Image Final Steel Beam Tops Off The Refinery Building at the UA Tech Park at The Bridges Feb. 9, 2021 The steel frame and concrete floors are coming to completion at The Refinery! Check out the building that TLA will soon call our new home. Read more
Image UArizona Startup GenetiRate Acquired by Aquaculture Biotechnology Company Feb. 8, 2021 Startup GenetiRate has been acquired by biotechnology company IMV Technologies. GenetiRate was founded on a technology that measures the metabolic rate of aquatic animals, from fish to mollusks to crustaceans, to identify and sort out those that grow more quickly, making it useful for the aquaculture industry. Read more
Image Mark A. Nelson, Ph.D.: “Making a Difference for All People” Feb. 1, 2021 In this blog post honoring Black History Month, we interviewed Mark Nelson, a professor in the Department of Pathology at the College of Medicine – Tucson, delving into his path as an academic researcher and biosciences entrepreneur. Read more
Image Startup Licenses Sustainability Technology for Mining Industry Jan. 27, 2021 Auxilium Technologies has brought together multiple UArizona inventions that offer sustainable, energy-efficient and cost-effective solutions to improve the output of mines while reducing their environmental impact. Read more
Image Been There, Done That: A Chat with TLA’s Newest Mentor-in-Residence, TJ Johnson Jan. 15, 2021 As the newest addition to the Tech Launch Arizona Venture Development Team, TJ Johnson will serve as a Mentor-in-Residence, advising new startup teams and helping position them for successful futures. Read more
Image Startup Helps Online Businesses Reduce Risk by Decoding Online Customer Behavior Jan. 11, 2021 Technology developed in the Eller College of Management processes several hundred thousand online customer interactions each day, reducing fraud and enhancing the customer experience. Read more
Image UArizona Professors Elected into the National Academy of Inventors Dec. 8, 2020 Robert Norwood and Laurence Hurley have been elected as fellows of the academy, the organization's most prestigious designation. Read more
Image Faculty Inventor Roles in a Startup: Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way? Nov. 19, 2020 Startups play a key role in generating impact from university innovation; they are a vital asset to regions and the nation as a whole. Who is best positioned to lead these nascent companies? Let's discuss. Read more
Image Funding Awarded for Student Solutions to Real-world Problems Nov. 19, 2020 Tech Launch Arizona’s second Student Innovation Challenge has selected five student teams for funding to prototype inventions for commercialization. Read more
Image Pharma Company Licenses UArizona Method for Treating Parkinson’s Disease with Ketamine Nov. 9, 2020 UArizona researchers have developed a method of using ketamine in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. The discovery has been licensed to Pharmather Inc., for development and commercialization. Read more
