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Howdy Wins 2013 McGuire New Venture Competition

May 3, 2013 in 2013, Entrepreneurship, McGuire Center, U of A by Jordan McMahon

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Howdy takes first place at McGuire New Venture Competition

On Friday, April 26, the McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship held the McGuire New Venture Competition and Showcase, in which students who are part of the McGuire Entrepreneurship program present their ventures before judges.

Patricia Sias, Program Director of the McGuire Entrepreneurship Program was proud of the success of the teams and event this year.  ”One of the things that really impressed me was the variety of the types of ventures we had.  We had everything you can possibly imagine.  In fact, the finalists represent quite a gamut of different types of products.”  ”The other thing that I’m really proud of is the really consistent quality all across,” said the McGuire program director.



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by Justin Williams

Who’s Pitching at Today’s McGuire New Venture Competition?

April 26, 2013 in McGuire Center, Startups by Justin Williams

Today the University of Arizona’s McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship is hosting their annual New Venture Competition.  Student teams work all year developing venture concepts and today teams will pitch their ventures to judges from across the country and exhibit their projects during a showcase.

Stop by today to check out the teams.

Earlier this year the McGuire the teams presenting during the UA’s Innovation Day showcase.  Startup Tucson News was there and got a preview of today’s pitches.  We put them together in this playlist.

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Tech Launch Arizona

by Tech Launch Arizona

Ninteen UA Projects Receive $715K in Commercialization Funding

January 25, 2013 in Commercialization, Tech Launch Arizona by Tech Launch Arizona

UntitledNineteen University of Arizona researchers are recipients of Proof of Concept Program Awards by the newly established Tech Launch Arizona (TLA). The purpose of the POC Program is to enable faculty with promising inventions and discoveries to address technological and commercial hurdles–moving them closer to commercialization.  The awards, ranging from $10-$40K, focus resources on critical segments such as generating data to support commercial applications; work for prototype development and testing; software code validation, or other similar activities.



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by Curtis Gunn

Angels in Life Science America | Xconomy

November 15, 2012 in Articles, Bioindustry, C-Path, Desert Angels, Technology, University Medical Center, Venture Capital by Curtis Gunn

While deal structures, return profiles, financing terms, etc. remain unknown, it is probably safe to say that angels will continue to be a cornerstone of early stage support for life science ventures. Angels’ industry and entrepreneurship experience is too valuable, their instincts and rigor in evaluating quality opportunities is too strong, and their desire to participate in the next wave of life-saving and enhancing technologies is too resilient to allow investment market conditions to remove them from the playing field.

via Angels in Life Science America | Xconomy.

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by Dr. Patrick Marcus

Tucson Biotech Events in October

October 2, 2012 in Bioindustry, Events, Oro Valley, Special Events, U of A by Dr. Patrick Marcus

There are some GREAT Tucson biotech events in October. Don’t miss out!

BIOSA Breakfast Event
BIOSA welcomes David N Allen PhD, Executive Director, Tech Launch Arizona

Oct 12, 2102, 7am-9am, Lodge on the Desert
Tech Launch Arizona is an exciting new initiative of the University of Arizona and the Executive Director, Dr David Allen will give us his perspective on the future of technology commercialization at the UofA. (Dr Allen’s bio attached)

Early Registration, $20 for BIOSA members, $25 for non-members, After Oct 9, $25 for BIOSA members, $30 for non-members
RSVP: Mike@biosaz.org or call 650 207 3480

AZBIO, Beer and Bio Mixer at Ventana Medical Systems
Ventana Medical Systems is on of Tucson’s foremost biotech anchors. If you have not been to Ventana it is a must see. Ventana manufactures over 200 cancer tests with related instruments right here in southern Arizona for 56 countries, and most importantly, for 4 million people afflicted with cancer yearly around the world.



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by Justin Williams

IdeaFunding 2012 presents Pitch Arizona

September 18, 2012 in Desert Angels, IdeaFunding, McGuire Center, Venture Capital by Justin Williams

Join IdeaFunding and the entrepreneurial community for the first edition of Pitch Arizona on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012 from 1:00-5:45 p.m. at Tucson Marriott University Park.

  • 4 hours
  • 40 pitches
  • 4 finalists
  • 4 ways to win-including cash prizes and services, and one finalist will be selected to present to Desert Angels*

Registration is now open online at www.ideafunding.org or for more information call 520.621.4823 or visit www.ideafunding.org.

Call for Entrepreneurs!

Entrepreneurs actively seeking capital or building exposure for their innovations can apply to present at Pitch Arizona. Pitch Arizona will give you exceptional exposure! This is one of the single best opportunities for would-be entrepreneurs to watch and learn about entrepreneurship in Arizona. A full business plan is not required to apply or present.

Call for Active Investors!

Venture capital, mezzanine lenders, angel investors, corporate VCs, investment firms and private equity-be a part of Pitch Arizona and view the best innovations in the Southwest.



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by Bob Hagen

UA-developed Virtual Agent Being Used to Screen Border Crossers at Nogales

August 13, 2012 in Articles, IT, News, Technology, Tucson, Tucson Tech, U of A by Bob Hagen

Avatar Virtual Agent

Avatar interviewing Nogales border crossers

Tech avatar being used to screen applicants for streamlined entry

AUGUST 12, 2012 12:00 AM  •  JOSEPH TREVIÑO ARIZONA DAILY STAR

NOGALES, Sonora – With his black tie, dark hair and light blue eyes, a dapper new agent is one of U.S. Customs’ latest tools in screening border crossers

But this handsome, if ethnically ambiguous fellow, who started work Tuesday at the Dennis DeConcini Port in Nogales, is less – and more – than human. He is a virtual agent, an android and a kiosk all rolled into one.

Created by scientists and researchers from the University of Arizona, the artificial agent is called an AVATAR (short for Automated Virtual Agent for Truth Assessments in Real-Time). His job is to screen border crossers without prejudice or bias while freeing human agents to address more pressing matters, said Aaron Elkins, one of the scientists who developed the AVATAR.



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by Bob Hagen

UA-operated HiRISE Camera Successfully Captures Picture of Curiosity Rover Landing on Mars

August 7, 2012 in Aerospace, Articles, News, Technology, Tucson, Tucson Tech, U of A by Bob Hagen

Curiosity Rover Parachuting to Mars

UA-run HiRISE camera snaps parachuting rover of Mars rover as it lands

Source: Arizona Daily Star

Date/Time: August 7, 2012

Author: TOM BEAL

HiRISE has done it again.

The UA Lunar and Planetary Lab team that operates the high-resolution camera aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured a clear, stunning image of the Mars rover Curiosity descending by parachute toward the surface of Mars on Sunday night.

The single image had been planned for months, and after Curiosity, formally known as the Mars Science Laboratory, landed at 10:31 p.m. Sunday, the Tucson-based team waited for it.

About 1:30 a.m. Monday it received it. It clearly showed the Curiosity capsule suspended from its giant parachute, plunging toward the Martian surface.

It was the second image of a Martian landing caught by the HiRISE team, led by Alfred McEwen. HiRISE had also captured the descent of the Phoenix Mars Lander in May 2008.

The photo was planned months in advance, said McEwen of the University of Arizona’s Lunar and Planetary Lab.

The orbiter and the HiRISE camera had to be carefully positioned at the right place at the right time. The time delay in transmissions left no room for last-minute changes.



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by Bob Hagen

Voice Analysis Technology Developed by UA Being Used at Arizona-Mexico Border to Facilitate Crossings

August 7, 2012 in Articles, IT, Technology, Tucson, Tucson Tech, U of A, UA MIS by Bob Hagen

Scientific American

Avatar Officer Installed at Arizona-Mexico Border Station

A new kiosk is expected to streamline applications for frequent traveler benefits, freeing up human officers to catch drug smugglers

By Larry Greenemeier  | Monday, August 6, 2012

AVATAR AGENT: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) is installing an updated kiosk in Nogales, Ariz., to test its ability to help enroll applicants in its Trusted Traveler program at the Mexican border. Unlike its predecessor, the new Nogales kiosk speaks and understands both Spanish and English (rather just English) and wears a tie rather than a black T-shirt.

People crossing the Mexican border into Nogales, Ariz., this week will have a chance to meet U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s newest officer—a polite yet no-nonsense bilingual gatekeeper with a thick shock of black hair and a striped gray tie. He may not have a name or join his fellow officers for coffee or lunch breaks, but his presence will likely be welcomed both by them and the commuters who regularly pass through this southern Arizona outpost on their way to and from Mexico.



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by Bob Hagen

UA Reports an Increase in Tech Transfer Activity for Its FY 2011/2012

July 25, 2012 in Articles, Technology, Technology Business Development, Tucson, Tucson Tech, UA OTT by Bob Hagen

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Report to ABOR: UA Excels at Technology Transfer

By Jennifer Fitzenberger, June 14, 2012

The UA reported an increase in technology transfer activity in fiscal year 2011.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – The Arizona University System met the majority of its research goals in fiscal year 2011, excelling in four categories – invention disclosures, U.S. patents issued, intellectual property income and start-up companies – officials told the Arizona Board of Regents on June 14.

The news came during an update from the enterprise executive committee on the Arizona Higher Education Enterprise plan, designed to realign and strengthen the state university system.

The enterprise report, presented to the regents in 2010, outlines priorities and important discussion areas for realigning the system in a way that each state university can better focus its individual mission to benefit the system as a whole.’



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