Image UArizona inventor assumes presidency of SPIE Feb. 26, 2024 As the BIO5 Institute director assumes her presidency of SPIE, she propels the international society for optics and photonics into new frontiers and underscores her role as a leader in cutting-edge research and innovation while representing UArizona. Read more
Image UArizona ranks 51st among top 100 world universities granted US utility patents in 2023 Feb. 15, 2024 The ranking is based on the patents for inventions that originated from university research that were issued in 2023. During that period, the university was issued 61 U.S. patents for inventions developed by faculty, researchers, staff, and students. Read more
Image Tech transfer pioneer Laura Silva to blaze new trails in retirement Feb. 9, 2024 Retirement marks not only the end of an era but the start of a new one, and Tech Launch Arizona’s College of Science Senior Licensing Manager Laura Silva is getting ready to embrace this new journey. Read more
Image Tech Launch Arizona to bring UArizona expertise in translational research to NSF grant awardee universities Jan. 12, 2024 UArizona has been recoginzed for excellence in how effectively it creates impact from the products of research. Through the NSF Accelerating Research Translation (ART) program Tech Launch Arizona has been selected to mentor the University of Southern Mississippi in developing its own more impactful innovation ecosystem. Read more
Image $1M gift to Wildcat Philanthropic Seed Fund to provide fuel for UArizona ventures Jan. 4, 2024 An anonymous donor has made a $1 million gift to the philanthropic Wildcat Seed Fund – an early-stage fund designed to help fund startups launched to commercialize ideas and innovations stemming from the work of university faculty, staff, and students. Read more
Image Marvin J. Slepian appointed to federal patent advisory committee Jan. 2, 2024 Dr. Marvin J. Slepian has been appointed to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Public Advisory Committee. His three-year term started Dec. 1 and lasts until Dec. 1, 2026. A highly accomplished and productive inventor with over 60 patents to his name, is uniquely qualified for the post. Read more
Image Two UArizona faculty elected to the National Academy of Inventors Dec. 12, 2023 The National Academy of Inventors has elected Professors of Engineering Douglas Loy and Wolfgang Fink as Fellows, the organization's highest honor reserved for those who have made an impact on the quality of life and welfare of society. Read more
Image University of Arizona gets spotlight at TENWEST IdeaFunding Nov. 15, 2023 At IdeaFunding, Tucson's premier entrepreneurship event held on November 9, UArizona startup Fringe Metrology and TLA's own Doug Hockstad took home honors. Read more
Image Startup targets .1% of human genetics for personalized, precision-based therapies Nov. 13, 2023 Adam Grant, while a UArizona doctoral student, developed a system that, based on a patient's set of symptoms, can be used to figure out the probability that they have a given disease, and even determine the ideal treatment option. The technology is now the foundation of a startup that is taking it forward. Read more
Image Faculty Startup Acquired for Predictive AI and Machine Learning Capabilities Nov. 3, 2023 A startup that grew out of innovations developed at the NSF Center for Cloud and Autonomic Computing has been acquired by LOCH Technologies. Avirtek’s autonomic cybersecurity technology has benefitted from over $10 million in SBIR and STTR funding. Read more
