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"Celebrate Invention" Reception Honors Over 500 UM Inventors
UM's Third Annual
"Celebrate Invention" Reception
Over 250 people attended this year's "Celebrate Invention" reception at the Michigan League Ballroom on October 1, 2003. The event is held each year in order to recognize the efforts of those University of Michigan faculty and investigators who are involved in bringing the results of their research to the world through technology transfer. This year over 500 UM inventors were being honored. University President Mary Sue Coleman addressed the attendees who came from throughout the University, neighboring businesses and our community and described the importance of research and tech transfer to the missions of the University.
Dr. Raymond Counsell, professor emeritus in Pharmacology, received the University's first Lifetime Achievement Award for Technology Transfer in recognition of his 40-year career at UM and his efforts to see his research findings put to practical use in patient treatment. President Coleman presented this award along with Associate Vice President for Research, Marvin Parnes (pictured here). Presently two start-up companies, MetaProbe and Cellectar, are working to commercialize Counsell's research. Both companies have former students of Dr. Counsell in their management teams.
UM Public Health professor, Dr. Hunein "John" Maassab, was also presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award for Technology Transfer in recognition of his work to perfect a live-virus vaccination delivered by way of nasal spray. Dr. Maassab's work resulted in FluMist, the new inhaled flu vaccine being produced and marketed by MedImmune Inc. The Lifetime Achievement Award for Technology Transfer was presented to Dr. Massab by President Coleman, and the School of Public Health Dean, Noreen Clark, pictured here.
This year, as in years past, guests were joined by a number of UM scientists who came with their inventions, ready to discuss their work and give a glimpse into the art of discovery. Here, Dr. Maya Eibschitz-Tsimhoni of the Kellogg Eye Center discusses her new scalpel design for ocular surgery.
Dr. Johann Borenstein (Mechanical Engineering) points out the design elements of his team's most recent OmniTread hyper-mobility robot design.
Other UM Researchers presenting their work at the Celebrate Invention Reception included:
- Tim Becker, Biomedical Engineering
- Suman Das, Mechanical Engineering
- Stephen Fienberg, Dentistry
- Scott Hollister, Biomedical Engineering
- Daryl Kipke, Biomedical Engineering
- Abhinand Lath, Architecture
- Zheng-Dong Ma, Mechanical Engineering
- Noel Perkins, Mechanical Engineering
- Luke Pinkerton, Civil Engineering
If you were not able to join us this year, we look forward to seeing you next year, at the fourth annual Celebrate Invention reception.
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