I-Corps
Through I-Corps, TLA offers grants of up to $3,000 to university-related entrepreneurial teams working to bring their inventions to the world, with those funds going towards customer discovery.
26 teams
served in FY2020
144 teams
served in the program’s history since starting in 2016
9 teams
sent to National I-Corps
TLA Startups
SibylSoft, Inc.
License Date:
06/26/2020
Inventing Team:
Sonya Lowry
Information Technology
Software & Copyright
Cybersecurity remains a major, growing problem in the US and across the globe, as security breaches increase in number and scope, causing significant financial as well as data privacy damages. SibylSoft’s products and services make information security risk management easy to perform and manage without expensive training and consultants. Created in language that is easy to understand without specialized information security training, Sibylsoft seamlessly combines advanced information security practices with regular everyday staff functions. The software was developed for use by UArizona’s Information Security Office and is licensed exclusively to SibylSoft.
GenetiRate 2, LLC
License Date:
06/26/2020
Inventing Team:
Benjamin Renquist
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, BIO5 Institute
Life Sciences
Sustainable food production remains one of the world’s greatest challenges. Efforts to increase yield and productivity have made great strides, but the demand is ever increasing. Research at UArizona has discovered ways to substantially improve the selection and feed efficiency of production animals. GenetiRate 2 has exclusively licensed this technology to commercialize these new methods within the animal production industry.
Auxilium Technology Group LLC
License Date:
06/26/2020
Inventing Team:
Moe Momayez, Krishna Muralidharan, Doug Loy, Pratish Rao, Yen Thi Kim Do
College of Engineering, College of Science, BIO5 Institute
Physical Sciences
Mining operators around the world face a constant battle of maximizing the valuable metals recovered from the mined ore while at the same time minimizing the negative environmental impacts and cost. Auxilium is focused on unlocking these valuable resources using sustainable solutions.
TheraCea Pharma LLC
License Date:
06/25/2020
Inventing Team:
Mark Pagel, Iman Daryaei, Abigail Shepard
College of Medicine - Tucson, College of Science, College of Pharmacy
Life Sciences
TheraCea will commercialize new methods for rapid preparation of Fluorine-18 labeled biomolecules. These radio-labeled compounds are used as contrast agents for Positron Emission Tomography (PET). Current laborious, time-consuming compounding and purification methods reduce the effectiveness of these agents due to short half-life of the F-18 molecule. This faster, simplified preparation method does not require advanced radiochemistry expertise on-site, thereby increasing accessibility and expanding the market for PET agents and PET imaging.
Grafite Logic, Inc.
License Date:
06/22/2020
Inventing Team:
Palash Gangopadhyay, Jayan Thomas, Nasser Peyghambarian, Andre Persoons, Sujung Feilen
College of Optical Sciences
Physical Sciences
Grafite Logic was founded to commercialize next generation 5V lithium-ion battery technology utilizing patented nanostructured graphite electrodes with novel electrolyte compositions. These innovations enable long battery cycle life in high voltage, fast charge-discharge rate applications; a market need expected to grow to $42 Billion in 2025. The unique chemistry of the electrolyte also provides greater thermal stability and significantly less flammability than current lithium ion technology. Both vital considerations in the design of demanding energy storage and delivery solutions.
Gen3 LLC
License Date:
05/29/2020
Inventing Team:
Roger Angel, Blake Coughenour, Thomas Stalcup, Brian Cuerden, Andrew Whiteside
College of Science
Physical Sciences
GEN3 was founded to commercialize patented concentrated photovoltaic technology developed at the University of Arizona. The technology utilizes large mirrors to focus sunlight and convert it into electricity with very high efficiency using small multi-junction solar cells. It includes photovoltaic generator systems, glass mirror manufacturing methods, and proprietary optical designs. GEN3 has signed an exclusive worldwide license and will manufacture photovoltaic generator modules for commercial and industrial applications.
Hipokratiz LLC
License Date:
05/08/2020
Inventing Team:
Vinodh Raj Subramanian, Robert Lepore
College of Engineering
Software & Copyright
Hipokratiz was founded to address the increasing problem of missed doctors’ and dentists’ appointments. The startup’s software system helps patients show up for their appointments by alleviating fear through introductory video consultations, seamlessly integrating all the key components – from patient recruitment to video consultations to appointment reminders – to provide a complete solution for health care practitioners. The healthcare industry loses about $150 billion each year due to no-shows from patients. From not being able to take time away from work to not being able to afford treatment due to a lack of insurance, reasons abound that prevent patients from going for their checkups. Whatever the cause, the sad result remains: patients end up not getting the care they need. And one patient not making their appointment unknowingly wastes a block of time that could have been used by someone else.
CMLaser Technologies, Inc.
License Date:
04/20/2020
Inventing Team:
Nasser Peyghambarian, Seppo Honkanen, Axel Schulzgen, Jacques Albert
College of Optical Sciences
Physical Sciences
CMLaser was founded to commercialize laser-based counter measures for both military and non-military aircraft.
SaiOx, Inc.
License Date:
04/05/2020
Inventing Team:
Sairam Parthasarathy, Marv Slepian
College of Medicine - Tucson, College of Engineering, BIO5 Institute
Life Sciences
SaiOx was founded to bring the benefits of heliox to those experiencing difficulty breathing. Heliox is less dense than air, thereby decreasing airflow resistance and allowing patients to breathe easier. This new respiratory assist device is small and portable, making it ideal for use in any setting, from intensive care units to the home. It addresses a broad range of medical conditions requiring respiratory support, including diseases such as COPD or complications from pneumonia common in the current COVID-19 crisis.
Cancer Cures Worldwide LLC
License Date:
01/14/2020
Inventing Team:
Tom Tsang, David Harris, Xianghui He, Brian Pipes
College of Medicine - Tucson, BIO5 Institute
Life Sciences
Novel cancer treatment protocols utilizing low dose chemotherapy.
Fontana Systems, LLC
License Date:
10/31/2019
Inventing Team:
Jonathan Sprinkle, Susan Lysecky, Xiao Qin
College of Engineering
Physical Sciences
Fontana Systems was founded to put homeowners back in control of their heating and cooling costs, by adjusting their thermostat to maintain a comfort level that matches their budget. Combining data on previous energy costs, utility rates, and future weather probabilities with a patented behavioral learning algorithm, their Wi-Fi enabled device and associated app are able to intelligently monitor and control a home’s heating and air conditioning monthly usage costs.
Pierce Allen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
License Date:
10/25/2019
Inventing Team:
Victor Hruby, Minying Cai
College of Medicine - Tucson, College of Science, BIO5 Institute, UArizona Cancer Center
Life Sciences
ElectroSonix, LLC
License Date:
09/30/2019
Inventing Team:
Russell Witte, Yexian Qin, Charles Ingram, Qian Li, Matthew O'Donnell, Zhen Xu, Hsin-Wu Tseng, Chet Preston, Alex Burton
College of Medicine - Tucson, College of Optical Sciences, BIO5 Institute, UArizona Cancer Center, College of Engineering
Life Sciences
ElectroSonix LLC is dedicated to developing non-invasive acoustoelectric cardiac imaging technologies to localize arrhythmias in real-time for screening and in guiding ablation procedures. ElectroSonix's imaging technologies will benefit millions of cardiac arrhythmia patients.
Wavelength Unlimited Technologies, Inc.
License Date:
09/11/2019
Inventing Team:
Mahmoud Fallahi, Chris Hessenius, Michal Lukowski
College of Optical Sciences
Physical Sciences
Wavelength Unlimited Technologies, Inc. is developing new technology utilizing near-to-far infrared lasers to scan for “spectral fingerprints” or to “see inside” substances. The technology has commercial application in the medical industry to detect the purity of drugs and in the security industry by using “infrared vision” to screen for hazardous materials.
CThru Lasers, Inc.
License Date:
09/11/2019
Inventing Team:
Mahmoud Fallahi, Chris Hessenius, Michal Lukowski
College of Optical Sciences
Physical Sciences
CThru Lasers, Inc. is developing several technologies including multi-color-multi-wavelength lasers, visible lasers, and near-infrared lasers all of which have superior capabilities and efficiencies at substantially lower costs than those currently available. The technologies will target a multitude of tunable-laser market commercialization opportunities such as extremely large light displays in sports venues, underwater and space communications, and medical 3D imaging.
DeUVe Photonics, Inc.
License Date:
09/11/2019
Inventing Team:
Mahmoud Fallahi, Chris Hessenius, Michal Lukowski
College of Optical Sciences
Physical Sciences
DeUVe Photonics, Inc. has developed deep-ultra-violet short-wave-length technology that will address an unmet need in the 230-400 nanometer wavelength range with unmatched performance in power, reduced size and efficiency. The technology will enable the company to become a major player in existing and developing deep UV laser markets.
MediCarbone, Inc.
License Date:
09/10/2019
Inventing Team:
Hamid Saadatmanesh, Mehrnoosh Zarkoob
College of Engineering
Life Sciences
MediCarbone Inc. is developing novel carbon fiber reinforced treatments for bone fracture when a traditional cast is not viable.
ThrooHealth, LLC
License Date:
08/23/2019
Inventing Team:
Marv Slepian, Fuad Rahman, Syed Hossainy, Arijit Mitra
College of Medicine - Tucson, College of Engineering, BIO5 Institute
Life Sciences
ThrooHealth offers both platforms and applications for healthcare management.
QScint Imaging Solutions, LLC
License Date:
08/16/2019
Inventing Team:
Harrison Barrett, Bradford Barber, Lars Furenlid, Brian Miller
College of Optical Sciences, College of Medicine - Tucson
Physical Sciences
High resolution, modular gamma camera.
Intelico Therapeutics, LLC
License Date:
06/29/2019
Inventing Team:
Rui Chang, Eric Schadt
College of Medicine - Tucson
Life Sciences
Drug target discovery and precision therapeutics based upon probabilistic models of disease.
Extreme Cer-Nano, LLC
License Date:
06/28/2019
Inventing Team:
Erica Corral, William Pinc, Luke Walker, Zachary Wing, Victoria Marotto, Mohammad Rafiee, Nikhil Koratkar
College of Engineering
Physical Sciences
A new high temperature ceramic material that uses graphene to strengthen its properties for use in extreme environments and a new method of joining complex ceramic components without the use of any intermediate joining material.
Scintillation Nanotechnologies LLC
License Date:
06/24/2019
Inventing Team:
Craig Aspinwall, Colleen Janczak
College of Science, College of Medicine - Tucson, BIO5 Institute, UArizona Cancer Center
Life Sciences
Polystyrene core-shell scintillant-doped nanparticles for detection of radioisotope activity, both intracellualr and extracellular. This novel approach to liquid scintillation cocktails allows compatibility with aqueous samples and significantly higher detection sensitivity.
Procyon Technologies LLC
License Date:
06/14/2019
Inventing Team:
Klearchos Papas
College of Medicine - Tucson, BIO5 Institute
Life Sciences
Artificial Pancreas Cell Encapsulation Device
iCrx, Inc.
License Date:
06/10/2019
Inventing Team:
College of Optical Sciences, College of Medicine - Tucson
Life Sciences
iCrx, Inc. has developed a hand-held device that can produce an objective and accurate eyeglass prescription in approximately 20 seconds without any subjective input from the viewer. By utilizing laser technology designed to instantly determine a required eyewear prescription, the device can replace a traditional phoropter ophthalmic testing device.
Clean Earth Tech, LLC
License Date:
05/31/2019
Inventing Team:
Kwangmin Kim, Minkyu Kim
College of Engineering
Physical Sciences
Biocompatible material for dust control
DesertDX, LLC
License Date:
04/26/2019
Inventing Team:
Bernard Futscher, Lukas Vrba
College of Pharmacy, BIO5 Institute, UArizona Cancer Center
Life Sciences
Developing an approach to directly identify cancer-specific methylation regions within the human genome.
EARDG Photonics, Inc.
License Date:
04/11/2019
Inventing Team:
Nasser Peyghambarian, Robert Norwood, Savas Tay, Pierre Alexandre Blanche, Arkady Bablumyan
College of Optical Sciences
Physical Sciences
EARDG Photonics develops enhanced augmented reality display glasses.
Sidecar Learning LLC
License Date:
01/03/2019
Inventing Team:
Yvonne Mery, Jason Dewland, Leslie Sult
UArizona Library
Software & Copyright
A tool to build engaging and pedagogically sound tutorials.
Fibronox, LLC
License Date:
12/21/2018
Inventing Team:
Louise Hecker, Vijay Gokhale, Reena Chawla
College of Medicine - Tucson, BIO5 Institute
Life Sciences
Nox4 small molecular inhibitors for the treatment of fibrotic disorders.
Xoralgo, Inc.
License Date:
07/02/2018
Inventing Team:
Marek Rychlik, Mohammad Moussa
College of Science
Physical Sciences
Xoralgo has created an error correction method that improves database failure rate, increases speed and storage rate over the current RAID 6 technology. This technology can be used for data storage and transmission systems.
Norcon Technologies, LLC
License Date:
06/29/2018
Inventing Team:
Sasaan Showghi, Bob Norwood
College of Optical Sciences
Physical Sciences
Norcon is commercializing optical components based on an advanced optical polymer that makes infrared (IR) applications much easier to serve. Whereas conventional infrared optics are made from cumbersome crystals and glasses, Norcon has engineering optical solutions that aim to be “the polycarbonate optics of the IR.”
GenetiRate, LLC
License Date:
06/29/2018
Inventing Team:
Benjamin Renquist
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, BIO5 Institute
Life Sciences
GenetiRate - Generating better Genetics in aquaculture species. Using UA patented technology GenetiRate selects fish and shellfish that grow more quickly and have improved feed efficiency.
Intuitive Measurement Systems, LLC
License Date:
06/26/2018
Inventing Team:
Michael Heien
College of Medicine - Tucson, College of Science
Physical Sciences
Intuitive Measurement Systems is striving to bring simplicity back into the world of measurement science. IMS is dedicated to building analytical instrumentation platforms and intuitive software that allow expert and novice users alike to make analytical measurements that are both cost effective and easy.
Discern Science, LLC Discern Science International, Inc.
License Date:
06/20/2018
Inventing Team:
Jay Nunamaker, Aaron Elkins, Judee Burgoon, Douglas Derrick
Eller College of Management
Physical Sciences
Discern Sciences offers an automated interviewing and deception detection technology for use in security.
MCR Therapeutics, LLC
License Date:
04/26/2018
Inventing Team:
Victor Hruby, Minying Cai
College of Medicine - Tucson, College of Science, BIO5 Institute, UArizona Cancer Center
Life Sciences
MCR Therapeutics is developing novel peptides for skin cancer prevention, detection and treatment.
Iluminos Therapeutics LLC
License Date:
12/22/2017
Inventing Team:
Chris Hulme, Travis Dunckley, Yeng Jeng Shaw
College of Pharmacy, BIO5 Institute
Life Sciences
Illuminos Therapeutics has developed a series of novel small molecules for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative and cognitive diseases.
Triangle Biotechnology, Inc.
License Date:
11/28/2017
Inventing Team:
Terry Matsunaga
College of Medicine - Tucson
Life Sciences
Triangle Biotechnology specializes in developing technologies that enable efficient acoustic processing of biological samples for next generation sequencing and epigenetic assays.
Guia, LLC
License Date:
11/21/2017
Inventing Team:
Mary Poulton, Moe Momayez
College of Science, Lowell Institute for Mineral Resources
Physical Sciences
Guia LLC has developed the SMART SuiteTM advanced data analytics system to monitor and predict worker health in the context of their work environment. Guia’s technology, using Intelligence Amplification™, informs workers and supervisors when preventive actions are needed to protect workers.
D3Sciences
License Date:
11/21/2017
Inventing Team:
Charles Hennemeyer, Michael Larson
College of Medicine - Tucson, Banner - University Medical Center Tucson
Life Sciences
D3Sciences is dedicated to the development of tools for improved tissue sampling to expand cancer diagnosis, therapy specificity, and research.
Aqualung Therapeutics Corp.
License Date:
11/14/2017
Inventing Team:
Joe "Skip" Garcia
College of Medicine - Tucson, BIO5 Institute, UArizona Cancer Center
Life Sciences
Developing a therapeutic antibody to reduce inflammation in acute and chronic lung diseases.
Botanisol Analytics
License Date:
11/13/2017
Inventing Team:
Tom Milster
College of Optical Sciences
Physical Sciences
Botanisol Analytics has developed molecular detection instrumentation for use in forensic, pharmaceutical, agricultural and bioproduction applications.
FreeFall Aerospace, LLC
License Date:
11/07/2017
Inventing Team:
Chris Walker
College of Science
Physical Sciences
Revolutionary Intelligent Antenna Systems for the 5G Era. FreeFall’s unique 3-dimensional phased array antenna technology can provide high data rate communication at virtually any frequency at a fraction of the size and cost of any existing solution.
Urbix Resources, LLC
License Date:
10/27/2017
Inventing Team:
Palash Gangopadhyay
College of Optical Sciences
Physical Sciences
Urbix Resources is a premier provider of refined graphite powders, pristine graphene, and specialty graphite products. Urbix’s advanced technology includes environmentally and cost conscious purification methods and significant intellectual property developments in a wide range of applications including proprietary Li-ion battery cells, electrolyte, graphene products, cements, and other composites and energy storage technologies.
Regulonix, LLC
License Date:
10/20/2017
Inventing Team:
Rajesh Khanna, May Khanna,Vijay Gokhale
College of Medicine - Tucson, BIO5 Institute, UArizona Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Regulonix is developing non-opioid-based small molecule inhibitors for chronic pain reduction. These molecules indirectly regulate voltage-gated sodium Nav1.7 channel via an unique pathway.
Omniscient, LLC
License Date:
10/03/2017
Inventing Team:
Bhaskar Banerjee, Rongguang Liang
College of Medicine - Tucson, College of Optical Sciences
Life Sciences
Omniscient is developing a novel Dual-View imaging technology. This technology captures simultaneous forward and 360-degree backwards views in a single image that are used for applications in medicine and other industries.
Reglagene, LLC
License Date:
09/18/2017
Inventing Team:
Laurence Hurley, Vijay Gokhale, Hyunjin Kang
College of Pharmacy, BIO5 Institute
Life Sciences
Gene abnormalities often result in the manufacture of too little or too much protein causing a myriad of life-threatening diseases, such as cancer. Reglagene's medicines target the protein production problem at the source, the gene, and gets it back to functioning properly.
Lunewave
License Date:
06/29/2017
Inventing Team:
Hao Xin, Min Liang, Siyang Cao
College of Engineering
Physical Sciences
Lunewave develops cutting edge antenna and sensor technology for wireless communications and autonomous vehicle applications.
Lum.AI, LLC
License Date:
06/15/2017
Inventing Team:
Gustave Hahn-Powell, Mihai Surdeanu, Marco Valenzuela
College of Science
Software & Copyright
LUM.AI focuses on mitigating the innovation slowdown caused by information overloaded. The company applies natural language processing (NLP) technology to augment R&D investments by distilling libraries of unstructured text and revealing mechanisms that matter.
Helm Technologies, LLC
License Date:
05/12/2017
Inventing Team:
Jonathan Lifshitz, Bret Tallent
College of Medicine - Phoenix
Life Sciences
Helm Technologies has created a mouse cage divider.
Fishtail Technologies, LLC
License Date:
05/05/2017
Inventing Team:
Adam Brokamp, Mark Felix, Jayaram Timsina, Mark Bryant, Garrett Flora, David Baty, Alex Angeles
UAIT, Office of Instruction and Assessment
Software & Copyright
Fishtail Technologies developed a tool to integrate student information systems and learning management systems. The software, which simplifies the use of the University’s complex D2L curriculum management system uses a user-friendly interface to allow faculty, instructors and staff to independently manage the interface between D2L and University databases.
Avery Therapeutics, Inc.
License Date:
03/14/2017
Inventing Team:
Stephen Goldman, Jordan Lancaster
College of Medicine - Tucson, BIO5 Institute
Life Sciences
Avery Therapeutics, Inc. is a startup company dedicated to advancing tissue-engineered therapeutics to treat diseases and injuries to human muscle. Avery's lead product, MyCardia, is a tissue-engineered heart graft developed to treat heart failure and is currently in the pre-clinical development phase.
Catalina Pharma, Inc.
License Date:
03/08/2017
Inventing Team:
Amol Patwardhan, Frank Porreca
College of Medicine - Tucson
Life Sciences
Catalina Pharma is developing a TRPV1-inhibitor as treatment of anesthesia-induced hypothermia.
Palo Verde Networks, Inc.
License Date:
03/08/2017
Inventing Team:
Dan Kilper
College of Optical Sciences
Physical Sciences
Palo Verde Networks is a digital networks company that is developing improved SDN programmability enabling real-time response to changing network conditions, with applications for 5G mobile, Edge Computing, massive data transfers and Cloud Services.
Desert Saber, LLC
License Date:
03/08/2017
Inventing Team:
Mary Poulton, Leonard Brown
Lowell Institute for Mineral Resources
Software & Copyright
Desert Saber LLC develops occupational safety training programs, utilizing a dramatic new concept, serious gaming software, for industries ranging from mining to transportation. Their proprietary game design platform, Dynamic Safety ™, allows rapid customization of games that create life-like scenarios to improve situational awareness, hazard recognition, procedure compliance, and emergency response. The games evaluate user behaviors and knowledge to create a robust picture of individual competency and to build a culture of safety.
Acrete Pte LLC
License Date:
01/20/2017
Inventing Team:
Jinhong Zhang, Qingming Feng
College of Engineering
Physical Sciences
A-Crete is a 3-ingredient concrete replacement material that utilizes fly-ash. Inventors in the College of Engineering developed a substitute for concrete that has many advantages over traditional Portland cement. The new material is lighter, stronger and less expensive to produce than concrete. It does this while using three times as much fly ash, thus tripling the amount of the pollutant that is converted from waste into useful material.
T-Photonics, Inc.
License Date:
12/13/2016
Inventing Team:
Mahmoud Fallahi, Chris Hessenius, Michal Lukowski
College of Optical Sciences
Physical Sciences
T-Photonics has developed a tunable, pulsed mid-IR VECSEL laser for use in medical, commercial and military applications. This laser technology has uses in chemical analysis and atmospheric pollution monitoring.
Coherent Light Science, LLC
License Date:
12/02/2016
Inventing Team:
Milorad Cvijetic, Stanley Johnson
College of Optical Sciences
Physical Sciences
Coherent Light Science offers a high-throughput design for real-time, Gbps (Gb/s) orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) using FPGAs. We have developed FPGA implementations of an OFDM transmitter and receiver enabling researchers to easily setup and experiment with real-time OFDM nodes for fiber telecom applications.
Entemia, LLC
License Date:
11/07/2016
Inventing Team:
Fermin Martinez Gregoso, Marcus Bates
College of Medicine - Tucson
Software & Copyright
Entemia has developed a software application for the administration, documentation, tracking, reporting and delivery of educational courses and programs for modern health sciences institutions.
MAGPI, LLC
License Date:
10/19/2016
Inventing Team:
Joseph Dagher
College of Engineering
Physical Sciences
MAGPI is introducing a new technology for brain imaging. It's purpose is to improve the precision and robustness of brain phase images by combining multiple measurements obtained from different methods and channels. Some advantages include high resolution images and more accurate results from a single scan.
Language Canvas, LLC
License Date:
09/15/2016
Inventing Team:
Scott Brill, Rick Denners, Ryan Fagan
College of Education
Software & Copyright
Language Canvas provides online language learning using video, audio, transcriptions, translations, and exercises. Our mobile-friendly courses are based on decades of research and content development at the University of Arizona. Available for Brazilian Portuguese, Cantonese, Kazakh, Korean, Kurmanji Kurdish, Turkish, and Ukrainian.
VAP Media, LLC
License Date:
09/15/2016
Inventing Team:
Norman Weinberg
Fred Fox School of Music
Software & Copyright
VAP Media offers a variety of media for both educational and entertainment use. The mission of VAP Media is to provide the highest quality digital media in the areas of audio, video, multi-media, and web-based offerings.
Nanosonic Bioreagents
License Date:
07/11/2016
Inventing Team:
Terry Matsunaga
College of Medicine - Tucson, UArizona Cancer Center
Life Sciences
Nanosonic Bioreagents specializes in manufacturing a unique class of chemical analysis mixtures with applications in medical imaging, clinical therapy, chemotherapy, and ablation therapy.
Sharing Tribes, LLC
License Date:
06/30/2016
Inventing Team:
Anita Bhappu
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Software & Copyright
Sharing Tribes developed a platform that enables employees within an organization to connect to coworkers within a private marketplace. This enables them to borrow and lend goods and volunteer services to help each other. This platform encourages employees to make new friends at work, while saving money and materials.
Filmstacker, LLC
License Date:
06/30/2016
Inventing Team:
Cody Sheehy, Jonathan Gibbs, Matt Rahr
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Software & Copyright
Filmstacker is a collaborative cloud based video distribution platform that uses machine learning to organize clips into potential story lines based on user interests. Users can work in teams to upload footage to a common project, explore the auto generated story lines to discover content they want to use, and arrange the content into custom films designed for sharing to their social network. Filmstacker is currently developing customer relationships in media, tourism, and education.
Horizon Biotechnologies, LLC
License Date:
06/15/2016
Inventing Team:
Laurence Hurley
College of Pharmacy, BIO5 Institute
Life Sciences
Horizon is a pharmaceutical company commercializing a cancer drug called amuvatinib. Amuvatnib is an oral inhibitor best used in combination with chemotherapy.
Anivive Lifesciences, Inc.
License Date:
06/15/2016
Inventing Team:
Garth Powis, Lynn Kirkpatrick, Robert Abraham, Peter Wipf
College of Science
Life Sciences
Anivive is a biotech company that utilizes advanced technology to optimize the drug discovery and development process of veterinary medicines.
Knowmad Technologies, LLC
License Date:
06/10/2016
Inventing Team:
Michael Heien
College of Science
Life Sciences
Knowmad measures brain chemistry in real-time, enabling researchers in both the academia and pharmaceutical industries to measure neurotransmitters in targeted regions of the brain simultaneously. This provides a better understanding of the chemical mechanisms underlying neurological disorders like depression, which in turn helps researchers develop better therapies.
Hedgesmart, LLC
License Date:
05/20/2016
Inventing Team:
Roger Dahlgran
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Software & Copyright
The HedgeSmart software analyzes historical data to determine a futures market strategy that minimizes a commodity buyer’s or seller’s exposure to commodity price volatility. The software relies on its own daily futures price database and embodies modeling, visualization and data management tools.
Promutech Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
License Date:
04/01/2016
Inventing Team:
Hong Yu Li, Brendan Frett
College of Pharmacy
Life Sciences
Promutech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is working on an FLT3 inhibitor technology.
Akhu Therapeutics, Inc.
License Date:
03/31/2016
Inventing Team:
Victor Hruby
College of Medicine - Tucson, College of Science, BIO5 Institute, UArizona Cancer Center
Life Sciences
Akhu Therapeutics, Inc is a life sciences company that is committed to discovering, developing, and commercializing novel medicines to transform the lives of people and companion animals with life-altering central nervous system (CNS) disorders.
Yumanity Therapeutics, Inc.
License Date:
02/09/2016
Inventing Team:
Leslie Gunatilaka
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, BIO5 Institute
Life Sciences
Yumanity Therapeutics is working to identify and develop new disease-modifying therapies that address several illnesses with critical unmet medical needs. The company’s proprietary platforms have already identified one potential new target for treating Parkinson’s disease, and Yumanity Therapeutics is actively advancing its new chemical lead series for this condition, as well as identifying additional compounds for Alzheimer’s disease and ALS.
Caltrode, Pte. Ltd.
License Date:
01/30/2016
Inventing Team:
Dominic Gervasio
College of Engineering
Physical Sciences
Caltrode is developing a sensor to monitor the voltage differential between of refinery pipes and their high temperature, molten salt contents. With real-time data from the sensor, refinery operators can detect and adjust the salt mix to eliminate a harmful voltage differential, which causes corrosion if left unchecked.
MetOxs Electrochemicals, Pte. Ltd.
License Date:
01/30/2016
Inventing Team:
Dominic Gervasio
College of Engineering
Physical Sciences
MetOxs Electrochemicals is a mining and energy storage company focused on utilizing molten salts in both extracting metal and capturing and storing the energy involved in refining and smelting. This method is applicable to any mineral extraction process, toxin-free, and more efficient than the current standard.
Airy Optics, Inc.
License Date:
09/01/2015
Inventing Team:
Russell Chipman, Garam Young
College of Optical Sciences
Physical Sciences
Airy Optics Inc. is devoted to drive the utilization of polarization properties in ways that are both innovative and highly accessible for commercial, industrial, defense, and research applications. They have developed a sophisticated optical design software application for use in education, optical design, and consulting.
TetraGene, LLC
License Date:
07/01/2015
Inventing Team:
Laurence Hurley, Vijay Gokhale
College of Pharmacy, BIO5 Institute
Life Sciences
TetraGene is a platform technology company focused on developing therapeutics based on DNA channel technology. Their approach is utilizing a variety of therapeutic systems; including small molecules and structured nucleic acids (DNA and RNA).
EPV Sensors, LLC
License Date:
06/01/2015
Inventing Team:
Eniko Enikov, Gholam Peyman
College of Medicine - Phoenix, College of Engineering
Life Sciences
EPVSensors is developing sensing technology for non-invasive measurement of intraocular pressure (IOP). Elevated IOP is associated with glaucoma, an eye disease that if left untreated can lead to blindness.
KKC Engineering, LLC
License Date:
06/01/2015
Inventing Team:
Jennifer Guohong Duan
College of Engineering
Software & Copyright
KKC Engineering is a software and consulting service company that has developed a 3D floodplain modeling software to simulate surface flow routing. This is designed for use by environment and government agencies, floodplain and disaster managers, and land planning companies.
ProNeurogen, Inc.
License Date:
06/01/2015
Inventing Team:
Robin Polt, Meredith Hay, Carol Barnes, John Konhilas
College of Science, College of Medicine - Tucson, BIO5 Institute
Life Sciences
ProNeurogen provides treatment and prevention of inflammation-related brain disorders. This includes cognitive impairment and memory loss associated with vascular dementia, post-operative cognitive decline, pre-Alzheimer’s, heart failure and cardiovascular disease.
Arizona Handbooks, LLC
License Date:
05/01/2015
Inventing Team:
Mary Birmingham, Paula Nailon
College of Law
Software & Copyright
Arizona Handbooks provides subscription-based access to current editions of the Government Honors and Internship Handbook and the Public Policy Handbook. These handbooks give students and graduates interested in pursuing opportunities in law and public policy detailed information on 2000+ internships, fellowships, and post-graduate positions at 475+ related organizations.
Synactix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
License Date:
05/01/2015
Inventing Team:
Hong-you Li, Brendan Frett
College of Pharmacy
Life Sciences
Synactix is a biotechnology company committed to developing and commercializing therapies for the treatment of human disease. Projects are centered around a single-agent that is engineered to shut down multiple facets of human disease.
Anivax, Inc.
License Date:
04/01/2015
Inventing Team:
Bibiana Law, Alexandra Armstrong, Michael Anderson
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Life Sciences
Anivax has a patented technology to develop a Campylobacter food safety vaccine. Funded by the USDA, faculty at the UA and ASU have developed a new poultry vaccine using an attenuated strain of Salmonella.
Epidemiology Risk Mgmt., LLC
License Date:
04/01/2015
Inventing Team:
Kristin Pogreba-Brown
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Life Sciences
Epidemiology Risk Management Event Target Syndromic Surveillance (EVENTSS) is a real-time syndromic surveillance system for use at large public events in conjunction with public health departments and other public safety organizations.
Glycosurf, LLC
License Date:
03/01/2015
Inventing Team:
Jeanne Pemberton, Raina Maier, Clifford Coss,
College of Science
Life Sciences
GlycoSurf has a proprietary technology that produces high-purity and high-performance glycolipids for incorporation into cosmeceutical and personal-care products such as moisturizers, anti-oxidants, skin-lightening creams, anti-aging creams, and sunscreens.
ThinkShare Technology, Inc
License Date:
03/01/2015
Inventing Team:
Herman Gordon
College of Medicine - Tucson
Software & Copyright
ThinkShare is a social learning platform for structured problem solving and “thinking in parallel”. ThinkShare manages the stepwise flow of problem solving in case-based instruction and problem-based learning and enables seamless interactions across online and in-class experiences.
Neuro-ID Inc.
License Date:
01/01/2015
Inventing Team:
Joseph Valacich, Jeffrey Jenkins
Eller College of Management
Software & Copyright
Neuro-ID’s technology enhances online forms by revealing how a question was answered, not just what the answer was. In a face-to-face interaction, you evaluate how a person answers a question, not just what they say. Their tone of voice and their body language provide you with additional signals about the quality of the response and their state of mind. Neuro-ID enables that type of signal in an online interaction – it is a form of digital body language.
Iron Shell, LLC
License Date:
11/01/2014
Inventing Team:
David Stone
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Iron Shell is a start-up material science company founded in 2012 which produces Ferrock, an environmentally friendly cement substitute utilizing waste steel dust. This technology is carbon-negative, absorbs environmental toxins, and has substantial structural advantages over traditional cement.
Angiomics, Inc.
License Date:
07/01/2014
Inventing Team:
Stuart Williams, James Hoying
Cardiovascular Innovation Institute
Life Sciences
Angiomics is a biotechnology start-up specializing in the production of vascularized human tissue, including microvasculature tissue. The fully vascularized 3-D tissue provides an ideal platform for both drug discoveries and testing through phenotypic screening, enabling faster and more efficient discoveries of new compounds.
Invenio Imaging Inc.
License Date:
06/30/2014
Inventing Team:
Khanh Kieu, Sunney Xie
College of Science
Life Sciences
Invenio is dedicated to developing a fast, reliable, simple-to-use technology for non-destructive microscopic analysis of the molecular make-up of tissues and other materials. This technology allows for the generation of a point-by-point, three-dimensional chemical map.
CCW-UA LLC
License Date:
06/24/2014
Inventing Team:
Tom Tsang, David Harris
Science of Sport
License Date:
06/01/2014
Inventing Team:
Ricardo Valerdi
College of Engineering
Software & Copyright
Science of Sport is a not-for-profit company developing sports-based STEM curriculum for K-12 students and teachers. Through partnerships with professional sports teams, Science of Sport provides camps to engage students as they learn how STEM subjects find real-world applications in sports, with a particular focus on disadvantaged and under-served communities.
Acomni, LLC
License Date:
05/30/2014
Inventing Team:
Jonathan Sprinkle
College of Engineering
Physical Sciences
Acomni is developing a Wi-Fi enabled thermostat-monitoring device that gathers data about a home’s Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (“HVAC”) cycle use to reduce energy use. The Acomni W-Fi enabled thermostat monitor is compatible with standard home thermostat systems and is controllable through a companion smartphone app.
Teleost Biopharmaceuticals, LLC
License Date:
05/12/2014
Inventing Team:
Victor Hruby
College of Medicine - Tucson, College of Science, BIO5 Institute, UArizona Cancer Center
Life Sciences
Teleost Biopharmaceuticals helps people protect themselves from sun damage. They use a method not triggered by the suns UV rays to stimulate melanin production in the body. This stimulation enables people to produce melanin from within, eliminating the need for sun lotion.
Codelucida, LLC
License Date:
05/09/2014
Inventing Team:
Bane Vasic, Shiva Planjery, Shashi Kiran Chilappagari
College of Engineering
Software & Copyright
Codelucida empowers the future of storage with enhanced speed, reliability, and lower power usage. Codelucida develops software that enables flash-memory-based devices to have higher capacities, higher reliability, and faster speeds using less power at lower costs. These ultimately improve the efficiency and reliability of data centers, servers, and mission-critical storage that incorporate flash memories.
Illustrative Mathematics
License Date:
01/23/2014
Inventing Team:
William McCallum, Cody Patterson, Ellen Whitesides
College of Science
Software & Copyright
Illustrative Mathematics is a not-for-profit company that provides common-core compatible lesson plans for K-12 math courses. With carefully crafted lesson plans and tasks, math concepts are taught intuitively. Additional materials are freely provided online for teachers and industry professionals.
XTRONAUT Enterprises
License Date:
12/12/2013
Inventing Team:
Dante Lauretta
College of Science
Software & Copyright
XTRONAUT Enterprises developed a board-game designed to teach players ages 7 and up about the science of space exploration. The carefully designed gameplay simulates the realities of space travel, engaging players and demonstrating the real-world applications of STEM disciplines.
SinfoniaRx, Sinfonia HealthCare Corp.
License Date:
11/19/2013
Inventing Team:
Kevin Boesen, Kevin Barber, Rose Martin, Nicole Scovis, Jason Reddick, James Kloster, Ann Kerschen, Martin Pelger, Matthew Smith, David Armena Amaya
College of Pharmacy
Life Sciences
SinfoníaRx, a subsidiary of Tabula Rasa HealthCare, is a rapidly growing healthcare technology company offering innovative solutions for health entities (health plans, health systems, provider organizations, and pharmacy organizations), patients and caregivers.
Dataware Ventures, LLC
License Date:
10/22/2013
Inventing Team:
Richard Snodgrass, Saumya Debray, Rui Zhang
College of Science
Software & Copyright
Dataware’s patented technology enables vendors of database management systems and enterprise applications to significantly increase the performance and responsiveness of these applications without requiring major changes to that application's source code.
RapidBio Systems, LLC
License Date:
07/01/2013
Inventing Team:
Jeong-Yeol Yoon, Jae-Young Song
College of Engineering
Life Sciences
RapidBio Systems has developed a unique method for the rapid detection of food borne pathogens. The patented field portable technology economically detects organisms such as E. coli, Salmonella, Listeria, and many others.
Metropia, Inc.
License Date:
11/14/2012
Inventing Team:
Yi-Chang Chiu
College of Engineering
Software & Copyright
Metropia’s mission is to make cities better places to live. They are developing and integrating high-performance and mobile computing technologies which help commuters and cities during normal operations, pre-planned special events, or unexpected, extraordinary circumstances.
Innovative Energetics, LLC
License Date:
11/12/2012
Inventing Team:
Roger Sperline, Dong-Chul, Jeffrey Pyun, Bonner Denton
College of Science
Physical Sciences
Innovative Energetics develops new materials and device technologies for the production of next generation batteries, optical materials, and optoelectronic materials; while using sulfur-based materials for fuel cells.
Provision Recognition, LLC
License Date:
10/23/2012
Inventing Team:
Jeremy Frumkin
UArizona Libraries
Software & Copyright
Provision Recognition is developing an application that allows librarians to uniquely brand and package articles and reference materials for students. This provides metrics and other key data points relevant for librarians to gain insight on resource use.