{"id":2696,"date":"2011-01-19T08:45:34","date_gmt":"2011-01-19T15:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=2696"},"modified":"2011-01-20T11:25:52","modified_gmt":"2011-01-20T18:25:52","slug":"lewis-named-new-inventor-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=2696","title":{"rendered":"Lewis named New Inventor of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Dr.-Rory-Lewis-Epilepsy-Prediction-bachelor-of-innovation-syberenety-SMALL.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2707 alignright\" title=\"Dr. Rory Lewis Epilepsy Prediction bachelor of innovation syberenety SMALL\" src=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Dr.-Rory-Lewis-Epilepsy-Prediction-bachelor-of-innovation-syberenety-SMALL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"279\" \/><\/a>Rory A. Lewis, assistant professor, College of Engineering and Applied Science, was named New Inventor of the Year, Colorado Springs,\u00a0 Jan. 18 by the University of Colorado Technology Transfer Office.<\/p>\n<p>Lewis was honored during a banquet at the Tivoli Turnhalle, Denver. A panel discussion focusing on the state of Colorado\u2019s venture capital community followed.<\/p>\n<p>Lewis was honored for his role in developing a social medial platform for addiction recovery that is now optioned to Syberenety, Inc., a Colorado Springs startup company. He joined five other faculty researchers, two companies founded on university research, and several local entrepreneurs in receiving awards.<\/p>\n<p>During the past two decades, CU researchers created technologies that led to the creation of 103 new companies. Of these, 79 have operations in Colorado, seven are becoming publicly traded companies, and 12 were acquired by public companies. Companies created based on CU technology attracted more than total $4 billion in financing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCU plays a big part in the economy of Colorado and the lives of Colorado\u2019s citizens, and technology transfer \u2013 the process of conveying university research inventions to companies \u2013 is one dimension of that impact,\u201d said David Allen, associate vice president for technology transfer at CU. \u201cMost of the companies that license CU technology operate in Colorado. This event recognizes excellence in the people and licensee companies that are part of the CU technology transfer environment.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Rory A. Lewis, assistant professor, College of Engineering and Applied Science, was named New Inventor of the Year, Colorado Springs,\u00a0 Jan. 18 by the University of Colorado Technology Transfer Office. 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