1. Selected Technologies from our PortfolioSelected Technologies from our Portfolio
Rick Huebsch
Business Unit Lead – Software and Physical Sciences
November 10, 2010
The data in this presentation is representative of theThe data in this presentation is representative of the
information known at the time of printing
(11/11/2010) and should be confirmed by the UMN
Technology Marketing Manager.
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Map-based Driver Assistance System
• Bus 2.0 website -
www.bus2.me.umn.edu/
• Provides navigation assistance for road
going vehicles in low visibility conditions
by facilitating accurate navigation, lane
keeping, and collision avoidance in tight
or poor driving conditions such as
fog, snow, rain, and darkness.
Dr. Craig Shankwitz
Intelligent Vehicles Laboratory,
Dept. of Mechanical Eng.
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Biomarker Analysis System
Complex Biomarker Panels
for individual disease states
Walter C. Low, Ph.D.
Professor, Associate Head for Research
Department of Neurosurgery
and
A system that identifies complex
disease-associated biomarker
panels to provide a quantitative
platform for blood-based disease
diagnosis, progression, and
recurrence
Jason B. Nikas, DPT
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Department of Neurosurgery
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Computer Based Assessment System for
Reading
• C-BAS-R – a computer-based assessment
system that evaluates the level and rate of
reading development from kindergarten to
fifth grade
• Gives schools an accurate and precise measure
of student’s reading abilities
Dr. Theodore J. Christ
Dept. of Educational Psychology
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Neuro-Ex: Neurologic Exam Platform
• An integrated hardware and
software platform that provides
quantitative neurological
examination measurements
(balance/agility)
• Today's qualitative, subjective, non-
standardized exam interviews have
poor reproducibility, especially for
subtle abnormalities or changes
Dr. Kelvin Lim
Dept. of Psychiatry
and
Dr. Brent Nelson
5th year Medical Student
Qualitative
‘Interview’ Exam
Neuro-Ex
‘Data Capture’ Exam
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Virtual Reality Simulation for Medicine
• Interactive 3D models are part of a
virtual-reality training and simulation
environment that includes curriculum,
software, models, and hardware. The
tools are currently in use at the surgical
simulation center at the University’s
Medical School.
Dr. Robert M. Sweet
Dept. of Urologic Surgery
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Video Analytics for Surveillance
• Portfolio of video recognition technologies
that identifies and captures discrete objects,
crowd movements, and individuals within a
crowd
• Algorithms can apply to video surveillance
systems, computer vision systems, and
robotics Dr. Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos
Dept. of Computer Science and
Engineering
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Online IP Marketing and Licensing Platform -
drives unsolicited leads, increases revenue,
reduces costs and speeds time-to-market for
Technology Transfer Organizations.
Industry can search for, gather info about,
and in many cases actually license available
technologies, with no human intervention, no
phone calls and no negotiation
CaSTT – Commerce and Search for Technology Transfer
Darren Cox
CaSTT™ General Manager
Office for Technology Commercialization
