Startup Sees Future for UArizona Breakthrough Heart Imaging Technology Nov. 14, 2019 Professor of Medical Imaging, Optical Sciences, and Biomedical Engineering Russell Witte has developed a new medical imaging technique for cardiac applications and has worked with TLA to launch startup ElectroSonix to bring the invention to the world. Read more Image
Tech Blog: Repurposing Food Waste Nov. 5, 2019 Off campus at the Entomology Farm, behind the trays and trays of mealworms and various insects native to Arizona, is Goggy Davidowitz, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Entomology, who has created an innovative way to repurpose food waste to produce sustainable insect protein for food products. Read more Image
UArizona Accomplishments Honored With Governor's Innovation Awards Nov. 1, 2019 At the Governor's Celebration of Innovation Awards, entrepreneurial researchers and friends of the University of Arizona received several awards. Learn more about the event and the honorees. Read more Image
Women in STEM Unconference Promotes Diverse Inventors, Mentors and Entrepreneurs Oct. 28, 2019 On October 1, TLA held the first "Flourish HERE" Unconference, dedicated to engaging women and allies in STEM fields to forward invention and commercialization at the UA. Check out the video and wrapup. Read more Image
Bringing a Global Perspective to the TLA Commercialization Network Oct. 25, 2019 He brings together startup, corporate and non-profit experience to wrangle TLA's 1,600-person network. Meet Commercialization Network Manager Shane Reiser and newest member of the TLA team. Read more Image
University of Arizona Laser Technology Startups Receive Funding Oct. 1, 2019 Three companies formed to commercialize inventions developed in the James C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences have received funding from UAVenture Capital. Read more Image
Startup Licenses Carbon Fiber Tech to Treat Broken Bones, Gets VC Funding Sept. 23, 2019 An Arizona professor has has invented a flexible carbon fiber fabric designed to be inserted inside and around a fractured bone. The technology has been licensed to a startup and has already received venture capital funding to take it forward. Read more Image
Alumnus, Entrepreneur and VC Recognized as Arizona Business Leader of the Year Sept. 20, 2019 Fletcher McCusker, champion of UA students, research, innovation and entrepreneurship, will be recognized this fall at the Governor’s Celebration of Innovation Awards as the Arizona Technology Council Ed Denison Business Leader of the Year. Read more Image
MapQuest Founder Helps Arizona Startups Chart Routes to Success Sept. 17, 2019 In 1988, Barry J. Glick, Ph.D., started a software company around locational data and map visualization. That company grew to become Mapquest. Now Glick has joined TLA and is mentoring UA technology entreprneurs. Read more
Startup Licenses Nanomaterials for High-Resolution Understanding of Disease Biology Aug. 27, 2019 UA inventions from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and BIO5 providing for a deeper understanding of complex biological processes open possibilities for more precise disease diagnosis and treatment. Read more Image