Here's what's happening and some of our successes
UEL is excited to release a new logo, and will be rolling out some changes to our website within the next few weeks. We took some time to think about our place in the community, and our logo reflects this. The design for the updated UEL logo honors the past and looks at connections to the ... [Continue Reading]
University Enterprise Labs hosted two innovation tours on April 17 through the International Conference on Business Incubation, through InBIA. InBIA is a global network of business incubators, accelerators, and entrepreneurship centers - and attendees came from Poland, Mexico, Brazil, Belize, and ... [Continue Reading]
Happy November! One of our goals for November is to understand how sustainable we are at UEL. In the next few weeks, you'll see more recycle and compost bins, information on how to recycle unusual items, and contests for our resident UEL companies. UEL partnered with Ramsey County and Aspen ... [Continue Reading]
Rich in entities that support life-science entrepreneurs, Minnesota has an industry now boasting of scores of new players. Because a growing, vibrant life-science industry is key to Minnesota’s economic vitality, it’s critical that Minnesota businesses, organizations, government agencies and ... [Continue Reading]
Lite Run started at a swim meet. While watching their daughters compete, John Hauck and Doug Johnson were discussing how John’s knee pain was impacting his love of running. With John’s medical device background and Doug’s product development expertise, they started envisioning ways to displace ... [Continue Reading]
LiteRun shipped its first equipment order to a customer in March! Pictured is LiteRun VP of Quality, Bruce Wigness, with the crate containing the debut walker. And atop the crate are boxes of varied-sized pants to achieve the patented LiteRun "un-weighting effect" benefiting patients whom are ... [Continue Reading]
Whether just starting out or an established entity, companies' teams can ALWAYS benefit from educational resources which refresh information, introduce new concepts/approaches and highlight data important for their continued growth. UEL is committed to positively impacting the trajectory of ... [Continue Reading]
ROSEVILLE, Minn., Jan. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Rebiotix Inc., a clinical-stage microbiome company focused on harnessing the power of the human microbiome to treat debilitating diseases, announced today its successful first phase of collaboration with CoreBiome to measure the ability of RBX2660 and ... [Continue Reading]
On January 1, 2018, Minnesota Lions Eye Bank changed its organization name to Lions Gift of Sight! Several reasons compelled the change, including: Minnesota Lions Eye Bank, now Lions Gift of Sight, serves a large area that is outside of Minnesota, and a name that is not state-specific will be ... [Continue Reading]
Bo Hedlund, PhD, joined NDA Partners as an Expert Consultant. He is currently an Adjunct Professor of Medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School. During his academic career at the University, Dr. Hedlund conducted research on hemoglobin chemistry and the role of iron in biology and ... [Continue Reading]
Are you confident about your ability to lead others? Learning how to lead when projects go upward, downward and side-to-side is more critical than ever before. This Lunch & Learn session will introduce you to the concept of Project Leadership. It's not about working harder... It's about ... [Continue Reading]
Mark your calendars for Wednesday, July 18 for this year's annual UEL BBQ! This has historically been one of the best networking parties of the summer -- don't miss it! For information or to become a BBQ Sponsor, please email info@uelmn.org today! ... [Continue Reading]
MINNEAPOLIS - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Minnesota Clinical Research Hub (MCRH) announced its first contract for a multi-site, Phase I clinical research study. The contract was awarded to Prism Research and MD Biosciences, both based in St. Paul, MN and two of MCRH’s founding members. “Minnesota has always ... [Continue Reading]
Peytant Solutions, Inc., headed by CEO John Schorgl, is committed to improving quality of life for patients worldwide by utilizing regenerative biomaterials to provide transformational solutions for luminal diseases. The first product in the platform is the AMStent™ System. Intended for treatment ... [Continue Reading]
Xenamed is a pharmaceutical drug development company founded in 2016. Xenamed develops products at UEL and collaborates with contract manufacturing organizations for manufacturing clinical supplies, submission batches, and eventually commercialization. In addition to research and development, ... [Continue Reading]
Lite Run Inc. is pleased to announce that it has won a $100,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research. The award targets the development of a home version of the innovative Lite Run mobility device ... [Continue Reading]
Less than two months after raising $800,000 in a seed financing round, University of Minnesota spinoff CoreBiome Inc. officially announced its launch as a new player in the burgeoning field of microbiome-related research and development. The firm’s CEO is Dan Knights, an assistant professor of ... [Continue Reading]
What if your skin were the “device” delivering drugs to effectively treat diseases such as arthritis? While the best treatment for arthritis pain is high doses of pain relievers like ibuprofen, repeated ingestion of many medications can result in ulcers and kidney problems. Dr. Eric Morrison, ... [Continue Reading]
When John Schorgl and his team set goals, they tend to reach them! Peytant Solutions was recently awarded a grant for BioBusiness from Regenerative Medicine Minnesota for a human amnion tissue covered scaffold, called the AmnioStent™, for the treatment of malignant airway strictures. The goal of ... [Continue Reading]
UEL is proud of its two 2017 MN Cup Semifinalists! While neither LiteRun nor General Probiotics were selected as MN Cup Finalists, we congratulate these young businesses for their participation and look forward to witnessing their further growth! ... [Continue Reading]
UEL to host an educational luncheon forum as part of Twin Cities Start-Up Week -- Friday, October 13 at 11:30 a.m. --- join us! A panel of university and company representatives will explain and discuss how small businesses may benefit from working with universities. The panel will focus on R&D ... [Continue Reading]
If you're interested in attending events and activities throughout Twin Cities Start-Up Week 2017, please check out this comprehensive calendar of events! https://twincitiesstartupweek2017.sched.com/ ... [Continue Reading]
July 13, 2017 MINNEAPOLIS, MINN — Nonprofit UEL owns Minnesota’s largest, multi-company, state-of-the-art laboratory facility. UEL is governed by a board and leadership team dedicated to supporting early-stage life science and complementary technology ventures in an ecosystem that enables ... [Continue Reading]
Ximedica was honored by multiple UEL tenants and friends as they graduated from the UEL March 15, relocating their team, labs and offices to their new location: 2840 Vicksburg Lane Plymouth, MN 55447. Medical Alley Association's Shaye Mandle (also a UEL Board Director) was on hand to congratulate ... [Continue Reading]
University Enterprise Laboratories in October of 2016 completed one of its most visible and impactful property improvements when it repaved or completely replaced its more than 180,000 square foot parking lot that surrounds the building. The project, begun on October 11 and completed October 26 by ... [Continue Reading]
Local health care startups targeting regenerative medicine, obesity, glaucoma, blood cancer and other fields led the list of the biggest 2016 recipients of funding from investors eligible for the Minnesota Angel Tax Credit. The program allows angel funds that have been certified by the ... [Continue Reading]
Facility to convert 14,000 square feet of space to new specialized lab space University Enterprise Laboratories (UEL) took a dramatic step in its continuing effort to improve its offerings to the scientific community when it launched the most significant construction project since the initial ... [Continue Reading]
Installation of 1,000 solar panels to provide 25 percent of the facilities electric energy needs ST. PAUL, MN — Within the next few weeks, University Enterprise Laboratories (UEL) expects to flip the switch on a rooftop solar array that will provide as much as 25 percent of its electricity needs. ... [Continue Reading]
MONTREAL, Dec. 22, 2016 /CNW Telbec/ – BioAmber Inc. (NYSE: BIOA), a leader in renewable materials, today announced that it has priced an underwritten offering of 1,748,750 shares of its common stock at a price of $4.00 per share. The gross proceeds to the Company will be approximately $7.0 ... [Continue Reading]
By Kathryn Grayson About a decade ago, Minnesota’s political and business leaders campaigned to refashion the state into a growing hub for biotech companies. There were task forces and a 20-year plan. The Legislature created special Bioscience Zones as executives joined state officials in meetings ... [Continue Reading]
PROVIDENCE, RI (Sept. 22, 2016) – XIMEDICA, a leading full service medical technologies development firm, today announced its strategic partnership with Cambridge MedSpace. Located in the heart of Cambridge, Massachusetts the concept for MedSpace is the brainchild of MIT researcher Nevan Hanumara ... [Continue Reading]
NEPDC and TREAT Award $150K to Medical Device Innovators Four winners announced in 2016 Target Challenge grant competition held by New England Pediatric Device Consortium (NEPDC), Center for Translation of Rehabilitation Engineering Advances and Technology (TREAT), Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of ... [Continue Reading]
Silicon North Stars grow in third year; long-incubating ISurTec launches from University Enterprise Labs July 16, 2016 Submitted by Silicon North Stars The Silicon North Stars program sends Minnesota students who want to build tech industry skills to the Silicon Valley for a week. NEAL ST. ... [Continue Reading]
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