Image Student-faculty team of inventors spin out tools to remove stuck orthopedic screws Sept. 27, 2023 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. Read more
Image University of Arizona ranks #22 on list of top 100 U.S. universities granted utility patents in 2022 Sept. 19, 2023 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. Read more
Image UArizona I-Squared Awards & Expo celebrates innovation, commercialization and impact Sept. 12, 2023 At this year's I-Squared Awards & Expo, TLA is honoring a best-selling nutrition author and healthcare inventor, a cybersecurity startup, a student who developed an app for teaching measurement-based quantum computation, and others from around the ecosystem. Read more
Image UArizona startup and researcher to receive AZBio awards Aug. 28, 2023 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. Read more
Image UArizona reports second-most inventive year on record Aug. 9, 2023 Tech Launch Arizona has released its performance metrics for fiscal year 2023. During the past year, TLA filed 391 patents for UArizona inventions, executed 100 licenses and options for UArizona technologies, and launched another 7 startups. The office took in 298 invention disclosures from university innovators, almost matching last year’s record-breaking achievement of 303 disclosures. Read more
Image UArizona reports second-most inventive year on record Aug. 7, 2023 Tech Launch Arizona has released its performance metrics for fiscal year 2023. During the past year, the office took in 298 invention disclosures from university innovators, almost matching last year’s record-breaking achievement of 303 disclosures. Read more
Image Advancing Innovation: Peptides for Treating Cancers and other Proliferative Disorders July 26, 2023 Want a fast read? Take 30 seconds and check out how Olga Rafikova and Ruslan Rafokov used funding from TLA to identify which cancers are most responsive to a peptide therapy they are advancing. Read more
Image Advancing Innovation: Peptide therapeutic for triple-negative breast cancer June 26, 2023 Want a fast read? Take 30 seconds and check out how Joyce Schroeder and her team leveraged funding from TLA to advance a therapeutic for triple-negative breast cancer. Read more
Image Innovation Inside and Out E15: Doug Hockstad – Associate Vice President at Tech Launch Arizona June 22, 2023 Host Jeff Artzi welcomes guest Doug Hockstad, Associate Vice President of Tech Launch Arizona (TLA), to discuss the University of Arizona tech commercialization ecosystem. Read more
Image UArizona health care researchers lead 2023 Flinn Seed Grants June 8, 2023 The Flinn Foundation announced the awardees of its 2023 Seed Grants to Promote Translational Research, with researchers from the University of Arizona receiving seven of the 12 grants. Read more
