Startup Portfolio

Over the years, more than 380 companies have launched based on technologies developed at the University of Utah. In fiscal year 2026, the U executed 43 new technology licenses and helped spin out 15 startup companies. These startups bring new products to market annually.
3Helix, Inc.
Industry
Biotechnology
First Licensed
2020
Status
Active
3Helix, Inc.

3Helix is developing prognostic tests for fibrotic diseases, and tissue regenerative products based on a proprietary collagen targeting platform.

4D Surgical, LLC
Industry
—
First Licensed
2024
Status
Active
4DQC
Industry
Software
First Licensed
2015
Status
Active
4DQC

4DQC’s goal is to make quality control practices effective while eliminating unnecessary complexity. We put actionable data right at your fingertips.

Acacia Biosciences
Industry
Therapeutics
First Licensed
1996
Status
Exited
Acacia Biosciences

Acacia Biosciences is a drug discovery company working to create assay systems and databases that enable the rapid development of biopharmaceuticals and agricultural chemicals.

AccuBreath Inc
Industry
Medical Devices
First Licensed
2020
Status
Active
AccuBreath Inc

AccuBreath Inc. is reinventing emergency medical ventilation with an easy-to-use, ultra portable, ventilator that improves healthcare and decreases costs.

Advanced Conceptions, Inc.
Industry
Diagnostics
First Licensed
2020
Status
Exited
Advanced Conceptions, Inc.

Advanced Conceptions utilizes microfluidic technology to enable more-effective, faster intrauterine insemination for prospective parents struggling with infertility.

Aera Therapeutics
Industry
Therapeutics
First Licensed
2019
Status
Exited
Aera Therapeutics

Aera Therapeutics is developing an endogenous virus-like particle system as a safe, scalable, and engineerable nucleic acid therapeutics delivery platform.

Akasi Pharma ApS
Industry
Healthcare
First Licensed
2025
Status
Active
Allegro Diagnostics
Industry
Diagnostics
First Licensed
2011
Status
Exited
Allegro Diagnostics

Allegro Diagnostics is focused on the development of genomic tests to support the diagnosis and management of lung cancer.

Allvivo Vascular, Inc.
Industry
Chemicals
First Licensed
1999
Status
Active
Allvivo Vascular, Inc.

Allvivo develops improved antimicrobial techs that reduce medical device- and wound-related infections.

Amirsys Inc.
Industry
Education
First Licensed
2001
Status
Exited
Amirsys Inc.

Amirsys delivers medical expertise with powerful technology to provide life-saving, vital information to health care professionals.

Anesta
Industry
Therapeutics
First Licensed
1985
Status
Exited
Anesta

Anesta develops pharmaceutical products for oral transmucosal drug administration.

Applied Biosensors, LLC
Industry
Engineering
First Licensed
2013
Status
Active
Applied Biosensors, LLC

Applied Biosensors is changing biomanufacturing by developing a single sensor platform for continuous long-term monitoring of multiple biochemicals.

Applied Medical Informatics, Inc.
Industry
Education
First Licensed
1987
Status
Exited
Applied Medical Informatics, Inc.

Applied Medical Informatics (AMI) is a leading provider of medical decision support technology.

APPLIED MEDICAL VISUALIZATIONS LLC (dba Medvis)
Industry
Healthcare
First Licensed
2002
Status
Active
APPLIED MEDICAL VISUALIZATIONS LLC (dba Medvis)

Applied Medical Visualizations (MedVis) was founded in 2002 to take innovative medical domain data visualizations to market.

Atavistik Bio, Inc.
Industry
Biotechnology
First Licensed
2022
Status
Active
Atavistik Bio, Inc.

Atavistik identifies novel regulatory sites on proteins for targeting in therapeutics, with specialization in diseases with underdeveloped medical practice - especially inborn metabolic and cancerous errors.

Avansci
Industry
Healthcare IT
First Licensed
2012
Status
Exited
Avansci

AvanSci Bio develops laboratory instrumentation that deliver solutions to improve the productivity and efficiency of laboratory processes.

Axon Assets, LLC
Industry
Medical Devices
First Licensed
2011
Status
Active
Axon Assets, LLC

Axon Optics develops and sells eyewear for people with light sensitivity and migraine.

Behavioral Health Strategies
Industry
Education
First Licensed
2014
Status
Active
Behavioral Health Strategies

BHS provides vast experience in expert witness consultation for the legal profession and interim management and consultation for the behavioral health industry.

Beijing Great Sun Biotech. Co. Ltd.
Industry
Therapeutics
First Licensed
2011
Status
Active
Beijing Great Sun Biotech. Co. Ltd.

Beijing Great Sun Biotech. Co. Ltd, is developing smart polymeric micelles for tumor chemotherapy.

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