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Celebrate Invention 2019
8/8/2019Celebrate Invention Members of the University of Michigan community joined with regional leaders on October 22 to celebrate the accomplishments of U-M innovators, who, once again, broke records in terms of productivity and impact, disclosing a total of 502 new inventions and launching a total of 22 new startups in...
Leveling the Playing Field for Organizational Defenders
6/12/2019Hacks. Phishing expeditions. Malware. Distributed denial of service (DDOS) attacks. Whatever form it takes, cybercrime is a constant threat to organizations of every size, in every sector–from the smallest nonprofit to Fortune 100 corporations–and to society as a whole. That threat is growing at an unprecedented pace. In 2017, the...
Increasing the Safety and Efficacy of Precision Medicine
6/12/2019Increasing the Safety and Efficacy of Precision Medicine through Next-Generation Clinical Decision Support Tools Every year, millions of people in the US suffer drug side effects, from serious to life threatening, caused by treatment with inappropriate prescription medications. Even the most commonly used drugs can cause adverse reactions resulting in...
Mingyan Liu, Peter and Evelyn Fuss Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering
5/23/2019Mingyan Liu – Researcher, Teacher, Entrepreneur When asked to describe her research interests, Professor Mingyan Liu notes that she has always been drawn to projects “that are intellectually stimulating and have the potential for clear social impact.” Her diverse career bears that out. Since joining the U-M College of Engineering...
Outstanding Service Award 2019
5/7/2019Drew Bennett, Associate Director of Licensing, Software, Mobile and Digital Technologies, is the inaugural recipient of U-M Innovation Partnerships’s Jessica Soulliere Outstanding Service Award. This award is named for our colleague, Jessica Soulliere, who was a trusted and valued colleague with an exceptional work ethic and a strong commitment to...
Giving Blue Day – Support Our Top Priority
11/27/2018Technology Transfer transforms U-M research discoveries into technologies that improve our quality of life and fuel economic development. Inventions from U-M Technology Transfer changed the way we are vaccinated from the flu. They have changed the way doctors monitor critical patients. And we are paving the way towards the connected...
Censys: The internet security company Dug Song is betting on
11/5/2018UM spinoff Censys monitors all devices connected to the internet for threats Co-founders of Duo Security among early investors Plans to begin raising a Series A round later in 2019 or in 2020 Dug Song knows a good internet security thing when he sees it. And he thinks he has...
Parabricks finds a niche to target its computing power
11/5/2018Parabricks LLC, a 2015 spinoff from the University of Michigan that signed an exclusive licensing agreement with the school last year, is a case study in why entrepreneurs need to be flexible when trying to figure out their business model and who their customers are, or will be. It took...
Evoq Therapeutics catches the eye of big pharma
11/5/2018Pharmaceutical company spun off from UM in 2016 Mission is to “evoke” a better response by the body to cancer immunotherapies Led by experienced managed company with track record of successful pharma startups Evoq Therapeutics LLC, a pharmaceutical company spun off from the University of Michigan in 2016, has a...
U-M hits new record with 21 startups in FY2018
10/29/2018The number of startups launched at the University of Michigan nearly doubled in fiscal year 2018 to 21 as U-M inventors went to market with a broad array of discoveries from autonomous shuttles to a post-surgery warning system that alerts doctors to patient distress well ahead of traditional methods. U-M...
U-M Reports 2018 Rise in Inventions, Licensing, and Startups
10/29/2018Every fall, the University of Michigan formally celebrates the inventions and companies spun out of the school’s research and development efforts. This year, there was a lot to celebrate: according to U-M, a record number of 21 startups were launched during the 2018 fiscal year ending June 30, nearly doubling...
U-M Hits New Record with 21 Startups in FY18
10/21/2018By Greta Guest Michigan News University of Michigan ANN ARBOR—The number of startups launched at the University of Michigan nearly doubled in fiscal year 2018 to 21 as U-M inventors went to market with a broad array of discoveries from autonomous shuttles to a post-surgery warning system that alerts doctors...