UA Intellectual Property Policy for Review July 29, 2014 The UA's Intellectual Property Policy plays a key role in the commercialization process, and the campus community is being invited to weigh in on proposed revisions to that policy. Read more Image
Science of Sport Starts Up July 16, 2014 The Science of Baseball, an academic STEM curriculum for middle schoolers developed at the UA College of Engineering, has now been licensed to a startup, Science of Sport, to distribute it world-wide. Read more Image
Armed With Data, Pharmacists Counsel Patients July 7, 2014 This month, the AUTM Better World Project spotlight is on the Medication Management Center, a service developed at the UA College of Pharmacy. Read more Image
University of Arizona Researchers Primed to Get Cost-Limiting Temperature-Controller to Market June 20, 2014 UA start-up Acomni, LLC to commercialize new thermostat add-on that reliably predicts electricity costs, putting consumers in control of balancing their comfort and budget. Read more Image
Start-up Codelucida to Clean Up Computer Memory May 19, 2014 Codelucida, a new start-up company based on technology developed in the UA Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the University of Cergy-Pontoise, aims to bring new levels of accuracy and efficiency to the world of solid-state drives. Read more Image
TLA, University Libraries Partner to Support Commercialization of UA Inventions May 19, 2014 Tech Launch Arizona has teamed up with University Libraries to create a Business Intelligence Unit, dedicated to gathering information to help researchers and faculty members make smart, well-informed business decisions as they bring inventions to the marketplace. Read more Image
Tech Parks Arizona Wins Education Outreach Award May 7, 2014 Tech Parks Arizona has won the Metropolitan Education Commission’s (MEC) Crystal Apple Award for its efforts to encourage local youth to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Read more Image
Making the Region a Leader in SBIR Partnerships April 18, 2014 On April 16, Tech Launch Arizona and Startup Tucson held a networking meetup to bring UA faculty and researchers together with local small business entrepreneurs. The event – a kickoff for a new initiative called SBIR Tucson – was held to grow a vibrant startup ecosystem of companies, entrepreneurs and talent in Tucson. Read more Image
University of Arizona Catapult Awards Event Honor Excellence in University Research Commercialization March 27, 2014 Tech Launch Arizona presented its first Catapult Awards on Monday, March 24, honoring efforts that directly affect the quality of life for people in Tucson, across Arizona and around the world through research, collaboration and innovation – key elements in the University’s land-grant mission. Read more Image