A Celebration of APIDA Heritage, April 2023 April 10, 2023 This month we celebrate APIDA Heritage; APIDA stands for Asian, Pacific Islander, and Desi American. We’re excited to introduce you to some of our ecosystem members who hail from these cultures. Read more
The University of Arizona and Foundery Sign Master Agreement to Translate Novel Discoveries into Transformational Immunotherapies April 6, 2023 Through a master agreement with a biotechnology venture studio, UArizona researchers now have more support for opportunities to develop and commercialize new immunotherapeutics. Read more Image
Protection for the ‘Internet of Things’ fueled by Arizona innovation has arrived March 28, 2023 From automobiles to medical devices, the Internet of Things has opened the door for bad actors to attack in any number of ways. UArizona startup BG Networks has launched a new product to help mitigate the threats. Read more Image
College of Engineering celebrates patent inventors March 21, 2023 The College of Engineering and Tech Launch Arizona recognized 20 inventors for their ingenuity at the college's second annual Patent Medallion Luncheon in early March. Read more Image
Startup Metfora to advance development of AI-enabled diagnostic technology March 7, 2023 Startup Metfora, LLC is the recipient of a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase l Award from the NSF to pursue the detection of chronic diseases via multiplex analysis of circulating metabolites. They will receive a one-year grant of $255,706 to expand a diagnostic technology developed at the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson. Read more Image
For student success, Science of Sport hits a home run March 6, 2023 The United States ranks 25th out of 37 nations in mathematics literacy as listed by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Systems Engineering Professor Ricardo Valerdi came up with a solution that's now impacting hundreds of thousands of students around the nation. Read more Image
UArizona bioscience startup selected for Flinn Foundation program March 2, 2023 With help from Tech Launch Arizona, TheraCea was launched in 2020 to develop diagnostic agents that allow oncologists and pharmaceutical companies to select the right segment of patients who will be responsive to specific immunotherapy drugs. Read more
UArizona COVID-19 treatment takes next step toward public impact via license to pharmaceutical company Feb. 27, 2023 UArizona researchers have been developing a new compound that inhibits SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The university has now exclusively licensed the technology to Sunshine Biopharma Inc. to take forward for further development and testing. Read more Image
Innovative faculty elected to the National Academy of Inventors Feb. 15, 2023 The National Academy of Inventors has announced three more UArizona innovators to its list of Senior Members. All will be inducted into the Academy at an event in Washington, D.C., this summer. Read more Image
This Giving Day, share the love with TLA Feb. 8, 2023 Feeling the love? Make your gift to Tech Launch Arizona today and an anonymous donor will match the first $20,000 pledged. Read more Image
