Amy Mathers, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine & Pathology, Division of Infectious Disease and International Health at UVA has been studying molecular epidemiology for more than ten years. Her expertise in tracking bacterial DNA sequences has a...
Each year, an estimated 300,000 cases of Lyme disease are reported in the United States. Lyme disease can cause joint pain, fatigue, muscle stiffness, and lead to devastating neurological problems. Nonspecific symptoms make diagnosing Lyme disease a ...
In September 2016, Samsung issued a massive recall of the Galaxy Note 7 phone after a manufacturing defect caused the phones’ batteries to generate excessive heat and catch fire. The exploding phone PR nightmare gave everyone who carries a cell phone...
In 2008, UVA Professor of Infectious Disease, Paul Hoffman, Ph.D. along with one of UVA’s most prolific inventors and two-time winner of the Innovator of the Year Award (1997, 2010), Professor of Chemistry and Pharmacology Tim Macdonald, Ph.D. submit...
UVA Biology Professor, Michael Timko, Ph.D. has been studying functional genomics of plants at UVA for over 30 years. He has conducted sponsored research ranging from the examination of photosynthetic efficiency of pine trees in the southern United S...
The Fund’s fourth investment aims to drive FDA approval process of novel medical device May 16, 2018 (Charlottesville, VA) – The University of Virginia Licensing & Ventures Group (LVG) Seed Fund announced today its fourth investment - 510 Kardiac...
In the heart of every UVA research lab are the students working alongside faculty to advance ideas. Jason Papin, Professor of Biomedical Engineering at UVA runs the Computational Systems Biology Lab where undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral fe...
We often see early entrepreneurs relying on an informal network of advisors instead of setting up a formal advisory board, but an advisory board is an invaluable tool that every entrepreneur should have from the inception of the business. There are a...
Thank you to all who joined LVG last week at the Rotunda to celebrate the 2018 UVA Innovator of the Year, Dr. Jeff Elias! Special thanks to the UVA Office of the Vice President for Research, UVA Neurosurgery, the Focused Ultrasound Foundation, and Un...
The UVA LVG 2017 Annual Report is now available. We are proud to share Engaging Ideas which includes stories featuring UVA researchers who are currently working alongside UVA LVG and engaged in commercialization activity. View online: UVA LVG 2017 An...