Tech Transfer

  1. October 9, 2018

    U-M hits record number of startups with 21 in FY ’18

    U-M nearly doubled its number of startups to 21 in fiscal year 2018 as U-M inventors went to market with a broad array of discoveries. Researchers also reported a 10 percent increase in new inventions.

  2. September 13, 2018

    U-M startup launches GeoPain app that puts pain on the map

    GeoPain, a mobile pain tracking app, launched to the public this week from MoxyTech, a U-M startup. It gives users a 3-D image of the body to zero in on the pain.

  3. August 3, 2018

    Startup’s tech spots trouble in hospital patients before vital signs do

    Fifth Eye, a startup company involving a U-M alumna and university researchers, uses technology licensed from U-M to interpret a patient’s vital signs and updates every two minutes.

  4. March 1, 2018

    U-M signs agreement for reconstructive surgery technology

    A new surgical device that began as an undergraduate project at the College of Engineering could make it quicker and easier to connect arteries in complicated procedures.

  5. January 29, 2018

    Internet-scanning startup offers new cybersecurity approach

    Rolling out what it’s calling a “street view for cyberspace,” Censys — a startup based on technology developed at U-M — has launched a commercially available version of its internetwide scanning tool.

  6. January 19, 2018

    New system could prevent motion sickness in self-driving cars

    U-M researchers have received a patent for a universal motion sickness countermeasure system that could allow those who suffer from the condition more productive in autonomous vehicles.

  7. January 8, 2018

    U-M startup May Mobility drives toward autonomous fleet market

    U-M startup May Mobility is testing its bright green-and-white driverless shuttles on public streets in downtown Detroit, and has ambitious plans for growth.

  8. December 7, 2017

    Kelly Sexton named associate vice president for research

    Kelly Sexton, an assistant vice chancellor at North Carolina State University, has been named associate vice president for research — technology transfer and innovation partnerships at U-M.

  9. December 4, 2017

    U-M annual research expenditures reach new high in FY ’17

    U-M’s total volume of research reached a record high of $1.48 billion in the fiscal year that ended June 30, a 6.4 percent increase from the previous year.

  10. October 17, 2017

    U-M Tech Transfer reports record number of new inventions

    University researchers reported 444 new inventions in fiscal year 2017 — up from last year’s 428 — and the fifth straight year of more than 400 inventions from U-M faculty.