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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.

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Graphic courtesy Jonathan Bean and Wolfgang Fink.

Cultivando Oportunidades: A Q&A with Student Entrepreneurial Fellow Eddie Hernandez

Sept. 1, 2021

Born in Cumaná, Venezuela, Edmundo “Eddie” Hernandez came to the United States when he was four years old. Today, he has joined TLA as our latest Entrepreneurial Fellow, working with startup teams to help them move towards a successful launch. 

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Eddie Hernandez

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. 

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Roberta Diaz Brinton

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.

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The Tucson skyline with Sentinel Peak in the background.

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. 

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Ghassan Mouneimne, PhD

Setting Sights on Tomorrow: A Q&A with Student Entrepreneurial Fellow Trevor Lohr

June 24, 2021

Graduate student Trevor Lohr, who is studying for his master’s in finance, is the latest addition to the Tech Launch Arizona team. As an Entrepreneurial Fellow, he lends his expertise to helping budding startups in the health sciences space get their footing and prepare for entry into the market. 

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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.

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Left to right: Christian Davila-Peralta, Justin Hyatt and Roslyn Norman.

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. 

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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. 

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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.

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Spencer Gorin (far right) facilitates The Buzz program for an audience of students.