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Honors earned by Southern Arizona businesses, leaders and organizations.

UArizona inventors were issued 92 patents in 2022 for innovations that included a technique for imaging cancer cells and a wearable 3D augmented reality display.

CatSat is a small satellite carrying a new communications concept – an inflatable antenna – into space. Led by UArizona students and supported by engineers from local aerospace companies, the project provides a rare opportunity for students to get hands-on experience with spaceflight technology.

University of Arizona students are behind CatSat, a cereal box-sized satellite that will probe the ionosphere and beam data to Earth with an inflatable antenna.

An inventor, entrepreneur and writer, Floyd "Ski" Chilton is a multi-faceted professor whose work in the field of nutrition has had worldwide impact.

Research on the drug, known as DYR533, was conducted at the the University of Arizona R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy and BIO5 Institute, in partnership with the Biodesign Institute in Phoenix.

Inventions developed at the University of Arizona are making their way into the market through whats known as "Tech Launch Arizona."

The university held this same position in the 2020 report, indicating continued productivity in driving impact from research and innovation.

The labor force population in Arizona is at 60% in comparison to states like California, Nevada and New Mexico which are sitting at around 65%, with a lot of it due to the pandemic. 

Creating jobs and impacting the state is the mission. 303 inventions were recorded at the University of Arizona this year.