University of Arizona's tech transfer office generated 11 spinouts during the past financial year sealed 96 licence and option agreements.

University of Arizona’s commercialisation arm Tech Launch Arizona spawned 11 new spinout during 2018-2019  down from a seven-year high of 16 achieved last year, according to its annual report. The division inked 96 licence and option agreements during the period, compared with 112 secured last year, although the number of invention disclosures rose from 275 to 284. The number of patents filed amounted to 341, down from 349 in 2017-2018, however TLA’s income climbed by an annual 44% to $5.9m. The 11 spinouts formed during the 2018-19 financial year were: Scintillation Nanotechnologies, spun out to deliver radioisotope detection nanoparticles from research conducted at the College of Science, College of Medicine – Tucson, Bio5 Institute and UArizona Cancer Center. Icrx, the developer of a holographic binocular see-through phoropter invented at the James C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences and College of Medicine – Tucson. DesertDx, which is commercialising an approach for identifying methylation zones within the human genome that are specific to cancer. DesertDx was spun out from UA’s College of Pharmacy, Cancer Center and BIO5 Institute. EARDG Photonics, which received funding from UA-focused VC firm UAVenture Capital in April 2019 to mature an augmented reality display technology on the back of research from James C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences. Xoralgo, formed to progress a data error correction technique from the College of Science intended to reduce incidences of database failure while improving speed and storage rates. Procyon Technologies, which is working on an artificial pancreas cell encapsulation device conceived at UA’s College of Medicine – Phoenix and Bio5 Institute. Clean Earth Tech, a TLA-funded spinout of the College of Engineering focused on commercialising biocompatible materials for dust control. Fibronox, which is progressing Nox4 small molecule inhibitors for fibrotic disorders identified at the College of Medicine and Bio5 Institute. Sidecar Learning, a spinout of UArizona Library progressing web-based software for creating IT tutorials that follow paedagogical best practice, having previously received funding from TLA’s Asset Development Program. Extreme Cer Nano, the developer of a high-temperature graphene-based material designed for extreme environments invented at the College of Engineering. Intelico Therapeutics, which is maturing College of Medicine – Tucson technology applying probabilistic disease modelling to drug discovery and precision therapeutics.

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