Image TLA, FORGE, and UACI Launch Service to Provide Top-Tier Mentoring to Ecosystem Startups Aug. 22, 2022 Through the program, entrepreneurs connected with the university launching a new venture can get free mentorship from experienced, trained, vetted mentors to help them develop successful startup strategies. Read more
Image UArizona reports record number of inventions Aug. 2, 2022 Tech Launch Arizona, the University of Arizona's commercialization arm, recorded 303 novel inventions between July 1, 2021, and June 30 – the most invention disclosures registered for a single year in the university's history – up from 274 in the previous year. Read more
Image Following nature's rules, researchers develop new methods for treating degenerative neurological disease July 26, 2022 University of Arizona researchers have developed a new class of drugs that is able to cross the blood-brain barrier and could be used to treat degenerative neurological diseases and conditions. The university has licensed these new drug designs to startup Teleport Pharmaceuticals. Read more
Image Solving renewable energy challenges with a new kind of nontoxic battery June 29, 2022 What's the future of storing renewable energy? Through a new startup called CarbeniumTec, researchers in the College of Science and the College of Medicine – Tucson aim to bring new technology to the market that reimagines how electricity is stored. Read more
Image UArizona inventors recognized at the National Academy of Inventors Annual Meeting June 1, 2022 On June 14 and 15, 2022, the National Academy of Inventors gathered for its 11th annual meeting at the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass in Phoenix, Arizona. The event included ceremonies honoring the newest class of NAI Senior Members and Fellows, which included five UArizona inventors. Read more
Image Let's Recap! Tech Launch Arizona Open House at The Refinery, May 25, 2022 May 25, 2022 On May 25, 2022, we gathered with friends and colleagues to celebrate the opening of our new offices at The Refinery at the UA Tech Park at The Bridges. Check out the photo recap! Read more
Image University of Arizona Innovation Generated $1.6 Billion in Economic Output Over 5 Years May 18, 2022 Between FY2017 and FY2021, TLA activities generated a $1.61 billion economic output and supported thousands of jobs. A new report on the economic impacts generated by the UArizona commercialization office outlines these findings and projects continued growth over the next 10 years. Read more
Image UArizona Honors Faculty with New Distinguished Innovation & Entrepreneurship Awards May 2, 2022 Professor Jeffrey Pyun and Assistant Professor Thomas Gianetti have been recognized with new UArizona faculty awards for innovation and entrepreneurship; both demonstrated significant involvement in expanding the impact of their research to the public good through a focus on commercialization. Read more
Image From connected cars to pipelines: Engineering innovators aim to protect 'internet of things' April 26, 2022 Around the world, countries are on the cyber-offense. UArizona researchers have invented new strategies to mitigate these attacks by helping make cybersecurity for the “internet of things” (IoT) more accessible. Based on the technology, they have launched a startup, BG Networks, to bring the invention to the public. Read more
Image Optical sciences researcher dishes up new method to improve radio telescope manufacturing April 21, 2022 An optical sciences Ph.D. student has developed a new way for precisely measuring radio antenna surfaces. TLA worked with him to patent the technology and now he has launched a startup, Fringe Metrology. Read more
