Press Release

IdeaFunding has played a significant role in the entrepreneurial landscape for over twenty-five years and is Southern Arizona’s largest and longest running pitch competition. Over the past two months, early-stage startup companies from all over Arizona have participated in several rounds of company pitch presentations at IdeaFunding, part of the TENWEST Impact Festival by Startup Tucson. IdeaFunding is co-led by the University of Arizona Center for Innovation (UACI) and presented by the Arizona Commerce Authority.

Tech Parks Arizona is pleased to announce the internal promotion of two team members. Tech Parks Arizona develops purpose-built environments customized to support businesses and facilitate university-industry interactions creating a dynamic community where startup companies and technology giants work side by side.

Applications for the 2023 IdeaFunding competition are live and startups can submit applications before August 28, 2023.

Company to take forward UArizona-invented diagnostic platform for the early detection of chronic disease

Sylvan Source, Inc. (SSI), a University of Arizona Center for Innovation (UACI) company, has confirmed the validation of the proprietary technology underlying SSI product families. The validation was completed via a thorough process performed by a non-biased, third-party senior scientist at Fermilab, Alan D. Bross, Ph.D. SSI provides industrial-municipal water treatment plants and thermal energy recovery systems with superior energy efficiency, fewer points of failure, and up to 50% lower capital expenditures and operational expenses.