Tech Blog: CALS Faculty Member Works to Prevent Foodborne Illness with Natural Antimicrobial Plant Wash Sept. 21, 2018 To get beyond typical plant wash bases like chlorine and hydrogen peroxide to kill microbes, Sadhana Ravishankar, PhD, has developed a safer and more natural alternative for those leafy greens. Read more about the invention, available for licensing. Read more Image
Startup Licenses UA-invented Aquatic Animal Growth Assay Sept. 21, 2018 How can farmers of aquatic animals quickly select the best stocks for breeding? Benjamin Renquist, PhD, answered this challenge by inventing an assay that works for fish, mollusks and crustaceans alike. The technology has been licensed to startup GenetiRate. Read more Image
University of Arizona Startups to Present at White Hat Investors Sept. 18, 2018 On October 3 and 4, 2018, in Phoenix, Arizona, White Hat Investors will be holding its annual luncheon. Of the 32 companies who will be presenting during the two-day event, five are UA startups. Read more Image
University of Arizona Tech Park Champion to Retire Sept. 5, 2018 After thirty-two years of working for the University of Arizona, Associate Vice President Bruce A. Wright, who brought a new tech-based vision for the economy to the University and our community is retiring from Tech Parks Arizona. Read more Image
Tech Blog: Mother of UA Accounting Student with Cerebral Palsy Creates Exoskeleton to Help Him Walk Unassisted Aug. 28, 2018 Hermelinda Bristol, mother of Jeffrey Bristol who has cerebral palsy, has developed a supportive, non-motorized exoskeleton to help Jeffrey walk without assistance. With TLA's help, the design is now available to help others. Read more
University of Arizona Licenses Deception Detecting Avatar to Startup Aug. 21, 2018 UA inventors have developed a system that interviews border crossers, monitors thousands of signals from the voice, body and eyes, and alerts agents when it detects deception. Meet the AVATAR, now licensed to Discern Science International, Inc. Read more Image
Passing Five Year Milestone, UA Breaks Commercialization Records Again, Looks Ahead to New Phase July 27, 2018 For FY2018, the UA has again met or surpassed performance expectations for technology commercialization as TLA continues to bring University inventions from the lab to the world for social and economic benefit. Now, it's time to look forward. Read more Image
Tech Blog: OSC Researchers Develop Means of Reducing Insertion Loss July 23, 2018 In optical communications such as those that drive the Internet, modulators are essential. Robert Norwood, Ph.D. and Nasser Peyghambarian, Ph.D., collaborated to create a new electro-optic waveguide modulator with low insertion loss. Read more Image
Tech Blog: College of Engineering Department Chair Develops New Means of Metallic Coating Using Nanoparticles June 26, 2018 Anthony Muscat, Ph.D., is developing a process to deposit a very thin coating of metal using metal nanoparticles by only the electrostatic interaction between the nanoparticles and a suitably prepared substrate surface like silica, glass or other metals. Check out the blog and video. Read more
University of Arizona Related Companies Receive First Local Venture Capital Fund Investments June 26, 2018 Tucson's newest early-stage capital fund, UA Venture Capital Fund LLC, has announced that it's first investments will be in three UA-connected companies: startups Codelucida, Regulonix and Post.Bid.Ship. Read more Image