UMN startup BKB Floral Foam took first place at startup competition MN Cup, beating out 90 semifinalists to be crowned Grand Prize Winner and receive $50,000 in funding
Alisha Wackerle-Hollman is an innovator and assistant research professor of educational psychology whose research focus is on early childhood development and designing equitable assessments for young preschoolers.
The University of Minnesota today released new statistics about its technology commercialization successes covering fiscal year 2022, including a record number of startups created and patents issued by U.S. and foreign authorities to University inventors.
Retinal exams are being evaluated as potential Alzheimer’s screening methods. UMN researchers Robert Vince and Swati More have developed and licensed one such technology that is showing promising results in early clinical trials.
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.
