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The Venture Center recently announced it launched 19 new companies in the past fiscal year to ensure its innovations reach the people and industries they were designed to help.

Technology Commercialization staff have organized workshops that inspire researchers to think about industry partnerships which could offer new opportunities for launching research projects that address industry-relevant problems and benefit society through new products and services.

Miromatrix, a startup based on U of M technology, has launched a new company to further develop products related to its organ-engineering business.

Researchers showcased medical devices they have developed for veterans who are undergoing physical rehabilitation or have physical disabilities. 

FastBridge Learning, based on University of Minnesota research, has been acquired by Irvine, Calif.-based Illuminate Education Inc.

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.