Image UArizona Inventor of the Year Has a Message for Women Innovators: “The Sky is the Limit. Definitely go for it.” Sept. 28, 2021 On September 28, 2021, Tech Launch Arizona hosted its eighth annual I-Squared Awards and Expo event. Along with honoring the top inventors and entrepreneurs dedicated to commercializing UArizona inventions, the evening included an expo of innovations and startups hosted by entrepreneurial, innovative UArizona teams. Read more
Image UArizona Team Led by Architecture and Engineering Professors Wins $200,000 ‘American-Made Challenge’ E-ROBOT Prize Sept. 2, 2021 wall-EIFS, a robotically applied, 3D-sprayable exterior insulation and finish system for building envelope retrofits, is one of 10 finalist prize winners of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Envelope Retrofit Opportunities for Building Optimization Technologies Prize, or E-ROBOT Prize. Each finalist team is awarded $200,000. Read more
Image Cultivando Oportunidades: A Q&A with Student Entrepreneurial Fellow Eddie Hernandez Sept. 1, 2021 Born in Cumaná, Venezuela, Edmundo “Eddie” Hernandez came to the United States when he was four years old. Today, he has joined TLA as our latest Entrepreneurial Fellow, working with startup teams to help them move towards a successful launch. Read more
Image UArizona Researchers Develop First Regenerative, Safe Therapeutic for Alzheimer’s Disease Aug. 12, 2021 University of Arizona researchers have developed a new therapy for Alzheimer’s disease designed to restore cognitive function in early-stage patients. The therapy, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center for Innovation in Brain Science, is now proceeding through a Phase 2b clinical trial and has been licensed to startup NeuTherapeutics, Inc. Read more
Image Despite COVID, UArizona Reports Strong Year for Innovation and Commercialization July 22, 2021 From July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021, the university achieved a record 124 license agreements, launched 17 new companies, and grew the number of inventions disclosed and patents filed. Read more
Image Researchers Develop Understanding of How Breast Tumor Stiffness Is a Predictor of Bone Metastasis June 29, 2021 A new study, published in the journal Cell Reports, found that the stiffness of the breast tumor microenvironment can cause changes to cancer cells that make them more aggressively spread to bone. The concept of a “mechanical memory” or “MeCo score” that describes this aggressiveness has driven the foundation of startup MeCo Diagnostics, LLC. Read more
Image Setting Sights on Tomorrow: A Q&A with Student Entrepreneurial Fellow Trevor Lohr June 24, 2021 Graduate student Trevor Lohr, who is studying for his master’s in finance, is the latest addition to the Tech Launch Arizona team. As an Entrepreneurial Fellow, he lends his expertise to helping budding startups in the health sciences space get their footing and prepare for entry into the market. Read more
Image UArizona Innovation Ecosystem Provides “a Wealth of Resources” for Engineering Startup June 18, 2021 University of Arizona startup Paramium Technologies, founded to commercialize a precision metal plate forming technology invented by researchers in the Steward Observatory, has demonstrated how a small company can achieve big things with the support of a strong innovation ecosystem. Read more
Image UArizona Ranks 28 Among Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents in 2020 June 15, 2021 The new ranking represents continued growth for UArizona. In 2020, a total of 81 patents were issued to UArizona and the Arizona Board of Regents for inventions developed at the university, 19 more than the previous year. Read more
Image Software/App Challenge Winning Projects Announced, Receiving Funding for Development June 1, 2021 Through a challenge organized in collaboration with Arizona FORGE, Tech Launch Arizona is funding the development of five winning software projects aiming to make a real societal impact. Learn all about the teams and their proposals. Read more
