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When Denham Springs-based Permanent Coatings wanted to strengthen its cyber defenses, the family-owned industrial paint maker turned to the LSU Cyber Clinic. The clinic is a collaboration between the university and the Louisiana Small Business Development Center (LSBDC). The clinic and LSBDC offer workshops to educate business owners and workers about potential threats, risks and the consequences of common security threats.
When United Launch Alliance needs to check the foam insulation that protects its rockets from space's extreme temperatures, the Lockheed Martin-Boeing joint venture calls on a two-person shop in Baton Rouge: Advanced Microwave Imaging (AMWI) of Baton Rouge.
LSU and Kenyatta University will work together to drive innovation, research and job growth in STEM-related fields in Kenya and globally under a first-of-its-kind partnership funded by a federal grant.
Recent News
LSU Researchers' Handheld Device Could Save 1.4 Million Cancer Surgery Patients' Lives a Year
BATON ROUGE -- LSU researchers have invented a handheld device that can tell surgeons where cancerous cells end and healthy tissue begins. The device reduces the chances of tumors growing back and could save over a million people's lives a year.
FUEL Creates Fund for Clean Energy Projects
Future Use of Energy in Louisiana, designed to position the state as a global leader in energy transition, is offering grants of $100,000 to $125,000 to help entrepreneurs prove their clean energy projects can be commercialized
Bayh-Dole Coalition Honors Chowdhury for Breakthrough Cattle Vaccine
LSU Professor of Veterinary Medicine Dr. Shafiqul Chowdhury is featured in the Bayh-Dole Coalition's new 2024 "Faces of American Innovation" report for developing a groundbreaking vaccine.
I-Corps Uncovers New Path for Baby Monitoring Startup
Customer discovery shows Baby Hat a need for new service, larger market
LSU Researchers Use Artificial Intelligence Platform to Tackle Chronic Disease Management, Wellness
BATON ROUGE -- LSU researchers hope to revolutionize chronic disease management by teaching an artificial intelligence engine to analyze protein interactions, which are crucial to understanding what causes illnesses. "Proteins are the body's building blocks. All of us are nothing but a network of proteins," said Supratik Mukhopadhyay, a professor in the Center for Computation & Technology. "When normal protein interactions are disrupted, it can result in disease."
FUEL Names Executive Director: Michael Mazzola to Lead Energy Transition, Decarbonization Efforts
Future Use of Energy in Louisiana (FUEL), a statewide effort led by LSU with more than 50 public and private partners, has tapped energy innovation expert Michael Mazzola to lead the clean energy transition and decarbonize the state's industrial corridor. FUEL is the recipient of a historic NSF Engines grant that will provide up to $160 million to support Louisiana's energy industry, create jobs and develop the energy workforce.
Fused Proteins Offer Hope for Treating the Most Malignant Cancers
An LSU researcher has discovered a potential treatment for the most malignant forms of cancer by fusing two proteins, one that slips past the tumor's defenses carrying a second protein to kill the tumor.
Infectious Bacteria May Hold Cure for Untreatable Cancer
The bacteria that cause strep throat and hospital-acquired infections could play a role in treating inoperable tumors that resist radiation and chemotherapy.
Higher Education Group Honors Maas for Advancing Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Andrew J. Maas, Louisiana State University's associate vice president for Research, Office of Innovation & Ecosystem Development, has been awarded the Outstanding Contributions to Advancing Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Higher Education Award at the Deshpande Symposium on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Higher Education 2024.
LSU Ranks No. 56 Among Top 100 Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents
LSU jumped to No. 56 among universities granted U.S. utility patents in the National Academy of Inventors’ 2023 Top 100 ranking. According to the National Center for Educational Statistics, there are more than 2,500 undergraduate degree-granting institutions in the nation. The National Academy of Inventors ranks the top 100 among them using the number of patents received by their faculty in a single year.
LSU Syringe Device Improves Stem Cell Delivery to Patient
LSU researchers' new invention - a syringe that can temporarily store adult stem cells so that they be delivered and given to the patient from the same device - is the booster physicians and veterinarians need to treat tendon injuries more effectively.
LSU's Pipeline Leak Detection Technology Could Save Energy Companies Millions
A fiber optics-powered breakthrough discovery could quickly and accurately identify pipeline leaks, preventing potentially significant environmental damage and saving the oil and gas industry billions of dollars a year. "Oil and gas pipeline leaks have enormous economic and environmental costs. The energy industry spends more than $3 billion each year on leak detection, but costs, labor and accuracy limit the current methods," said Jyotsna Sharma, LSU petroleum engineering professor. "The most common way to detect leaks is with pressure gauges, but this method is unable to localize and detect small leaks."
LSU-Developed Vaccine Could Save U.S. Cattle Industry $1 Billion Annually
An LSU researcher has developed a new vaccine against bovine respiratory disease (BRD) and related illnesses that kill around 8 million calves each year and cost the U.S. cattle industry more than $1 billion.
LSU Professor Kermit Murray Selected Senior Member of National Academy Of Inventors
Roy Paul Daniels Professor of Chemistry Kermit K. Murray has been selected a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors.
LSU's Maas Named Chair of Global Nonprofit AUTM
Andrew J. Maas, associate vice president for research overseeing the LSU Office of Innovation & Ecosystem Development, has been named board chair of AUTM, a global nonprofit whose members support the commercialization of academic research.