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Unconference Builds Pathways for UArizona Startup Success

On October 17, TLA and Startup Tucson hosted a unique "unconference" to intentionally strategize a local ecosystem to help UArizona startups. Attendees' ideas were recorded in an original illustration which to will help shape the conversation going forward.

Startup Sees Future for UArizona Breakthrough Heart Imaging Technology

Startup Sees Future for UArizona Breakthrough Heart Imaging Technology

Tech Blog: NASH Diagnostic Discovered

Tech Blog: NASH Diagnostic Discovered

Lunch & Learn with GenetiRate: Commercializing a UArizona-Invented Aquatic Animal Growth Assay

Lunch & Learn with GenetiRate: Commercializing a UArizona-Invented Aquatic Animal Growth Assay

UArizona Accomplishments Honored With Governor's Innovation Awards

UArizona Accomplishments Honored With Governor's Innovation Awards

 We Put UA Inventions to Work

UA researchers make important discoveries every day. Some have the potential to create great social and economic impact. Maybe they could change the way we think about clean energy, crop irrigation or organ transplants. Tech Launch Arizona helps the University's brightest minds put their best breakthroughs to work for a better world.

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Do you have an idea stemming from your work at the UA that can improve lives? Before you present or publish your research, call TLA. 

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Looking for a technology to expand your business? Search the database of available UA inventions.

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Want to move your technology from the lab into the marketplace? NSF Innovation Corps grants help researchers expand their focus to increase the impact of their work.

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Lunch & Learn with GenetiRate: Commercializing a UArizona-Invented Aquatic Animal Growth Assay
Join us for lunch and a discussion with CALS Associate Professor Benjamin Renquist, hear the GenetiRate technology story, and learn what it takes to bring ideas born in the lab to the world through...
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Rosa Saucedo

Rosa Saucedo

Accountant, Associate

Bruce Burgess

Bruce Burgess

Assistant Director, Venture Development

Bruce Burgess brings 30 years of business experience to TLA, having developed numerous medical device, diagnostic and drug delivery products for...

Joann MacMaster

Joann MacMaster

Senior Director, Venture Development

Joann serves as Senior Director of Venture Development for the University of Arizona’s Tech Launch Arizona (TLA), focused on the commercialization...

Aileen Dingus

Aileen Dingus

Coordinator, Venture Development, NSF I-Corps Site Program Manager

A Pennsylvania native, and recent Tucson resident, Aileen has an extensive background in both the private sector and in higher education. She held...

Tod McCauley

Tod McCauley

Senior Licensing Manager, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

As the Senior Licensing Manager in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Tod brings a deep background in intellectual property management...

Dulce Figueroa

Dulce Figueroa

AP/AR and Legal Doc Coordinator

Dulce was first introduced to Tech Launch Arizona as a student worker in 2015. She officially joined the TLA team in July 2018 as the AP/AR and...

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From left: Shane Reiser, Susan Koppy, Gabrielle Morlock and Stephanie Bermudez. Photo credit: Paul Tumarkin/Tech Launch Arizona

Women in STEM Unconference Promotes Diverse Inventors, Mentors and Entrepreneurs
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.
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Shane Reiser in front of bushes.

Shane Reiser. Photo: Paul Tumarkin/Tech Launch Arizona

Bringing a Global Perspective to the TLA Commercialization Network
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. 
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Co-inventor Chris Hessenius in the lab. Photo: Paul Tumarkin/Tech Launch Arizona

Co-inventor Chris Hessenius in the lab. Photo: Paul Tumarkin/Tech Launch Arizona

University of Arizona Laser Technology Startups Receive Funding
Three companies formed to commercialize inventions developed in the James C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences have received funding from UAVenture Capital.
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Startup Licenses Carbon Fiber Tech to Treat Broken Bones, Gets VC Funding
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. 
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From left: Doug Stetson and Fletcher McCusker at the 2018 TLA I-Square Expo & Awards. Photo credit Paul Tumarkin/Tech Launch Arizona

From left: Doug Stetson and Fletcher McCusker at the 2018 TLA I-Square Expo & Awards. Photo credit Paul Tumarkin/Tech Launch Arizona

Alumnus, Entrepreneur and VC Recognized as Arizona Business Leader of the Year
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.
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Barry Glick, Ph.D., giving a talk at a TLA lunch about his experience starting MapQuest. Photo: Paul Tumarkin/Tech Launch Arizona

Barry Glick, Ph.D., giving a talk for UA inventors and entrepreneurs about his experience and lessons learned starting MapQuest. Photo: Paul Tumarkin/Tech Launch Arizona

MapQuest Founder Helps Arizona Startups Chart Routes to Success
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.
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