Visual translation software firm is latest U-M spin out

Wednesday, October 13, 2010 | Source: Concentrate
Meet L.I.F.E, one of the latest innovations getting ready to spin out of the University of Michigan.

The technology was developed in the university's 3D Lab and is aimed at helping medical professionals better communicate with their patients. The idea is to avoid the language barrier and lost-in-translation scenarios.

Specifically, it helps rehabilitation patients in rural communities to communicate with medical professionals through visual images on computer screens. An animation appears on a computer screen, allowing the patient to point to where something hurts or what he or she can and can't do physically.

The co-creators of the technology are working with U-M's Office of Technology Transfer to commercialize it. The budding startup hopes to raise $1-$2 million in seed capital for product development by early next year.

"It will likely have its own spinoff and its own identity," says Eric Maslowski, co-inventor of L.I.F.E. "Right now, it's part of the university."

Source: Eric Maslowski, co-inventor of L.I.F.E.
Writer: Jon Zemke

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