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UVA doctor receives Innovator of the Year Award

Dr. Timothy Showalter was honored Thursday at the Rotunda for being selected the 2023 Edlich-Henderson Innovator of the Year by the University of Virginia.

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A UVa doctor developed a gel to ease pain during cancer treatment. He was inspired in a hardware store.

“I was frustrated by the tools I had," said Dr. Tim Showalter. So he invented his own.

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Timothy Showalter, MD, Wins Prestigious UVA Innovator of the Year Award - Research - Medicine in Motion News

Timothy N. Showalter, MD, has been selected as the 2023 Edlich-Henderson Innovator of the Year by the University of Virginia. The endowed award recognizes University inventors whose work is making a major impact on society. Showalter, a UVA School of Medicine professor and clinician at the UVA Cancer Center, invented a product for women with […]

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Accolades: UVA Honors Cancer Doctor’s Suffering-Relief Invention

Also in this roundup: an influential blog lauds UVA professors for impactful education research, a mathematician earns international recognition and several law professors make news.

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UVA doctor being awarded for his innovative gel for cancer patients

The University of Virginia is awarding its Innovator of the Year to a doctor who is helping patients going through cervical cancer treatment.

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UVA professor honored for FDA-approved invention for women with cervical cancer

Dr. Timothy N. Showalter has been selected as the 2023 Edlich-Henderson Innovator of the Year by the University of Virginia.

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Charlottesville startup AgroSpheres receives $25 million investment

AgroSpheres is working to create crop products that move away from chemical pesticides.

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Community Conversation: Richard Chylla

UVA LVG Executive Director discusses upcoming Global Launchpad event in Charlottesville

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UVa alum creates cartilage implant

University of Virginia alumnus Benjamin Holmes has created a cartilage implant that has the potential to help athletes and non-athletes alike.

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UVa honors Innovator of the Year

Marc Breton was honored at a ceremony last Thursday for his contributions to diabetes research.

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Breton Honored as Innovator of Year

UVA professor honored for artificial pancreas invention UVA School of Medicine professor Marc Breton has been awarded the university’s 2022 Edlich-Henderson Innovator of the Year for his role ...

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Charlottesville-based startup lending satellite technology to Ukraine

A Charlottesville-based company says its technology is helping families affected by the war in Ukraine.

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‘CHIPS and Science Act’ Expected To Accelerate More UVA Startups

UVA Licensing & Ventures Group Executive Director Richard W. Chylla and Entrepreneur in Residence Andy Krouse visited with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and others at a Virginia business incubator.

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UVA Joins $15 Million NSF-Funded ‘Innovation Hub’

The goal of the new research consortium is to accelerate the translation of discoveries into solutions that benefit society.

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UVA professor creating sustainable alternative to pesticides

A professor with the University of Virginia is trying to make fruits, vegetables, and the entire environment a little safer.

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Sound Investments, Improving Lives Continue to Drive LVG’s Seed Fund Strategy

Guided by their mission to maximize the economic impact of UVA discoveries and to improve lives, the Licensing & Ventures Group is now managing a second $10 million “seed fund” for the University.

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Chemistry Students Learn Finer Points of Commercialization Through LVG Program

In the UVA Licensing & Ventures Group’s internship program, students learn about the process of taking early-stage technologies from the lab to the marketplace.

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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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Life-Changing Artificial Pancreas Helps Manage Type 1 Diabetes

Living with Type 1 diabetes (T1D) requires constant management. Due to a deficient pancreas, food and exercise must be manually balanced against blood sugar and regular insulin injections.

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

/PRNewswire/ -- 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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NSF-funded project at UVA aims to store and protect COVID-19 research data - University-Industry Engagement Week - Tech Transfer Central

The National Science Foundation has awarded the University of Virginia a $1.2 million expansion of an earlier grant to develop a secure, high-performance

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Muscle by Muscle, This UVA Startup Company is Revolutionizing Sports Medicine and Beyond

Three UVA professors aim to revolutionize sports medicine and how the world views human muscle by turning MRI data into 3-D reports that can better treat a wide range of muscle conditions.

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University Gap Fund/Accelerator Programs / Conversations with Leaders: University of Virginia

Interview with Community of Action member UVA Seed Fund describing lessons learned, new opportunities, and advice for other university gap fund and accelerator programs

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UVA’s 2020 Innovators of the Year Create Groundbreaking HIV Treatment App

PositiveLinks creates an intimate relationship between patients and their care-givers that is proven to keep HIV patients in treatment, thereby improving their own health and squelching transmission of the disease.

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Charlottesville BioHub Awarded $548,000 GO Virginia Grant To Grow and Develop Biotechnology Innovation in the Region - CvilleBioHub

The CvilleBioHub has been awarded $548,000 from the GO Virginia initiative to lead the growth and expansion of the biotechnology innovation cluster in Central Virginia.

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University Launches Research Achievement Awards in Wake of Increased Funding

The $3,000 awards recognize top research, plus mentorship, collaboration and public impact. But hurry – nominations are due Dec. 2.

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UVA Professor’s Promising Cancer Drug Attracts $25 Million in Funding

Early lab results show that ZB131 could reduce growth and even kill multiple types of cancer cells, including ovarian, pancreatic, lung and colorectal. The new funding will go toward manufacturing and testing the drug in human clinical trials.

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