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	U.Va. to Participate in 2012 BIO International Convention, Co-Sponsors the Translational Research Forum Business Wire May 29, 2012 WASHINGTON, May 29, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) - Universities have historically been on the front lines of translating innovative research into novel medicines and technologies useful to patients. More
	University of Virginia Chosen as Site of 2013 Hartwell Foundation Conference U.Va. Today News Release May 15, 2012 The University of Virginia and The Hartwell Foundation are expanding their long-standing relationship, with the announcement that the Foundation has selected Charlottesville as the site of its 2013 Annual Meeting of Biomedical Research. More
	U.Va. Venture Summit: Turning Ideas Into Businesses U.Va. Today News Release April 16, 2012 Technology and business ventures with ties to the University of Virginia will be pitched to an audience of investors from across the country, representing roughly $20 billion in active capital funds, at U.Va.'s fourth annual Venture Summit, being held April 19 in the Old Cabell Hall auditorium and April 20 in room 50 More
	'Serial Entrepreneur' Robin A. Felder Named U.Va. Innovator of the Year U.Va. News Release April 4, 2012 U.Va. Innovation, a new initiative dedicated to maximizing the impact of University of Virginia research discoveries, has named Robin A. Felder its 2012 Edlich-Henderson Innovator of the Year. The highest honor bestowed on a U.Va. More
	U.Va. Cancer Center to Partner with Virginia-Based Companies to Improve Care U.Va. Health System News Release March 20, 2012 More
	ATCC-U.Va. Collaboration to Foster Biotech Discovery U.Va. Innovation News Release March 15, 2012 ATCC, the premier biological materials resource and standards organization, and the University of Virginia, the commonwealth's flagship research university, have announced an innovative partnership to fund postdoctoral research in the biosciences. More
	Join the Conversation U.Va. Innovation January 24, 2012 Connect with U.Va. Innovation on social media and our blog for access to the latest news, events and announcements. More
	U.Va. Ventures Score $1.8M to Commercialize Research U.Va. Innovation News Release January 11, 2012 Nine innovative U.Va. ventures are receiving funding from the Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund. More
	Straightening Out Memory Chip Design Benton H. Calhoun, Ph.D. UVAPF 2011 Annual Report November 11, 2011 As transistors and other complex circuitry become smaller and thus more difficult to fabricate on a silicon chip, device manufacturers are running into significant physical design constraints, but Benton H. Calhoun, Ph.D., and graduate student Randy W. Mann have invented a new circuit blueprint that could solve these physical design challenges. More
	New Leadership Signals Expanded Role for UVAPF Michael P. Straightiff UVAPF 2011 Annual Report November 11, 2011 Michael P. Straightiff joined the University of Virginia Patent Foundation as director Sept. 21, bringing to the organization an expanded focus on business development and new-venture creation. More