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May 26, 2026

Tech Tuesday: Hitting the road with CycleSafe for National Bike Month

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May 26, 2026

University of Arizona startup ProxyBio raises 3.5M to scale AI-powered organoid platform for cancer drug response

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April 29, 2026

Innovative research team receives national recognition from NSF I-Corps program

Tech Launch Arizona World Intellectual Property Day Celebration at the UA Agricultural Center, April 7, 2026.

April 26, 2026

Photo Gallery: Celebrating World Intellectual Property Day

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UA Invention-Turned-Startup Offers Revolutionary Eco-friendly Substitute for Cement

Nov. 4, 2014

David Stone, Ph.D., won a student innovation competition with the invention of an eco-friendly substitute for cement. Today, that invention has been patented and is the basis for his new startup, Iron Shell, LLC.

Biopharm Company Moves to Partner with UA

Oct. 20, 2014

Teleost Biopharmaceutical is moving its headquarters from Boulder, Colorado to Tucson, Arizona to partner with the original UA inventors of the technology.

Valley Fever Drug Receives Fast-Track Designation by the FDA

Oct. 2, 2014

Company to Commercialize UA-Invented Microvessel Technology

Sept. 26, 2014

A technology developed at the University of Arizona offers an innovative way to grow vascularized human tissue – an advance that has applications in testing potential drug therapies and the development of treatments for cardiovascular disease.

Biotech Company Based on UA Invention Works to Change Pest Control

Sept. 24, 2014

Headquartered in Flagstaff, SenesTech is a platform bio-technology and research company that is commercializing an innovative technology for managing animal populations by targeting their ability to reproduce as opposed to lethally poisoning populations.

Xtronaut: UA-born Company Brings Space Exploration to Classrooms

Sept. 10, 2014

The University of Arizona has announced an agreement with Xtronaut Enterprises, Inc. to bring STEM-related educational and public outreach products related to the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission to classrooms everywhere.