals of IdeaFunding 2021, three are startups that were founded to commercialize University of Arizona inventions – a visible and measurable indication that the university entrepreneurial ecosystem is effectively connecting research, innovation and impact to launch the university’s most promising inventions.

Tucson-based Startup Licenses Technology for Creating Sustainable Products from Algae

March 9, 2021

Invented in the College of Agriculture & LIfe Sciences and the BIO5 Institute, the Air Accordion Photobioreactor produces low-cost, large-scale and environmentally sustainable microalgae products used to create vaccines and health supplements like omega-3 fatty acids. Meet UArizona startup AlgeaCell.