BioVentures
2 Join the Board of the Little Rock Technology Park (Movers & Shakers)
Brian Berry is vice provost of research and dean of the graduate school at University of Arkansas at Little Rock, and Eric Peterson is interim president of BioVentures at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences of Little Rock. read more >
BioVentures and The Venture Center Partner to Support Health Tech Entrepreneurs
The year-long program will accept 25 participants annually, providing a range of services to early-stage companies with the potential to influence markets both locally and globally. read more >
UAMS BioVentures Gets $3M for Health Tech Program
BioVentures LLC gets a nearly $3 million grant to support entrepreneurs from socially and economically disadvantaged backgrounds. read more >
UAMS Project Aims Close Gaps in Trauma Patient Outcomes
Researchers will examine 40 organizational features that are likely to influence patient mortality, length of stay and major complications. read more >
Chad Bradford To Lead Theatre At UCA (Movers & Shakers)
recently served as associate artistic director and founding company member at Shake on the Lake Theatre Company of New York. read more >
Eric Peterson Named Executive VP of BioVentures
He'll oversee technology development in collaboration and partnership with the University of Arkansas. read more >
Washington Regional Adds 4 (Movers & Shakers)
Amy LeSieur has been hired as vice president of ancillary services at Washington Regional Medical System of Fayetteville. read more >
UAMS Picks Dr. Kevin Sexton to Lead BioVentures
He's a surgeon with expertise in informatics and software. read more >
Little Rock Startup Gets Support for Bone Filler
NuShores Biosciences LLC will use some of the $1.1 million it raised selling shares of the company to conduct more studies on its product in order to get approval from the FDA. read more >
UAMS’ BioVentures Goes Nonprofit
BioVentures converted to a nonprofit last year to become more competitive with private companies and other universities commercializing new technology. read more >
BioVentures Boot Camp Wins National Recognition
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. read more >
Health InnovatAR Accelerator Participants Announced
Winrock International, Arkansas Heart Hospital, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and BioVentures announced six startups that have been selected to participate in the first Health InnovatAR health care accelerator. read more >
UCA Hosts Boot Camp For Entrepreneurial Students
The University of Central Arkansas, the Conductor and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ BioVentures have teamed up this week to host a Health Sciences Entrepreneurship Boot Camp that ends Friday with a demo day and award presentation. read more >
UAMS Startup Receives $14.5M to Help Drug Users Break Addiction
InterveXion Therapeutics LLC, a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences BioVentures startup company, has received two federal grants totaling $14.5 million for development of drug therapies that can help methamphetamine drug abusers break their addiction. read more >