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Patent Palooza! was a fantastic evening recognizing over 120 University of Kentucky faculty and staff innovators. The event kicked off with welcome remarks from Ian McClure, Vice President for Innovation, UK HealthCare, and Associate Vice President for Research, Innovation and Economic Impact, UK Research. Dr. Ilhem Messaoudi, Acting Vice President for Research, followed with her own remarks, highlighting the importance of innovation at UK.
Matthew Upton, Acting Director of Technology Commercialization at UK Innovate, then took the stage to recognize UK innovators and their respective colleges and centers for their achievements. It was a wonderful evening, filled with food, conversation and celebration of the impactful work happening across the university.
We look forward to seeing everyone again in Fall 2025, when we gather again to celebrate UK faculty and staff for their FY 2025 accomplishments!
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SAVE THE DATE!
KENTUCKY INNOVATOR CHALLENGE 2025
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Mark your calendars! We’re excited to announce the third annual Kentucky Innovator Challenge (KIC) 2025 will be taking place on April 15, 2025, at the Gatton Student Center.
Join us for an inspiring day of keynote speakers, industry experts, federal funding program presentations and valuable networking opportunities.
Registration and event details will be available soon.
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LAUNCH BLUE ANNOUNCES FALL 2024
UACCEL QUICK START + I-CORPS COHORT
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"Launch Blue is excited to announce that six teams have been selected for the 12-week Fall 2024 UAccel Quick Start + I-Corps program, marking the twelfth UAccel cohort to date.
UAccel Quick Start + I-Corps offers business development and an experiential learning opportunity to innovators in higher education interested in learning the best commercialization path for their technology. The goal of the program is to advance the technology toward commercialization, including preparations for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant applications, the creation of a startup or licensing of the technology."
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LAUNCH BLUE WELCOMES SEVENTH
PRE-SEED ACCELERATOR COHORT
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"Launch Blue welcomes six promising tech startups as participants in the Fall 2024 Pre-Seed Accelerator Cohort.
The fall cohort will feature six startups, located in states across the nation including Kentucky, Illinois, and Washington. Launch Blue is excited to work with startups from across the United States and is eager to continue to strengthen the startup community."
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COFFEE SCIENCE UNFILTERED:
A UK EDUCATIONAL SERIES - SESSION THREE
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Join us for the third session of "Coffee Science Unfiltered: A UK Educational Series" at the University of Kentucky on Friday, November 8, 2024, from 7:30 to 9:00 am ET at Hardymon Theatre. | |
GROWING THROUGH SOCIAL INNOVATION WEBINAR: FUNDING THE FUTURE | |
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Thursday, November 14, 2024
12:00 - 1:00 pm ET (US Time)
via Zoom
Join us for the next session of Growing Through Social Innovation. This session will focus on funding sources and solutions for social innovation. Attendees will learn about different funding and sustainability models from global leaders focused specifically on advancing and enhancing social innovation.
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"I AM A UK INNOVATOR" VIDEO | |
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Last week at Patent Palooza, we premiered the "I Am a UK Innovator" video compilation, showcasing some of the incredible innovators at the University of Kentucky. Check out the full video and stay tuned to our social media over the coming weeks as we share individual stories from our faculty and staff innovators.
A special thank you to UK Research Communications for creating these videos and to all of our UK innovators for participating!
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FY 2025
(THROUGH 09/30/2024)
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LICENSES/OPTIONS EXECUTED
SEPTEMBER 2024
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Applied Biological Materials Inc
Evelyn Bates, Terry Hinds
Kentucky Primary Care Association
Jennifer Hunter
MUDRx, Inc.
Zheng Cao, Peter Crooks, Derong Ding, Linda Dwoskin,
Rodney Kip Guy, Jared Hammill, Stefan Kwaiatowski, Na-Ra Lee, Markos Leggas, Justin Nickell, Jon Thorson, David Watt, Guangrong Zheng
Opeeka Inc.
John Lyons
Purdue University
Jennifer Hunter
Rutgers University
John Lyons
University of Maryland
Jennifer Hunter
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MID-SOUTH REACH PROGRAM
The NIH-funded Mid-South REACH program accelerates biomedical and health innovations in Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee and Virginia through education, mentorship and financial support. It focuses on milestone-based product development, with funding available in six-month increments.
Pre-application Deadline:
November 8, 2024
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LAUNCH BLUE LEARNING LABS
Launch Blue has launched FREE on-demand Learning Lab courses. Looking to learn more about sales, marketing and branding, legal aspects of launching a startup and more? Check out Learning Labs.
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