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Drug discovery startup based on UA research receives $4 million seed funding

May 5, 2025

Senior Spotlight: Meet Zane Hasan — Finance and MIS Major, Class of 2025

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April 29, 2025

Tech Tuesday: Printz prints! Taking high-efficiency thin-film creation to new levels

April 24, 2025

Photo Gallery: Inventors shine on World IP Day, 2025

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UArizona Startup GenetiRate Acquired by Aquaculture Biotechnology Company

Feb. 8, 2021

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.

The front of the mine tailings pile at the Iron King Mine and Humboldt Smelter Superfund Site in Yavapai County.

Startup Licenses Sustainability Technology for Mining Industry

Jan. 27, 2021

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.

Startup Helps Online Businesses Reduce Risk by Decoding Online Customer Behavior

Jan. 11, 2021

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

UArizona Professors Elected into the National Academy of Inventors

Dec. 8, 2020

Robert Norwood and Laurence Hurley have been elected as fellows of the academy, the organization's most prestigious designation.

Eller team developing a gaming headband for the hearing-impaired. From the left: Max Santamaria, Hannah Simons, Vinith Nair, Lily Andress, and Mark Fariello

Funding Awarded for Student Solutions to Real-world Problems

Nov. 19, 2020

Tech Launch Arizona’s second Student Innovation Challenge has selected five student teams for funding to prototype inventions for commercialization.

Pharma Company Licenses UArizona Method for Treating Parkinson’s Disease with Ketamine

Nov. 9, 2020

UArizona researchers have developed a method of using ketamine in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. The discovery has been licensed to Pharmather Inc., for development and commercialization.

Scientists Expand PET Imaging Options Through Simpler Chemistry

Oct. 28, 2020

Researchers have developed a rapid, simplified method for producing radio-labeling compounds used for PET scans.

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I-Squared Invention-to-Impact Awards Honor Inventors and Ecosystem Champions

Oct. 7, 2020

Along with honoring the awardees, the online commemorative website profiles nine innovative university research teams and the inventions and startups they are working to bring to the world.

The test system implementation at the UArizona Biosphere2.

Startup Licenses Alternative Solar Energy System

Sept. 21, 2020

Invented in the UArizona College of Science and the James C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences, this high-efficiency photovoltaic system licensed by Gen3 captures more heat and energy than currently available solar panels.

Faculty Elected Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors

Aug. 12, 2020

The NAI has named four distinguished faculty members with the honor, highlighting their commitment to scientific discovery and improving the human condition.

Student Innovation Challenge Winning Projects Announced, Projects Funded to Move Toward Commercialization

Aug. 3, 2020

Tech Launch Arizona funds UArizona student innovation to develop solutions for the marketplace.

UA Reports Record Number of Startups for FY2020

July 27, 2020

With 19 new companies added to its roster last fiscal year, the university has now launched more than 100 startups since revamping its commercialization operation in late 2012.