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Startup Scales Up Eco-Friendly Ingredients for Cleaning, Personal Care

Sironix Renewables uses a patented method to make nontoxic, sustainably-sourced surfactants that replace their counterparts made from petroleum.

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October 27, 2021

Research Tools: Distributing Resources to Spur Scientific Progress

A Technology Commercialization program helps researchers share tools developed in the course of their work with others in academic and industry settings.

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July 28, 2021

Treating Parkinson’s with Surgical Precision

University startup Surgical Information Sciences generates patient-specific 3D maps to help surgeons more precisely target deep brain stimulation.

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June 28, 2021

Collaboration with Cisco Explores Frontier of Data Technologies

The projects seek to advance cutting-edge technologies that transform the way people access, manage, and protect data.

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May 26, 2021

Changing Gears: Startup’s Next Mechanical Game Teaches Electronics

Three years after launching the Turing Tumble to teach computing concepts using marbles, Paul Boswell and his team are bringing a second game to market.

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May 26, 2021

Unearthing Potential: Startup Makes Geothermal More Efficient

Darcy Solutions' systems provide greater heating and cooling capacity using less above-ground space, making them easier to install in existing buildings.

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February 4, 2021

USPTO Director: US Must Broaden Involvement in Innovation

Many groups are still underrepresented in the intellectual property system, which accelerates the introduction of new ideas and technologies into society.

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December 22, 2020

Catamaran Bio, Based in Part on UMN Research, Soars with Early Funding

A biotech startup created to bring new cancer therapies to life has attracted high levels of funding during its early-stage investment rounds.

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November 24, 2020

UMN Startup BlueCube Bio Takes MN Cup Grand Prize

The startup, based on College of Science and Engineering research, is developing a nontoxic method for preserving biological cells used for cell therapy.

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September 24, 2020

Nonprofit Startup Gets Unused Medications to Minnesotans in Need

Student-founded RoundtableRx sources unexpired medications from health care facilities across the state to help people who can't afford their prescriptions.

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September 8, 2020
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  • About Us
    • About the Research & Innovation Office
    • Leadership
      • Interim Vice President for Research & Innovation
      • VPRI Search
      • RIO Leadership Team
      • E4 by Design
    • UMN Research Statistics
    • Administrative Support Units
    • Academic Centers & Institutes
    • Advisory & Oversight Committees
      • Council of Research Associate Deans (CRAD)
      • Community Oversight Board
      • Research Integrity & Safety Collaborative (RISC)
    • RIO Internal Policies
    • Staff List
    • Contact Us
  • Resources
    • Overview
    • Research Facilities & Expertise
    • Research Tools & Applications
    • Research Information Systems
      • The Office of Research Information Systems
      • ORIS Staff List
    • Research Animal Resources
    • Biosafety Level 3 Program
      • About BSL-3
      • Advisory Committee Meetings & Submission Dates
      • Frequently Asked Questions
      • Facilities
      • BSL-3/ABSL-3 Research Laboratory Suites
      • Related Resources
      • Contact BSL-3
    • International Research
      • International Research Support & Guidance
      • Disclosing Foreign Support to Federal Science Agencies
      • Conflicts of Commitment/Interest & Foreign Talent Recruitment Programs
        • Foreign Talent Recruitment Programs
      • Hosting International Visitors, Scholars & Researchers
      • Traveling Abroad
      • International Institutional Agreements
      • Export Controls & Sanctions Compliance
      • Helpful Resources & Contacts
  • Funding & Awards
    • Research Development
    • RIO Funding & Awards
      • Artist-in-Residence
        • About Artist-in-Residence Awards
        • Award Recipients
      • Biotechnology & Biomanufacturing Seed Grants
        • About Biotechnology & Biomanufacturing Seed Grants
        • BBIC Awardees
      • Grant in Aid
        • About Grant-in-Aid
        • Exemplary Proposals
        • Awarded Equipment
        • Award Recipients
        • Frequently Asked Questions
      • National Security Research Institute Seed Grants
        • About National Security Research Institute Seed Grants
      • NC A&T & UMN Research Partnership Award
        • About NC A&T & UMN Research Partnership Award
        • 2025 Awards
        • 2024 Awards
      • Research Infrastructure Investment Program
        • About the Program
        • Past Awards
      • GeoCommunities Seed Grants
        • About GeoCommunities Seed Grants
        • 2024 Awards
      • Innovation Impact Case Award
        • About the Innovation Impact Case Award
        • 2025 Awardees
        • 2024 Awardees
        • 2023 Awardees
        • 2022 Awardees
      • Matching Funds
      • Research Technical Staff Award
        • 2025 Awardees
        • 2024 Awardees
        • 2023 Awardees
        • 2022 Awardees
      • MnDRIVE Funding
      • Research Computing Funding
      • Review Committee
    • U of M Internal Funding
    • Limited Submissions
      • About the Limited Submissions Program
      • List of Opportunities
    • Proposals & Awards (SPA)
    • F&A Costs, Effort Reporting
  • Ethics & Compliance
    • Overview
    • Research Integrity & Compliance (RIC)
    • Human Research Protection
    • Institutional Review Board (IRB)
    • Animal Care & Use (IACUC)
    • Biotechnology Activities Oversight (OBAO)
    • Export Controls
    • Conflict of Interest
    • Reporting Research Misconduct
    • Research Compliance Training Guide
    • Research Ethics Week
  • Industry & Partnership
    • Partnerships for Corporations & Industry
    • Building Successful Industry Partnerships
    • Research Agreements
    • Confidentiality Agreements
    • Starting a Company (Venture Center)
    • Technology Commercialization
    • Strategic Research Partnerships
      • National Security Research Institute
    • MnDRIVE
      • About MnDrive
      • Louis Stokes North Star STEM Alliance/MnDRIVE Partnership
      • Transdisciplinary Research Program
  • News & Announcements
    • News & Announcements
    • All Past News & Announcements
    • UMN Research Newsletter
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