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U-M innovators shatter multiple commercialization records in FY 2026
9/16/2024University of Michigan researchers expanded the real-world impact of their discoveries in fiscal year 2026, setting multiple records for research commercialization.
Embolism treatment developed at U-M receives FDA clearance
10/14/2026Patients with persistent blood clots require frequent medical interventions just to survive. Yet despite this critical need, there have been few advancements in how these patients are treated. That will change thanks to a pioneering effort at the University of Michigan. The Hēlo Thrombectomy System, a medical device that quickly...
Stryker Acquires University of Michigan Startup Amplitude Vascular Systems
6/25/2026Amplitude Vascular Systems (AVS), a University of Michigan startup focused on addressing arterial calcification, was recently acquired for up to $835 million by Stryker, a global leader in the field of medical technology with its worldwide headquarters in Portage, Michigan. The acquisition is expected to accelerate the AVS Pulse IVL...
U-M, ASICS to launch groundbreaking sport innovation initiative
12/18/2025ANN ARBOR—The University of Michigan and ASICS will establish the ASICS x Michigan Sport Innovation Center, a pioneering research effort aimed at advancing human performance and sport science, through a new multi-year research collaboration. ASICS will commit $25 million in funding to support the research program. This initiative will bring...
Leukemia treatment based on U-M research receives FDA approval
11/20/2025Patients with acute myeloid leukemia – a rare cancer of the bone marrow and blood — have long faced limited treatment options. That is until now, thanks to a drug developed through innovative research by Jolanta Grembecka and Tomasz Cierpicki, professors of pathology at the University of Michigan providing a...
Michigan University Innovation Capital Fund Now Accepting Applications
6/20/2024By Alexi Pierce Innovation Partnerships Today, Innovation Partnerships at the University of Michigan (U-M) announced the Michigan University Innovation Capital Fund (MUICF) has launched and is accepting applications for investment opportunities. The MUICF is a new pre-seed venture fund focused on investing in Michigan startup companies that have a license...
Great Lakes Discovery to Facilitate University of Michigan Researcher to Pursue a Therapeutic Treatment for Systemic Inflammation
1/27/2023Great Lakes Discovery, the collaboration between Deerfield Management and the University of Michigan, will help facilitate Dr. David Markovitz M.D.’s lab to pursue a therapeutic treatment for systemic inflammation through the new exploratory biologics initiative. David Markovitz is a Professor of Internal Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases who...
Bryce Pilz Receives 2022 OVPR Exceptional Service Award
7/20/2022Bryce Pilz, executive director of licensing and strategic alliances, has been named the recipient of the 2022 OVPR Exceptional Service Award from the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR). This award is among the 10 research staff recognition awards presented annually to staff members in recognition of their research and scholarship effort at the University of Michigan.
Research Bridge Partners’ Seed Capital Investment in Asalyxa Bio
1/23/2022Research Bridge Partners – a 501 (c) (3) organization that bridges preeminent innovators at mid-continent research universities with the commercialization resources of Silicon Valley— announced a seed capital investment in Asalyxa Bio, a University of Michigan spinout that has developed a drug-delivery technology to treat a wide range of inflammatory diseases.
U-M Professor Alison Narayan Named Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research (NIBR) Global Scholar
1/23/2022After U-M was selected to participate in the prestigious Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research (NIBR) Global Scholars Program, FY21 saw Innovation Partnerships work with faculty to submit over 40 proposals. U-M professor Alison Narayan was became an inaugural winner of the highly competitive award. The NIBR Global Scholars Program selected only six researchers globally as awardees from more than 700 proposals across 38 institutions.
Momentous First Year for U-M’s Accelerate Blue Fund
12/17/2021It’s been another momentous year for the Accelerate Blue Fund (ABF), the evergreen investment fund for U-M startups. ABF aims to bridge the funding gap between initial launch and angel/VC funding and invests exclusively in tech startups based on licensed U-M intellectual property. The Fund is being raised through the...
MTRAC Advanced Transportation Hub Funding Awards
10/14/2021U-M MTRAC Advanced Transportation Hub Announces 2021-2022 Funding Awards for High-Tech Mobility Projects By Courtney Overbey ANN ARBOR, Mich., August 30, 2021 — The Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization (MTRAC) Advanced Transportation Hub at the University of Michigan announced 2021-2022 awards totaling over $600,000 for diverse high-tech, early-stage mobility projects...
New Innovation Partnerships Launch
10/6/2021Innovation Partnerships Leads U-M Research Commercialization Efforts The University of Michigan has announced the launch of Innovation Partnerships, a reorganized unit that will serve as a central hub to lead research commercialization efforts, support startup company launch and growth, and create and foster corporate research alliances. The newly named Innovation...