Innovation

UAMS' BioVentures Goes Nonprofit

by Sarah Campbell-Miller – 1 week ago
UAMS' BioVentures Goes Nonprofit
Nancy Gray is president of BioVentures, which based at UAMS.

BioVentures converted to a nonprofit last year to become more competitive with private companies and other universities commercializing new technology.
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Hot Springs So Real You Feel Virtual Steam

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A two-part production, “Hot Springs: The Experience of a Lifetime" is the centerpiece of Arkansas' first VR tourism campaign.
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BioVentures Boot Camp Wins National Recognition

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The Health Sciences Entrepreneurship Boot Camp run by BioVentures recently won a national award, the second-place Innovations Research & Research Education Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges.
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