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Fiscal Year 2025 Impact Report: U-M Innovators Break Multiple Research Commercialization Records
9/16/2024At Innovation Partnerships, we believe in the transformative power of research. This year’s Impact Report celebrates how our innovation ecosystem translates research discoveries into real-world solutions that improve and save lives. Fiscal Year 2025 was a landmark year for research commercialization at the University of Michigan. Our office received 673...
Fiscal Year 2025 Impact Report: U-M Innovators Break Multiple Research Commercialization Records
8/26/2025At Innovation Partnerships, we believe in the transformative power of research. This year’s Impact Report celebrates how our innovation ecosystem translates research discoveries into real-world solutions that improve and save lives. Fiscal Year 2025 was a landmark year for research commercialization at the University of Michigan. Our office received 673...
Biomedical projects supported by MTRAC Life Sciences push boundaries
8/20/2025Biomedical research has the power to transform lives and strengthen communities. Programs like the Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization (MTRAC) for Life Sciences Innovation Hub, housed within Innovation Partnerships at the University of Michigan, foster the growth and flourishing of biomedical research, bringing it one step closer to commercialization. The...
Zhong He named 2025 Distinguished University Innovator of the Year
8/19/2025When Zhong He was unable to find a radiation detector that operated the way he wanted, he decided to build one himself. He developed a semiconductor gamma-ray detector with unprecedented energy accuracy and imaging capability combined on the same sensor. The new detector was so effective that it was sent...
Accelerate Blue Foundry Expedites Startup Creation
8/13/2025It all started with a question: is there a way to expedite the launch of University of Michigan innovations into startups that help solve some of society’s greatest challenges? The answer is “yes” as confirmed by the new Accelerate Blue Foundry program by Innovation Partnerships. “We’ve long recognized that beyond...
U-M startup HistoSonics announces $2.25B acquisition
8/7/2025The University of Michigan has another unicorn. HistoSonics, a U-M startup founded in 2009, announced a $2.25 billion acquisition by a consortium of top-tier investors, joining a short list of companies stemming from the university that have reached billion-dollar status. The infusion of funds will allow HistoSonics to accelerate the...
Impact Newsletter – July 2025
7/29/2025Summer is in full swing in Ann Arbor as we enjoy incredibly long days, the occasional thunderstorm and a campus that truly never stops buzzing with the excitement of discovery. Our team at Innovation Partnerships is constantly looking for new ways to best meet the needs of the university’s community of innovators, and I am excited to share a new development.
MTRAC Advanced Transportation Innovation Hub awards $2M to advance mobility-related research in collaboration with the EV Center
7/23/2025The Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization (MTRAC) Advanced Transportation Innovation Hub hosted by Innovation Partnerships, in collaboration with the University of Michigan’s Electric Vehicle (EV) Center, has announced the allocation of over $2 million to support 13 promising research projects. These initiatives span from early to mid-stage development and represent...
Liferna Biotech, Innovation Partnerships Celebrate Licensing Agreement with Startup Bell Celebration
6/5/2025While rare, fibrotic autoimmune diseases are devastating, with afflicted patients having extremely limited treatment options. These diseases profoundly impact the lives of not only those fighting it, but the lives of their caregivers as well. One such fibrotic disease is systemic sclerosis (SSc), also known as scleroderma, which is characterized...
Impact Newsletter – May 2025
5/29/2025I’m pleased to share the May edition of our Impact Newsletter, which highlights key milestones and momentum across the University of Michigan’s innovation landscape.
Accelerate Blue Fund Highlights $6.8M Total Investment in U-M Startups In 2024 Impact Report
5/28/2025The Accelerate Blue Fund team is proud to share the 2024 AB Fund Annual Report, detailing the fund’s performance and progress of its portfolio companies. As of December 31, 2024, the Accelerate Blue Fund (AB Fund) has $15.6 million under management and has invested more than $6.8 million in 25...
U-M Bioinformatics Startup, Fragmatics, Celebrates Licensing with Startup Bell Celebration
5/20/2025On May 20, the team from Fragmatics joined Innovation Partnerships at the North Campus Research Complex to honor their official launch as a University of Michigan (U-M) startup with a bell ringing celebration. In attendance was U-M’s Dr. Alexey I. Nesvizhskii, the Godfrey Dorr Stobbe Professor of Bioinformatics, professor of...
New Michigan Regional Engagement Principal Appointed by Department of Defense
5/13/2025The Defense Innovation Unit’s Commercial Operations Team, a Department of Defense (DoD) organization focused on adopting commercial technology at speed and scale for national security is pleased to announce the appointment of Helena Krusec as the new Michigan Regional Engagement Principal. In her new role, Krusec will cultivate partnerships across...