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Impact Newsletter – February 2021
2/18/2021For a tenth consecutive year, U-M ranks No. 1 in research volume among U.S. public universities, according to the latest NSF Report. As we share in the Newsletter stories, U-M innovators are working tirelessly to move the results of this research towards the market as promising new technologies, devices, and...
Educational Series: Startup 101 Webinars
2/18/2021Startup Licensing 101: A Resource for Entrepreneurs Working with Companies Originated at Academic Institutions For many entrepreneurs, licensing from a university may be a new experience. This series of webinars provides information that will be helpful for academic entrepreneurs contemplating their first (or perhaps subsequent) license from an academic institution....
U-M Startup Oncopia Acquired by Roivant
2/18/2021One of our biggest news stories happened as 2020 wound to a close when Roivant Pharma acquired University of Michigan (U-M) startup Oncopia Therapeutics, a targeted protein degradation company co-founded by prolific inventor and U-M Professor Shaomeng Wang. Under the deal, announced December 7, 2020, Roivant Sciences will add to...
Giving Blueday | March 10, 2021
2/18/2021We hope you will support our efforts at Technology Transfer as we transform U-M research discoveries into technologies to improve quality of life, fuel economic development, and change the world. The University of Michigan’s vast research enterprise launches over 20 new startups per year. These startups create opportunities for U-M...
MTRAC Transportation – Request for Proposals
2/18/2021Advancing Early-Stage Transportation Technologies What is MTRAC Transportation? The Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization (MTRAC) Innovation Hub for Advanced Transportation is a statewide program that funds translational research applications that address future, or poorly met market needs. The program is open to all institutions of higher education, and non-profit research...
World-Class Venture Accelerator Supporting U-M Startups
2/18/2021A Conversation with Innovation Manager Diane Bouis The U-M Office of Technology Transfer (OTT) exists to ensure that Michigan research and discoveries get a chance to have the greatest possible impact in the world. But how do you do that? One of the aspects of our credo to “fuel a...
Mike Waring, U-M Executive Director of Federal Relations, Retires
2/1/2021Michael Waring came to the University of Michigan (U-M) in 1970 as a student. He left 4 years later with his degree in journalism and later returned to serve as Executive Director of Federal Relations for U-M beginning in 2000. Mike has also served as Chair of the Association of...
Kinetica Labs – Ergonomic Motion Capture Software
1/9/2021University of Michigan (U-M) startup Kinetica Labs is revolutionizing the workplace safety market with a trio of motion capture applications launched in July 2020. The combination of a high-value technology platform and stringing together the right local resources and networks positioned the company for success. Kinetica Labs develops motion capture...
IMPACT Newsletter – November 2020
11/19/2020As we approach the end of 2020 and the beginning of a new year, I am filled with a sense of gratitude and even optimism. I am grateful to lead the Innovation Partnerships team in their efforts to serve and support the University of Michigan community of innovators . ....
Innovation Partnerships Ramps Up Great Lakes Discovery Program
11/18/2020After a 10-year alliance with up to $130 million in funding from Deerfield Management Co. was announced in May, the U-M Office of Innovation Partnerships has worked quickly to solicit the first round of project proposals and staff a role that will be essential for the alliance’s success. Under U-M’s...
2020 Distinguished Innovator of the Year
11/18/2020Creating online courthouses that improve access to justice and reduce disparities in our legal system earned J.J. Prescott, a University of Michigan law professor, this year’s Distinguished University Innovator Award. The award honors faculty who have developed transformative ideas, processes, or technologies and successfully brought them to market. Prescott’s...
Accelerate Blue Fund Approaches First Close Goal
11/18/2020The Accelerate Blue Fund, which will provide early-stage investment capital for U-M startup companies, has raised $1.5M of its “first close” goal of $2M thanks to the generous donations of its Founders Circle Members and Supporters. Accelerate Blue has a target size of $20 million, which will be raised through...