LVG Startup Hyku Biosciences Launches With $56M to Advance its Covalent Medicines Platform

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Registration Open for LVG's FREE Workshops and PAID Internships

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UVA Among Top Universities Granted U.S. Patents

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Message From UVA's VP of Research

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Off and Running! Newest I-Corps Cohort Gives Rave Reviews

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Coronary Artery Disease Discovery Offers Answers About Nation's No. 1 Killer

UVA researchers say they have found a biological process that contributes to the disease and may be a target for life-saving therapies.

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Laser Focus: UVA-Born Company Revolutionizing Thermal Measurements

Laser Thermal co-founder John Gaskins announced a $2.9 million investment to expand the company’s Charlottesville facilities.

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Q&A: How Technology Is Revolutionizing Care for Cleft and Craniofacial Differences

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UVA Cancer Center’s Cutting-Edge Immunotherapy Soon Available With No Hospital Stay

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Hoos in STEM: VP of Research Melur K. Ramasubramanian joins Ken Ono's podcast

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UVA Study Could Offer a Solution to the Growing Threat of Antibiotic Resistance

A $3 million grant from the NIH could speed up the search for new, more effective antibiotics

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Immune System Discovery Could Lead to Better Spinal Injury Treatments

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Focused Ultrasound Trial Finds Promise for Parkinson’s Patients

Dr. Jeff Elias, the 2018 UVA LVG Innovator of the Year, pioneered the use of focused ultrasound for the treatment of essential tremor and Parkinson's disease

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With Youngkin's Support, UVA-Born Company Announces New Charlottesville Plant

AgroSpheres obtained one of its early patents through LVG.

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This Alum's Tech May Revolutionize Knee Joint Replacement

Ben Holmes started Nanochon through the National Science Foundation’s Innovation Corps Hub program.

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Bob Creeden: The Life Cycle of a Biotech/Medtech Start-Up

At the Tom Tom Festival, LVG Seed Fund Managing Director Bob Creeden discussed the importance of a startup knowing its market.

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Astraea launches New Satellite Tasking Capabilities With Major Satellite Imagery Providers

LVG Seed Fund company is making imagery-derived insights more accessible and an enterprise-grade space strategy more obtainable

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These Undergrads Helped UVA Develop AI To Spot Early Sepsis

Zachery Boner and Louisa Edwards worked on an AI project that could help reduce the leading cause of death in hospitals.

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I-Corps Mid-South Hub

The I-Corps Mid-South Hub accelerates the translation of groundbreaking university research.

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In Memoriam: Renowned Worldwide, William Wulf's Love for Computer Science and Teaching Grounded him at UVA

William Wulf pioneered numerous computer science technologies, helped steer policy and National Science Foundation research priorities in the emerging field of computer science, and was renowned for his leadership in engineering while president of the National Academy of Engineering.

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LVG Innovators Featured on New 'Hoos in Stem' Podcast

UVA Professor of Mathematics Ken Ono chatted with longtime UVA Licensing & Ventures Group innovators Boris Kovatchev and Marc Breton.

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UVA Board Approves Site Plan for Manning Institute of Biotechnology

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Three UVA Health Discoveries Up for Biggest Biomedical Advance of 2022

UVA Health has three discoveries in the running for 2022’s Biggest Biomedical Advance award.

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Standing-Room Only Crowd at Rotunda Celebrates UVA Innovator of the Year Marc Breton

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UVA professor Honored for Artificial Pancreas Invention

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2022 Innovator of the Year Marc Breton’s Surprise Journey to Diabetes Pioneer

Working in the medical field had been furthest thing from Breton’s mind

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UVA Selects Marc Breton as its Innovator of the Year

Breton has submitted 55 invention disclosures to LVG since 2007, and he is a named inventor on 27 issued U.S. patents

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New Purification System Launched by Promega Includes Ceres Nanosciences’ Nanotrap® Particles for Virus Concentration

'Unique' tech enables concentration of microbes from wastewater

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UVA Leverages $100 Million Gift To Launch Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology To Transform Health Care

UVA has announced plans to launch a biotechnology institute that positions UVA at the forefront of cutting-edge medicine, such as cellular and gene therapies.

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New LVG Venture QC82 the Subject of Worldwide Broadcast

Startup company hopes funding from the CHIPS and Science Act will aid in the development of semiconductors for a new type of computer.

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BrightSpec Announces $18.4 Million Financing Round Led by Genoa Ventures and Arboretum Ventures

LVG Seed Fund company announces new financing.

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Save the Date: Innovator of the Year Award Banquet Set

The 30th annual event is set for Feb. 16 at the Rotunda.

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Former LVG Innovator of Year and Fellow UVA Professor Named to National Academy of Inventors

Former University of Virginia Licensing & Ventures Group Innovator of the Year John Hossack and fellow UVA professor Mool Gupta have been named to the National Academy of Inventors.

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LVG Seed Fund Company Astraea Featured by NBC

Charlottesville-based geospatial analytics outfit uses its tech to do good.

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A Thirst For Knowledge: Record-Breaking 29 Students Signed Up For LVG Workshop

Attendees learn the ins and outs of the technology commercialization process.

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Ultrasound Treatment For Essential Tremor Still Effective After Five Years

Former LVG Innovator of the Year Jeff Elias is excited by results.

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'Chips and Science Act' Expected To Accelerate More UVA Startups

LVG Executive Director Richard Chylla and Entrepreneur in Residence Andy Krouse Visited With U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Senator Tim Kaine.

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PitchBook-Certified: UVA Recognized For Producing Future Entrepreneurs

Platform ranks colleges by its startup founders.

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LVG Inventor Becomes First Faculty Member to Win Moore Inventor Fellowship

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UVA Joins $15 Million NSF-Funded Innovation Hub

New research consortium's goal is to accelerate the translation of discoveries into solutions that benefit society.

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Licensing Team Members Share Experiences From ‘Women Building Bio’ Conference

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Paid LVG Internships Begin With Free Workshops

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Renowned Researcher, Entrepreneur and Engineering Dean Joins LVG Board

University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science Dean Jennifer L. West is the newest member of the Licensing & Ventures Group’s Board of Directors.

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HIV Care Platform Licensed by WHT Lauded as 'Best Care Practice' by Health Department

PositiveLinks now available worldwide through PL Cares

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Eyes in the Sky: Astraea has Techies, Business Leaders, Environmentalists & Investors Chomping at the Bit

The geospatial analytics startup was oversubscribed in its recent investment round.

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In Memoriam: Professor Mark Kester was 'Prolific' Innovator and Renowned Nanotechnologies Expert

Mark Kester submitted more than 20 invention disclosures

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Summer Newsletter

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Getting to Know You: How Bio Convention Lays Foundation For Future Deals

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LVG Partner Bryan Berger Talks Food Safety With NBC29

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'Missing Link' AgroSpheres Announces Novel Modalities Partnership With Bayer

Technology Will Take Crop Protection Products to New Level

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Lytos Founder Takes Aim at 'Dirty Dozen'

Strawberries and spinach top the list of fruits and vegetables with the most pesticides

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LVG's Second Seed Fund is Off and Running

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With the Help of LVG, This Professor is Making Fruits and Vegetables Safer to Eat

Bryan Berger is creating green, sustainable and safer alternatives to farming pesticides and disinfectants

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Chemistry Students Learn Finer Points of Tech Transfer Through LVG Internships

Rachelle Turiello, left, and Renna Nouwairi, right, say their experience as LVG interns has been the perfect complement to their work in the chemistry lab.

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Fly Me to the Moon: New Licensing & Ventures Leader Has Big Goals

Five questions for Richard Chylla, the UVA Licensing & Ventures Group’s new executive director.

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Richard Chylla Named Executive Director

Richard Chylla, Ph.D., Executive Director of Michigan State University Technologies, has been named Executive Director of the University of Virginia Licensing & Ventures Group (UVA LVG) effective January 24, 2022.

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MRI Pioneer Craig Meyer Elected to National Academy of Inventors

Meyer, a professor of biomedical engineering, radiology and medical imaging, joins the list of the nation’s top innovators for his contributions to MRI technology and imaging.

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FDA Approves Focused Ultrasound for Common Parkinson’s Symptoms

The pioneering UVA research provides new options for Parkinson’s patients.

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Innovator of the Year Made Herculean Efforts Throughout the Pandemic

The UVA Licensing & Ventures Group has named Amy Mathers – who created several responses to meet COVID testing needs throughout the pandemic – the 2021 Edlich-Henderson Innovator of the Year.

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2021 Innovator of the Year Honored for Leading COVID-19 Testing Efforts Across Virginia

Honoring Amy J. Mathers, M.D.

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GenEp Raises $1.45 Million Seed Financing

The latest LVG Seed Fund investment launched GenEp, Inc., a pre-clinical stage biotechnology company developing therapies that address unmet needs in patients with #epilepsy based on University of Virginia research...

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Epilepsy Research Reveals Previously Unknown Trigger for Seizures

UVA scientists have identified how failure in the brain’s natural braking system contributes to epileptic seizures.

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UVA Licensing & Ventures Group Podcast

On this UVA Speaks podcast, Joshua Mauldin and Matthew Rannals of the UVA Licensing & Ventures Group (LVG) explain the work done by the technology transfer office. Listen in to hear how the group...

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BASF Adopts BrightSpec's Broadband MRR Technology for Structural Elucidation

BrightSpec announced today the start of operation of a broadband Molecular Rotational Resonance spectrometer at BASF's research center in...

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Shaping the Future of UVA Research Through ‘Grand Challenge’ Investments

University leadership has committed between $20 million and $50 million for research in environmental resilience and neuroscience this academic year. Leaders are seeking research ideas that will “move the needle” in addressing global challenges.

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Q&A: Bill Petri on Current Research, Findings, Potential Effects of New Delta Variant

As the new Delta variant circulates around the globe, we checked in with infectious disease expert Dr. Bill Petri for answers on increased transmissibility, booster shot timelines and variant research at UVA.

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Brain Discovery Could Lead to New Epilepsy Treatments

Cutting-edge brain research at the University of Virginia has yielded a discovery that could lead to new treatments for epilepsy.

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Governor Northam Announces $3.4 Million to Advance Research Commercialization in Key Technology Sectors

Governor Ralph Northam today announced that 34 small technology-focused businesses in Virginia will receive a total of $3.4 million in Commonwealth Commercialization Fund (CCF) grants to commercialize research...

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iTHRIV Seeks Proposals for 2 NIH-Funded Grant Programs

Applications are welcome from Virginia-based non-profits, scientists and clinical professionals from any iTHRIV institution.

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Epilepsy Discovery Reveals Why Some Seizures Prove Deadly

UVA researchers have identified a potential way to prevent sudden unexpected death in epilepsy.

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UVA Engineering Link Lab and Leidos Join Forces on Cyber-Physical System Evolution and Expansion

The University of Virginia School of Engineering announced an extension of the partnership between Leidos and the Link Lab, UVA Engineering’s 17,000-square-foot cyber-physical systems research...

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A Proclamation on World Intellectual Property Day, 2021 | The White House

This year, on World Intellectual Property Day, we celebrate the innovators and creators who enrich our lives and create the...

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Ceres Receives $8.2M NIH Award to Improve Wastewater-Based COVID-19 Testing

Ceres Nanosciences is announcing today that it has been awarded a contract from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) Initiative for $8.2 million to support the implementation of wastewater-based surveillance systems for COVID-19 powered by the Nanotrap particles.

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Cancer Discovery Could Revive Failed Treatments for Solid Tumors

UVA researchers discover why a once-promising approach to treating ovarian, colon and triple-negative breast cancers proved ineffective.

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Scientists Urge Swift Action to Prepare for Next Pandemic

The international team, led by a UVA School of Medicine professor, outlined a strategy to facilitate the creation of medications, vaccines and treatments.

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UVA Scientist Developing Gene Therapy to Help Girls With Rett Syndrome

The genetic disorder can impair children’s ability to speak, move, and even breathe.

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Ceres Nanosciences, Inc. to Increase Manufacturing Capacity for COVID-19 Testing Reagents with Prince William County Expansion

Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Ceres Nanosciences, Inc., a life sciences company that makes innovative products to improve diagnostic testing, will expand its operation in Prince William County’s Innovation Park to increase the manufacturing capacity of its Nanotrap® Magnetic Virus Particles for COVID-19 tests.

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Cancer Find Up for Year’s Biggest Biomedical Advance in a Different ‘March Madness’

It’s March, which means it’s time for STAT Madness – the tournament for the year’s biggest biomedical innovation. For the third consecutive year, a UVA discovery is among the contenders.

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Sounding Out the Future of Focused Ultrasound

UVA's Dr. Jeffrey Elias, who pioneered the use of high-intensity soundwaves to treat tremor and Parkinson’s disease, has now set his sights on erasing chronic pain.

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Ceres Nanosciences Opens Advanced Particle Manufacturing Plant

Ceres Nanosciences Opens Advanced Particle Manufacturing Plant in Northern Virginia to Expand Nanotrap Particle Manufacturing Capacity for COVID-19 Testing

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Two UVA Scientists Named to National Academy of Inventors

Robin A. Felder, an expert and innovator in both robotics and human biochemistry, and Boris Kovatchev, pioneer of an artificial pancreas system, become UVA’s eighth and ninth fellows.

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Life-Changing Artificial Pancreas Helps Manage Type 1 Diabetes

AUTM's Better World Project seeks to highlight successful examples of technology transfer, demonstrating its importance and positive impact on the world.

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CIT announces $7M grant funding round - Virginia Business

The Herndon-based Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) on Thursday opened the application process for $7 million in grant funds from its new Commonwealth Commercialization Fund, focused on promoting innovation and technology commercialization initiatives.

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Slate Bio Launches with Seed Financing to Develop Next Generation IL-2 Therapies

Slate Bio, Inc., announced today the closing of a $1.75 million venture financing. Epidarex Capital led the investment round with participation...

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