Last year, we described how we are connecting people, resources and ideas to build a new kind of commercialization ecosystem. This year, we have broadened our work and deepened our reach, resulting in TLA's third year running of record results for the UA.

To address the growing number of inventions TLA evaluates for commercialization and help startups develop high-quality strategies and teams, the office has hired entrepreneur and executive Steven Wood for its Mentors-in-Residence team.

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Ovarian cancer accounts for about three percent of cancers among women, but results in the most deaths. Raymond K. Kostuk Ph.D. and Jennifer Barton Ph.D. have dedicated their recent research to an imaging method and device for detection and diagnosis of ovarian cancer.

The UA has licensed a new social media and video platform called Filmstacker to its namesake startup company. Developed by the UA College of Agriculture and Life Sciences media team, the system allows users to create, share and discuss online mini-documentaries.

As of June 30, 2016, TLA completed its third full year of operation, again surpassing all of its established performance metrics.Tech Parks Arizona, a component of TLA, finished the year with record accomplishments, as well. Story and video. >>

Most sunscreens are made with potentially harmful chemicals. Professor Douglas Loy, Ph.D., and graduate assistant Robb Bagge have developed new bio-based particles for sun-blocking purposes. The resulting sunscreens provide an inexpensive, non-toxic alternative that absorbs UV radiation.

In 2009, the UA undertook the creation of an online service to help match students with scholarships. Today, that web-based technology – called Scholarship Universe – has been licensed to Phoenix company CampusLogic.

The UA has licensed a commodity price-risk management web application to Tucson startup Hedgesmart LLC. Roger Dahlgran, Ph.D., of the UA College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, created the system.

Christopher Walker, Ph.D., a professor of astronomy at the University of Arizona’s Steward Observatory, has developed a new transistor design that could be used for safer high-resolution medical imaging as well as security and radar imaging, spectroscopy and ultra-fast data links.