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Startup RaeSedo Inc. awarded $3.4M STTR Grant to Develop New Asthma Therapies

Nov. 21, 2022

UArizona researchers in partnership with a local bioindustry startup have been awarded $3.4 million to advance new asthma therapies originally developed at the UA College of Medicine – Tucson and the BIO5 Institute.

A clipboard with "asthma" and a stethoscope.

Researchers develop drug to treat Alzheimer's disease in Down syndrome patients

Nov. 17, 2022

Arizona researchers have co-invented a drug that may dramatically slow the onset of Alzheimer's disease. They have started a company to commercialize the invention and have now received a $3.5M federal STTR grant to prepare the drug for clinical trials.

The Iluminos team in the lab: Chris Hulme, James Foley, and Travis Dunckley.

UArizona celebrates 10 years of innovation, commercialization and impact

Oct. 13, 2022

On October 11, 2022, TLA hosted its ninth annual I-Squared Awards and Expo. Along with honoring the top inventors, entrepreneurs, and community leaders dedicated to commercializing UArizona inventions, the office celebrated its 10th anniversary.

Robin Polt, Inventor of the Year, offers comments to the audience.

Alzheimer’s researcher and anti-inflammatory startup receive Arizona biotech honors

Sept. 23, 2022

AZBio has announced its award honorees for this year, which include neuroscientist Roberta Diaz Brinton, director of the Center for Innovation in Brain Science at the University of Arizona, and UArizona startup Aqualung Therapeutics Corp.

UArizona joins seven regional institutions to form new National Science Foundation I-Corps Hub

Sept. 22, 2022

The National Science Foundation has announced the addition of five new NSF Innovation Corps Hubs to its National Innovation Network. The University of Arizona, which has been an I-Corps Site since 2016, will now be a part of the Desert and Pacific Region Hub.

Sunset over the wildcats statue on the UArizona mall.

College of Medicine – Tucson Celebrates Inventors with Awarded Patents

Sept. 21, 2022

Faculty members invited to the event were honored for inventions including a cardiac muscle cell patch, a polymeric heart valve, and a method for treating chronic pain.

An image of the patent recipients who attended the luncheon.

UArizona ranks 28 among top 100 universities granted U.S. utility patents in 2021

Sept. 7, 2022

Following on its most inventive year in UArizona history, the university has ranked No. 28 among worldwide universities for the number of U.S. patents granted, according to the National Academy of Inventors and the Intellectual Property Owners Association.

Congratulations, 2022 Women of Impact

Aug. 26, 2022

10 out of the first cohort of 30 Women of Impact named by UArizona Research, Innovation and Impact are inventors actively working to bring their work to the world through commercial pathways.

The first cohort of RII Women of Impact, 2022.

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.

Kent Summers, a successful serial entrepreneur with the VMS program at MIT in Boston, visited Tucson to lead the introductory workshop for the first cohort of UAZVMS mentors.

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.