UM Celebrates Innovation
Hundreds of scientists and researchers from the University of Michigan gathered at the Michigan League Wednesday for Celebrate Invention, UM's annual event celebrating the college's scientists and innovators.
The companies exhibiting were:
LectureTools Inc.
Perry Samson, Jason Aubrey, Kiran Jagadeesh
LectureTools is a web-based learning tool designed for the lecture environment. Instructors upload presentations and add interactive activities to improve student engagement, attentiveness, and participation during lecture. Students are provided an interactive learning environment allowing them to become more organized and engaged in course material.
H3D Inc. - Polaris project
Zhong He, Feng Zhang, Willy Kaye, Weiyi Wang
High-precision, easily-portable radiation detection sensors which provide the unique ability to visualize, in real time, the precise 3-dimensional location and isotopic composition of radioactive materials.
Resuscitative Aortic Occlusion System
Jonathan L. Eliason, Colonel Todd E. Rasmussen
Current wartime vascular injury rates are nearly 5 times that of other wars. Non-compressible sites of torso hemorrhage are the leading cause of preventable battlefield death. This resuscitative aortic occlusion device bridges injured soldiers to definitive treatment.
UM Mobile Apps Center
Ryan Vis, Joe Swanson, Cassandra Carson and the ITS Mobile and Web Team
Helping developers across UM use their creativity, passion and knowledge of technology to design solutions that enhance the way we connect and share information.
4-D Carbon Nanotube Surfaces
John Hart, Sameh Tawfick, Michael De Volder, Davor Copic, Sei Jin Park
Our technology enables the design and fabrication of complex surface architectures by self-assembly of carbon nanotubes. CNT surfaces have novel mechanical, electrical, thermal, and biochemical properties, which can be actively transduced; and can be manufactured efficiently at large scales.
SupRA Systems Inc.
Susan Brown, Jeanne Langan
SupRA Systems, Inc. provides customized therapy for individuals with impaired arm and hand function resulting from stroke, cerebral palsy, and Parkinson's Disease. The ULTrATM device, expands services via telemedicine technology and allows therapists to quantify treatment progress and effectiveness.
Multimodal Automated Sensory Testing System
Steven E. Harte, Grant H. Kruger, Daniel J. Clauw
The MAST System is a portable and battery-operated device platform designed for quantitative sensory testing at the point-of-care. It is comprised of three wirelessly interconnected components: a control computer, a touch screen for patient feedback, and a PID-controlled pressure stimulator.
Oral Lab
Hakan Oral, Fred Morady, Elif Oral
Focused on Cardiovascular Medicine and Cardiac Electrophysiology, the Oral lab is primarily engaged in research involving the treatment of arrhythmias, atrial fibrillation, radio frequency catheter ablation and supraventricular and ventricular arrhythmias. This work has successfully spawned the start-up company Ablation Frontiers, which, in 2009, was acquired by Medtronic. Going forward, there are several projects poised for commercialization.
