News & Announcements

A U of M researcher's startup aims to develop biobased surfactants that, unlike conventional ones, maintain their cleaning power in hard water.

B-MoGen, founded in 2016, develops more complex gene editing tools for use in a wide variety of academic and industry settings.

With 89 patents granted in 2018, the U of M has consecutively moved up the listing each of the last four years from its rank of 50th in 2014. 

Six startups based on U of M research, launched through Technology Commercialization, are competing in this year's MinnesotaCup—and many more are led by U alumni and students.

U of M startup Calyxt's new kind of soybean, which produces a healthier soybean oil, was recently highlighted by NPR.

University Regent Michael Hsu recently detailed how the U of M has helped grow the state's economy, including through its research and innovation.

U of M startup Miromatrix Medical Inc., a biotech company developing transplantable organs, recently received an award that aims to accelerate the development of medical technologies that treat kidney diseases.

A work group was convened to discuss the participation cost language in the consent template, and institution-wide expectations for research participation cost coverage when a research participant is billed for research related activities that will not be covered by the study, sponsor, or insurance.

The HRPP has changed the requirements for certain types of research that use the short form method of consent

U of M startup Early Learning Labs, based on research from the College of Education and Human Development, has been acquired by Renaissance.