Selected Technologies from our PortfolioSelected Technologies from our Portfolio

Rick HuebschBusiness Unit Lead – Software and Physical SciencesNovember 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 ShankwitzIntelligent 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

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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, DPTPost-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. ChristDept. 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 LimDept. of Psychiatry

andDr. 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. SweetDept. 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 CoxCaSTT™ General Manager

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