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Dyson acquires U-M battery startup Sakti3
10/20/2015October 19, 2015… Dyson acquired University of Michigan startup Sakti3, a leader in solid state battery technology, in a deal valued at $90 million. This acquisition follows an initial investment of $15 million earlier this year. “Dyson, just like Sakti3, is driven by a desire for audacious leaps in technology,”...
Celebrate Invention 2015
10/15/2015Over 400 University of Michigan researchers, members of Ann Arbor’s entrepreneurial community, and area leaders gathered at the Michigan League the evening of Thursday, October 8, 2015 to celebrate the accomplishments of U-M innovators, who reported 422 new inventions, and assisted with 164 agreements and 19 new start-up ventures in...
Detroit Free Press: Universities aim to move ideas out of the ivory tower
10/5/2015U-M startup FlexDex illustrates the impact and potential of technology transfer in Michigan.
Reuters Names U-M Among World’s Top Five Most Innovative Universities
10/5/2015In the fall of 2015, Reuters named the University of Michigan the world’s 5th most innovative university, just after Stanford, MIT, Harvard and the University of Washington. This ranking, according to Reuters, was determined by looking at 10 different metrics, including “academic papers, which indicate basic research performed at a...
Court Innovations: Making the Justice System More Accessible
7/2/2015Every year, as many as 75 million Americans cited for minor charges such as unpaid traffic fines are issued warrants — and forced to have their day in court. Typically, the experience is frustrating, confusing, time-consuming and expensive. But that could soon change, thanks to an online mediation system developed...