The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has named inventors and professors May Khanna and Meredith Hay of the University of Arizona as Senior Members in recognition of their innovative work that has given rise to real impact on the welfare of society. 

In this blog post honoring Black History Month, we had the opportunity to catch up with one of our team members, Ken Nyairo, and talk about his life experience as an immigrant and a person of color working in the field of technology and innovation. 

Ike started working as an Entrepreneurial Fellow with TLA when he was an MD-PhD candidate at the UArizona  College of Medicine-Tucson. We had a wonderful conversation with him as part of our blog series honoring Black History Month. 

As the new venture development manager for the life sciences, Pedro's work focuses on helping build great leadership teams, helping them connect with resources, and preparing them for what lies ahead. 

Startup GenetiRate has been acquired by biotechnology company IMV Technologies. GenetiRate was founded on a technology that measures the metabolic rate of aquatic animals, from fish to mollusks to crustaceans, to identify and sort out those that grow more quickly, making it useful for the aquaculture industry.

In this blog post honoring Black History Month, we interviewed Mark Nelson, a professor in the Department of Pathology at the College of Medicine – Tucson, delving into his path as an academic researcher and biosciences entrepreneur. 

Auxilium Technologies has brought together multiple UArizona inventions that offer sustainable, energy-efficient and cost-effective solutions to improve the output of mines while reducing their environmental impact. 

Technology developed in the Eller College of Management processes several hundred thousand online customer interactions each day, reducing fraud and enhancing the customer experience.