News & Announcements

Star Tribune op-ed highlights the UMN Tech Comm team and economic importance of tech transfer.

Michael Oakes weighs in on the economic importance of research universities in a Star Tribune op-ed.

OVPR has announced the recipients of the 2022 Research Infrastructure Investment Program awards. The program provides funding to ensure the viability of critical facilities and research support services across the University.

Recent recipient of a $1 million SBIR grant and NovoClade founder Siba Das worked with several UMN programs, including the Venture Center and Discovery Launchpad, along his journey from scientist to startup executive.

12 startups participated in Walleye Tank, a life science pitch competition produced by UMN Tech Comm and the Mayo Clinic to highlight companies that are tackling challenging healthcare problems in unique ways. 

In addition to impacting climate change through her scholarship and the work of the University’s Institute on the Environment (IonE), Jessica Hellmann finds success in a third pathway through entrepreneurship via Geofinancial Analytics, a startup company based on her research ideas and collaborations formed through the IonE.

OVPR granted nearly $500,000 to two projects, one to study ways to mitigate lead pollution in Minnesota soil and water and another to develop models to better understand the development of rare but deadly tumors. 

The University of Minnesota has launched 200 startup companies since 2006, a major milestone, and has been ranked first for technology transfer within the heartland, a 20-state region, and fifth among all US public universities.

Carrie Haskell-Luevano develops novel chemical compounds and molecular tools for healthcare applications.

The University of Minnesota Office of Budget and Finance has reached an agreement with the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) on the FY23 fringe benefit rates.