News and Announcements

MU ingenuity provides solutions for a better life

Patenting an invention and using it as the foundation for a new business is never a solo endeavor, according to Jim Fay, serial inventor and keynote speaker at MU’s April 29 “Taking Your Ideas to Market” virtual event.

Bringing ideas to life

Mizzou supports faculty, staff and students involved in commercialization activities with education and training, translational research programs, industry partnerships and more. Their work fuels economic growth and improves lives in Missouri and beyond.

MU Licenses Patented Screening Technology for Autism

Judith Miles, professor emerita of child health and genetics, and Gary Yao, professor of biomedical, biological and chemical engineering, developed a device and associated software that makes it possible to track and measure these movements in children at an earlier age than was previously possible.

Grit and Passion

Four intense years of research, building a niche market, innovating and raising capital paid off for Roo Storage.

Mizzou recognized as economic prosperity university

Mizzou's renewed designation is in recognition of its continued “substantive, sustainable and institution-wide commitment” to regional economic growth and opportunity.

TigerAware

It's a cross-platform software system that makes it easier for researchers to collect mood, substance usage and other data in real time from individuals using an app on their smart phones.

MU licenses gene therapy

MU is one step closer to helping bring more gene therapies to market thanks to the work of Dongsheng Duan, a Margaret Proctor Mulligan Professor in medical research at the School of Medicine, and professionals in the office of Technology Advancement.

It’s been a dynamic year for Mizzou innovators, creators and startups

Mizzou and its Office of Technology Advancement patented and leveraged the commercial potential of a remarkable variety of intellectual property in FY19.