Celebrate Invention
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September 17, 2024
Innovation Partnerships celebrates record‑breaking year
Research led by U-M faculty members and researchers generated a record-breaking 615 new inventions during the 2023-24 fiscal year.
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September 10, 2024
Kevin Ward named Distinguished University Innovator of the Year
For his contributions to U-M’s culture of entrepreneurship and innovation in critical care and intensive care, Kevin Ward has been awarded this year’s Distinguished University Innovator of the Year Award.
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September 15, 2023
Record number of U-M inventions reported in FY ’23
Research led by U-M generated a record 580 new inventions last year, 145 new U.S. patents and more than 300 license and option agreements with industry, and launched 25 startup companies, in fiscal year 2023.
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August 9, 2023
Histotripsy researchers receive Distinguished University Innovator Award
Researchers from the College of Engineering and Medical School who invented and developed a noninvasive alternative to surgical procedures have earned this year’s Distinguished University Innovator Award.
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October 24, 2022
Campus briefs
Short news items from around the University of Michigan.
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September 9, 2020
U-M launches record number of startups, inventions in FY 2020
U-M launched a record 31 startups in fiscal year 2020 and reported a rise in new inventions, with a record 522, during a period that included a pandemic and temporarily shuttered labs.
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August 26, 2020
Law professor J.J. Prescott named Distinguished University Innovator
For developing technology to help to democratize the justice system while decreasing the spread of COVID-19, U-M law professor J.J. Prescott has earned this year’s Distinguished University Innovator Award.
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October 17, 2019
New investment fund to offer early-stage capital for U-M startups
U-M Tech Transfer, the unit responsible for commercializing university research and innovations, will create the Accelerate Blue Fund to provide seed capital to nascent U-M startup companies.
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October 14, 2019
Tech Transfer activity sets records in fiscal year 2019
U-M Tech Transfer reported that 22 startups were launched in fiscal year 2019, surpassing last year’s record of 21, and 198 U.S. patents were issued for inventions created at U-M, up from 183.
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October 14, 2019
Celebrate Invention schedule
Schedule of events for 2019 Celebrate Invention.