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This opthalmologist is doing healthcare AI the right way
Physician-scientist and AMA member Michael Abramoff, MD, PhD, identified a problem and then painstakingly spent eight years building an augmented intelligence (AI) solution to fix it.
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UI Innovators Workshop accepting applications
UI Innovators workshop is accepting applications for January cohort
Portfolio
AI for medical diagnoses, breath-through treatments for cystic fibrosis, surgical robotics, revolutionary engineering modeling, solar driven desalination-- our portfolio companies are taking the world by storm
portfolio
Lung imaging
Artificial Intelligence system for diagnosing disease through the eye
Genetic therapy for treating genetic lung disease including cystic fibrosis.
Research and development of mid and long wave infrared LEDs and lasers
Sunlight driven water treatment technologies
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Robotic-assistive insertion systems for cochlear implants
Communication platform for nonverbal patients
Benchtop instrument to rapidly separate cancer cells from a biopsy
Multi-frequency oscillatory ventilator for patient-specific approach to respiratory therapy
Non-invasive, wearable device to manage blood sugar and enhance insulin sensitivity.
Spotlight
Urologist Dr. Amy Pearlman leads UIHC Men's Health Program.
Professor Fatima Toor, co-founder of Firefly Photonics, studies the field of photonics at the interface of optical engineering, quantum physics, and electromagnetics. Her company has received multiple Small Business grants to commercialize infrared LEDs and was awarded the 2019 UI Faculty Startup of the Year award.
Dr. Joun Lee, CEO of water filtration company Pani Clean has been awarded an SBIR to continue development of their solar driven system filtration system.
UI Resources
E-commerce initiative for UI technologies
State-of-the-art prototyping for Iowa inventors
Convenient company location for access to research resources.
UI Research Foundation
Manages and licenses UI technology
Lab space for early stage UI companies
UI Innovators Workshop
Teaches customer discovery and early stage business concepts
UI SBIR/STTR Resources
UI resources and contacts for SBIR/STTR grants