Stories of Innovation in your own Backyard!

Founder Interviews: Part 1 2023 Vogt Awards Cohort

August 31, 2023

Dear Readers, I recently had the great pleasure to have discussions with the founders of the 2023 Community Foundation of Louisville’s Vogt awards cohort. Each year, up to six early-stage…

Teach Kentucky is working to solve the teacher shortage and brain drain in Louisville

July 12, 2023

Teaching is a hard job. The pay is terrible, the students are difficult and the demands on educators are relentless. But those who feel called to teach find it to…

Entrepreneurship in Akron: Meet Elyse Ball of the University of Akron Research Foundation

May 10, 2023

Being the Rubber Capital of the World, Akron, Ohio, isn’t normally the place you’d look to for innovation in entrepreneurship. But being the home of Goodyear, Goodrich, Firestone and General…

Innovation under the arch: Why St. Louis is a modern entrepreneurial hub

March 16, 2023

Stephen Von Rump has lived a lot of lives in technology and startups. He’s created multiple businesses, is entrepreneur-in-residence at BioGenerator, a panel member at the National Science Foundation, and…

SuperDispatch adds SuperPay | X-ray taken in zero-g | Arrive Health uses AI

January 25, 2023

SuperDispatch launches new digital payment app KANSAS CITY, MO–SuperDispatch, a Kansas City-based car shipping platform, launched SuperPay, an integrated and automated payment feature within the SuperDispatch platform, that uses a…

Cybersecurity jobs during a downturn: Are companies hiring or firing?

January 25, 2023

Spend a little time on LinkedIn right now, and your mood is bound to grow dark. Every other post, it seems, is someone announcing they’ve been laid off by a…

Automation for the people: Low-code/no-code solutions are on the rise in business

January 25, 2023

If you need a new software solution or to automate small tasks, do you buy a new piece of software or build it yourself? These days, many companies are opting…

SweatID measures athletes’ sodium content in real time

January 19, 2023

SweatID, a startup founded in 2017 by Dr. Chelsea Monty-Bromer, PhD, wants athletes to rethink the way they learn about their health. The company uses science to measure sodium concentrations…

3M to cut PFAS | Pole/Zero wins Down Under | Greif noted for sustainability

January 11, 2023

3M announces an end to PFAS manufacturing by 2025 ST. PAUL, MN–3M announced it will exit per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) manufacturing and work to discontinue the use of PFAS…

Hoosiers rule the tech world in Bloomington

January 11, 2023

Bloomington, Indiana, might be an adorable small town with a world-class university and a rollicking party scene, but it’s more than that – it’s also a technology hub of some…

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On-demand golf lesson booking | Electric cars and ‘range anxiety’

December 7, 2022

Next-gen smart manufacturing | Using AI to support donated kidney matchmaking

December 2, 2022

U-M in top 5 schools globally for entrepreneurship

December 2, 2022

Need a lead vocalist? | AI-driven robot will build adobe walls

November 30, 2022

GI Therapeutics raises $50m | Robots for salespeople

November 30, 2022

Duke researcher to build brain-like AI hardware | A drug for treating mouth sores

November 28, 2022

Grant money to fund Pittsburgh biotech research | Commercializing faculty innovations

November 28, 2022

High-fidelity cardiovascular monitoring | Sponsored AI research at University of Michigan

November 20, 2022

VR tech that may help people recover from substance abuse disorder & more

November 20, 2022

PIT tests ‘teleoperated’ cars | Smart watch app aims to reduce nightmares

November 16, 2022

Billionaire doesn’t forget where he came from | Heartland Ventures closes $52M fund

November 16, 2022

Duke University assignment leads to startup | Universities recognized for innovation

November 13, 2022

$11.7M to study new ways to treat pain | Ohio State emissions study

November 13, 2022
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New tech for sealing air ducts | Omaha mom develops child care app

November 9, 2022

Biotech firm opens in NC | Axtra3D raises $6.25M

November 9, 2022

Morrell Group moves | MachH2 to create hydrogen hub | Whirlpool to use Matter language

November 8, 2022

Video games and real estate | Kroger’s ‘store of the future’

October 26, 2022

Keebo raises $15M | Noonlight acquired

October 26, 2022
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Stamus to market in Asia | Lenexa gets new lab | Palantir wins big contract

October 25, 2022
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University research funding

October 21, 2022