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U-M startup marks milestone in drug therapy for boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

10/13/2017
Two boys under treatment outside the United States for Duchenne muscular dystrophy—an X-linked disease that affects only boys and young men—met key milestones while on Carmeseal-MD, a drug developed by a University of Michigan startup. Phrixus Pharmaceuticals Inc. is working with Ethicor Pharma Ltd., its licensor, to commercialize the drug...

U-M startup says jet lag app is just the beginning

10/13/2017
As a University of Michigan doctoral student, Olivia Walch got a lot of attention for developing the Entrain app, which reads the body’s circadian rhythms to help people overcome jet lag quickly. Now, as a postdoc, she’s branching out to sell her algorithms as an application programming interface, or API,...

Akadeum Life Sciences recognized for Best New Technology at CYTO Innovation

9/1/2017
Each year, the top minds in cytometry—which refers to the methodology used to extract quantitative information from individual cells—join together at ISAC’s CYTO Innovation to present the industry’s new technologies in the technology showcase. This year, Ann Arbor-based Akadeum Life Science, Inc.’s microbubble technology rose to the top as the...

Neurable: A Game You Can Control With Your Mind [NYT]

8/28/2017
When you pull the headset over your eyes and the game begins, you are transported to a tiny room with white walls. Your task is to break out of the room, but you cannot use your hands. There is no joystick or game pad. You must use your thoughts. You...

UMD receives $3.3M Department of Education grant to evaluate U-M startup Ventris Learning’s dialect shifting curriculum Toggle Talk

8/24/2017
Researchers at the University of Maryland were recently awarded a $3.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences to investigate the efficacy of Toggle Talk—a proprietary curriculum intended to help young children learn to shift between various American English dialects and Academic Classroom English. Young...

Innovation Partnerships’s NAB Celebrates 15 Years of Progress

7/14/2017
The U-M Innovation Partnerships National Advisory Board (NAB) celebrated its 15 year anniversary with a dinner and meeting on May 9th and 10th. The NAB is composed of leaders from the business, venture, university and local communities and provides advice and network contacts to enhance the effectiveness of our tech...

Using Sound to Hack Critical Vehicle Sensors

7/14/2017
Having demonstrated that sound waves can be used to hack sensors in everything from cars to smartphones, a University of Michigan team led by Associate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Kevin Fu, has developed  software that can effectively detect and prevent malicious acoustic interference. This is of particular interest...

ONL Secures Series A Funding

7/14/2017
University of Michigan startup ONL Therapeutics, Inc. recently announced the closing of a $4.25 million Series A funding round. According to the company, which is developing novel therapeutics for preserving sight in a range of retinal diseases, these funds, along with a recently awarded $1 million grant from the National...

Innovation Partnerships Profile: Ed Pagani

7/14/2017
Ed Pagani, Associate Director for Health Technologies at U-M Innovation Partnerships, joined the Innovation Partnerships team in 2014, after an impressive early career working for such well-known healthcare companies as Pfizer, Sterling Winthrop and Beckman Coulter. Ed is responsible for the assessment, protection, marketing and licensing of promising medical technologies...

IP Best Practices Forum Meets at U-M Innovation Partnerships

7/14/2017
In 1998 representatives from approximately 15 of the most well-respected, technology-driven global corporations came together to create the Intellectual Property Best Practices Forum to exchange best practices related to the commercialization of intellectual property. While membership in the organization has evolved over the past 20 years, the mission has remained...

Arcascope Pursues Circadian Solutions for the Jet-Lagged

7/14/2017
Olivia Walch wasn’t planning to start a company when she developed Entrain, an app that helps travelers shift their circadian rhythms to reduce jet lag in a new time zone. But when Entrain attracted 50,000 downloads in a single week, Walch realized she had something powerful on her hands. Users...

Ken Nisbet’s Send-off Celebration Caps 20-Year Career

7/14/2017
A festive celebration was held on May 23, 2017 at the Michigan League in honor of Ken Nisbet as he retired from the University of Michigan. Here are some photos that showed the distinguished speakers and guests who enjoyed telling stories (some true) and celebrating Ken’s 20-year career at U-M...