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Unconference Promotes Diversity

Oct. 28, 2019

On October 1, TLA held the first "Flourish HERE" Unconference, dedicated to engaging women and allies in STEM fields to forward invention and commercialization at the UA. Check out the video and wrapup.

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New Commercialization Network Manager

Oct. 25, 2019

He brings together startup, corporate and non-profit experience to wrangle TLA's 1,600-person network. Meet Commercialization Network Manager Shane Reiser and newest member of the TLA team.

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Laser Technology Startups Receive Funding

Oct. 1, 2019

Three companies formed to commercialize inventions developed in the James C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences have received funding from UAVenture Capital.

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Carbon Fiber Tech to Treat Broken Bones Gets VC Funding

Sept. 23, 2019

An Arizona professor has has invented a flexible carbon fiber fabric designed to be inserted inside and around a fractured bone. The technology has been licensed to a startup and has already received venture capital funding to take it forward.

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Alumnus, Entrepreneur and VC Recognized as Arizona Business Leader of the Year

Sept. 20, 2019

Fletcher McCusker, champion of UA students, research, innovation and entrepreneurship, will be recognized this fall at the Governor’s Celebration of Innovation Awards as the Arizona Technology Council Ed Denison Business Leader of the Year.

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MapQuest Founder Mentors Startups

Sept. 17, 2019

In 1988, Barry J. Glick, Ph.D., started a software company around locational data and map visualization. That company grew to become Mapquest. Now Glick has joined TLA and is mentoring UA technology entreprneurs.

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Nanomaterials to Understand Disease Biology

Aug. 27, 2019

UA inventions from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and BIO5 providing for a deeper understanding of complex biological processes open possibilities for more precise disease diagnosis and treatment.

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UA Professor Receives NAI Honor

Aug. 26, 2019

Professor of Medicine Dr. Daruka Mahadevan has been recognized as a Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors. Learn more about his career and what has made him an impactful innovator.

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Algorithm Advancing Precision Medicine

Aug. 26, 2019

INTelico Therapeutics has licensed the College of Medicine – Tucson computer program, offering new insights to predict disease progression and target individualized therapies.

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Minimally Invasive Guide for Hip Fracture Surgeries

July 30, 2019

With internal funds from the University of Arizona, Daniel Latt, M.D. Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson, has created a new device to shorten the time of hip fracture surgeries.

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