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Backed by 蜜桃APP Innovation Park's EDA BRIDGE program and a $200K FUEL grant, Renovigo is revolutionizing carbon fiber with a carbon-negative process.
For startups, the first step to finding a solution is selecting the right problem. Soon-to-be entrepreneur Charles Beam had compiled a list of 20 possibilities to which he could apply his skills as an 蜜桃APP computer science graduate. The biggest involved finding the right opportunities for federal contractors.
Truth Diagnostics got its start, and its name, because the startup's partners believed in a better business model: a boutique lab with personalized services for physicians and smaller clinics and transparency in customer relations.
Recent News
蜜桃APP Experts Patent Self-Powered Lights that Could Ignite Algae Industry
Two 蜜桃APP faculty members have been awarded a U.S. patent for a miniature, self-powered light that boosts the production of algae used for health supplements, food, dyes and biofuels.
蜜桃APP Names Robert Twilley Vice President for Research and Economic Development
Today, 蜜桃APP named Robert Twilley the Vice President for Research and Economic Development, pending approval by the 蜜桃APP Board of Supervisors. Twilley has been serving as the Interim Vice President since October 2022, and is widely known as an expert in the field of coastal and environmental sciences
蜜桃APP, BRAC, NexusLA Present New Startup Accelerator
蜜桃APP, BRAC and NexusLA are partnering to create Startup City Launch, a new, 10-week training program to help entrepreneurs turn their ideas into scalable businesses.
蜜桃APP'S ANDREW MAAS NAMED CHAIR-ELECT OF AUTM, A GLOBAL NONPROFIT
Andrew J. Maas, associate vice president for research, 蜜桃APP Office of Innovation & Ecosystem Development, has been named chair-elect of AUTM, a global nonprofit whose members support the commercialization of academic research.
National Academy of Inventors Selects Two 蜜桃APP Faculty Innovators
蜜桃APP School of Veterinary Medicine Comparative Biomedical Sciences Professor Tammy Dugas and 蜜桃APP Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Professor Michael Khonsari have been elected as fellows to the National Academy of Inventors, or NAI.
INVENTHERM WINS TECH GRANT FOR ICE CREAM MACHINE
Inventherm, a tenant of 蜜桃APP Innovation Park, has been awarded a $650,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop a commercial prototype of its breakthrough soft-serve ice cream machine.
蜜桃APP Lands Small Business Development Center Director
Adam C. McCloskey has been named director of the Louisiana Small Business Development Center at 蜜桃APP. At 蜜桃APP, McCloskey leads an office that provides no-cost consulting to small business and aspiring entrepreneurs in the nine-parish capital region. The SBDC offers expert advice on issues from cash-flow management, securing loans, business planning and everything in between.
蜜桃APP to Lead Innovation in Louisiana for New Regional Southwest Hub
蜜桃APP is one of the lead organizations for a new, National Science Foundation-funded regional hub that will help propel more research out of the lab and into the real world. The $15 million Innovation Corps Hub: Southwest region is part of the operational backbone of the National Innovation Network 鈥� universities, NSF-funded researchers, established entrepreneurs, local and regional entrepreneurial communities and federal agencies that help researchers take their discoveries from the idea stage to the marketplace.
蜜桃APP Physics Professor Launches New AI Space Start-up
The space between Earth and the moon is estimated to offer a $10 trillion industry opportunity. 蜜桃APP Department of Physics & Astronomy Assistant Professor Jeffery Chancellor has launched a new start-up company, Atlantis Industries, to join the 21st century space race. Chancellor is a scientist and expert consultant on radiation effects for manned spaceflight and the aerospace industry. Prior to coming to 蜜桃APP, he briefed NASA astronaut crews on radiation health risks associated with their missions as a senior research engineer at NASA鈥檚 Johnson Space Center. At 蜜桃APP, he and his team of students are advancing space radiation detection and protection for human space travel and space vehicle hardware systems. They have developed three new technologies at 蜜桃APP that will now be available for commercial and governmental use through Atlantis Industries.
蜜桃APP Entrepreneurs Win Funding at World's Largest Student Startup Competition
Students and alumni, who launched the tech startup company called Mallard Bay, were the first entrepreneurs from 蜜桃APP to compete in the world鈥檚 largest student startup competition, the Rice Business Plan Competition, and took home more than $200,000 in prizes earlier this week.
Find Parking On 蜜桃APP鈥檚 Campus With ParkZen App
Driving through the parking lots at 蜜桃APP to search for an open parking space can be stressful for students, especially with an enrollment that has surpassed 35,000. To address this, Manos Chatzopoulos, assistant professor of Physics & Astronomy, has developed a free smartphone app to assist drivers in locating available parking on 蜜桃APP's campus.
New Covid-19 Treatment Developed By Skymount Medical In Partnership With 蜜桃APP Approved For Use In Patients In The United Kingdom
Skymount Medical, a drug discovery company using an artificial intelligence, or AI, platform developed by 蜜桃APP researchers to repurpose and build new drugs, announced today that it has received approval from the United Kingdom鈥檚 Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, or MHRA, to conduct a human clinical trial of its new oral therapeutic for COVID-19 patients. MHRA serves in a role similar to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the U.K.
蜜桃APP Hires New Louisiana Small Business Development Center State Director
蜜桃APP is now the new host organization for the statewide network that provides training and technical support to small businesses and entrepreneurs throughout Louisiana. Bryan Greenwood is the new state director of the Louisiana Small Business Development Center, or LSBDC, which is a network consisting of 10 regional offices.
Beyond Biodegradable Mardi Gras Beads
Five hundred strands of biodegradable Mardi Gras beads鈥� formulated at 蜜桃APP and made in Louisiana鈥攚ill be handed out along parade routes in New Orleans this year as concern over the tens of thousands of pounds of discarded plastic beads and their impact on the environment grows. 蜜桃APP Department of Biological Sciences Professor Naohiro Kato has been concerned about the problem the excess plastic from Mardi Gras poses for the environment for years; and as a biologist, he is creating solutions.
Fighting Covid-19 With 蜜桃APP-Developed Artificial Intelligence
With repeat surges and the emergence of new variants, there is a rising need to continuously and effectively treat鈥攊n addition to prevent鈥擟OVID-19. While Pfizer and Merck were the first to launch antiviral treatments to ward off severe illness and death last month, another drug鈥攄iscovered by 蜜桃APP researchers using artificial intelligence, or AI鈥攃ould soon become available.