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Internet-scanning U-M startup offers new approach to cybersecurity
1/26/2018Rolling out what it’s calling a “street view for cyberspace,” Censys—a tech startup based on technology developed at the University of Michigan—has launched a commercially available version of its internet-wide scanning tool. Based on technology developed in the lab of U-M computer science and engineering professor J. Alex Halderman, Censys...
In First Test, Specially Timed Signals Ease Tinnitus Symptoms
1/23/2018A new treatment device is taking aim at the root cause of ringing in the ears. Next up: an additional clinical trial to further refine the approach…. Millions of Americans hear ringing in their ears — a condition called tinnitus — but a new study shows an experimental device could...
Science Friday: A Temporary Relief For Tinnitus Sufferers
1/23/2018For more than 50 million Americans, there’s no such thing as peace and quiet, because every moment of silence is accompanied by a persistent ringing in the ears. Tinnitus, which has no cure, is a problem that affects people of all ages. But now there’s a treatment for the neurological...
U-M startup May Mobility blazes toward autonomous fleet market
1/23/2018While the Big Three automakers are still in the research and development phase, University of Michigan startup May Mobility already has tested its bright green-and-white driverless shuttles on public streets in downtown Detroit, and has ambitious plans for growth. The company recently licensed five autonomous driving-related technologies from U-M that...
Kevlar-based artificial cartilage mimics the magic of the real thing
1/23/2018The unparalleled liquid strength of cartilage, which is about 80 percent water, withstands some of the toughest forces on our bodies. Synthetic materials couldn’t match it—until “Kevlartilage” was developed by researchers at the University of Michigan and Jiangnan University. “We know that we consist mostly of water—all life does—and yet...
Diamond Kinetics to launch Pitchtracker throwing motion sensor in 2018
1/11/2018The CEO of Diamond Kinetics, a leading bat-sensor company, said his company will release its first product that tracks the throwing motion in early 2018. While appearing on the SportTechie podcast this week, Diamond Kinetics’ co-founder and top executive, CJ Handron, told Bram Weinstein that its next offering would focus...
Confo Therapeutics Enters Into Drug Discovery Collaboration with Roche
12/19/2017Confo Therapeutics, an emerging drug discovery company, announced today that it has entered into a research collaboration and license agreement with Roche for the discovery, development and commercialisation of novel, small molecule agonists of an undisclosed G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) for the treatment of neurological and developmental disorders. Under the...
Kelly Sexton to Head U-M Innovation Partnerships
12/8/2017Kelly Sexton, an assistant vice chancellor at North Carolina State University, has been named associate vice president for research — technology transfer and innovation partnerships at the University of Michigan. Her appointment was approved Thursday by the Board of Regents and is effective Jan. 16, 2018. Sexton will provide leadership...
U-M startup Give and Takeinc secures $2.2 million to launch platform that will help enterprises scale knowledge collaboration and build giving cultures
11/21/2017Ann Arbor-based Give and Take Inc., a tech startup that allows employees at companies to better collaborate and share knowledge, announced Thursday morning that it has raised a seed funding round of $2.2 million and launched the beta version of its software platform, called Givitas. The company raised the money...
InflaRx raises $100M in IPO
11/13/2017InflaRx, a German biopharma developing drugs for rare diseases, has raised $100 million in the industry’s third IPO this month. The company sold 6.7 million shares at $15, the midpoint of their $14 to $16 range. Insiders snapped up 40% — or $40 million — of the deal. It’s more...
Neurable: “Brain-Controlled Typing May Be the Killer Advance That AR Needs”
11/13/2017Clicking, typing, and swiping are the norm in 2017. But to streamline the way we use virtual and augmented reality, a startup called Neurable wants to replace all of that with simply thinking. “Every major computational technology has needed an evolution in interaction,” Ramses Alcaide, cofounder and CEO of the...
Celebrate Invention 2017
10/31/2017On Wednesday, October 18, over 350 inventors, entrepreneurs and community leaders gathered at the Michigan League Ballroom to recognize the accomplishments of U-M faculty and researchers at the University’s 17th Annual Celebrate Invention reception. Among those attending the reception were U-M Provost Martin Philbert, U-M VP for Research Jack Hu,...