Jeff Stinson
HeartX Accelerator Names 5 Startups for 2023 Program
Each company will receive $150,000 of investment capital, along with access to clinicians and administrators while executing their pilot projects and clinical studies. read more >
HeartX Accelerator Picks 5 Startups for 2022 Program
Each company will receive $150,000 of investment capital as well as complete and total access to clinicians and administrators while executing their pilot projects with Arkansas hospitals. read more >
HealthTech Arkansas, MedAxiom Team Up On HeartX
Applications will be accepted through July 31, from early-stage companies offering digital health and software, medical devices and diagnostic platforms involving cardiovascular care. read more >
5 Companies Set for 3rd HealthTech Arkansas Accelerator
HealthTech Arkansas, along with 11 of the state’s health care providers, announced Tuesday the five early-stage companies selected for the 2020 HealthTech Arkansas accelerator. read more >
HealthTech Arkansas Partnering With PwC
The Singapore office of PwC, aka PricewaterhouseCoopers, and HealthTech Arkansas are working together to bring startups from Singapore to Arkansas for clinical trials and pilot projects with 11 health care providers. read more >
In Central Arkansas, A Host of Angels Aim to Aid Startups
The new Central Arkansas Angel Network will launch this month, aiming to provide investors and early stage startups a new way to connect. read more >
HealthTech Arkansas Raises $815K for Startups
HealthTech Arkansas of Little Rock announced last week the six startup companies selected for its accelerator program. read more >
Medical Devices: Costly, Time-Consuming but Worthy
Startups that build medical devices must clear some high hurdles, but the rewards can be huge. 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 >
Winrock Announces Health Tech Accelerator
Winrock International, Arkansas Heart Hospital, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and BioVentures at UAMS recently announced that they are teaming to support a new accelerator for health care technology startups called Health InnovatAR. read more >
Cancer-Fighting Tech, Livestock Tracker Win Big at Governor’s Cup
Teams from the University of Arkansas, John Brown University, Arkansas State University and Harding University won big at the 17th Annual Donald W. Reynolds Governor's Cup competition. read more >
Delta Regional Authority Invests $1M in I-Fund Program
The Delta Regional Authority and Winrock International announce the DRA's $1 million contribution to the early state, proof-of-concept I-Fund, which officials say will bring jobs to the eight-state Delta region. read more >
250 Attend HubX-Life Sciences Demo Day at Innovation Hub
The demo day hosted by the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub in North Little Rock for teams that completed its first 13-week HubX-Life Sciences accelerator program attracted more than 250 people, including U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Ark. read more >
Innovation Hub Announces Participants in HubX-LifeSciences Program
HubX-LifeSciences announced eight startup companies from around the world that will come to Arkansas next month to participate in its health care business accelerator program. read more >
Arkansas Blue Cross Joins HubX Accelerator Team
Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield announced Tuesday that it has signed on as a sponsor of the HubX-Life Sciences health care startup accelerator from Baptist Health and the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub. read more >
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Launch of HubX a Turning Point, Officials Say
The launch of the HubX Life Sciences startup accelerator, announced Friday by Baptist Health and the Innovation Hub in partnership with Iron Yard Ventures, signals what many state officials believe is a turning point for the state's tech startup ecosystem. read more >
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Baptist Health, Innovation Hub to Launch Health Care Accelerator
The program will launch with five to 10 startups, each of which will receive seed money of $25,000 to $50,000 and will also qualify for additional back-end investments. read more >
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Phyzit Growth Relieving Docs’ TCM Headaches
Many doctors consider the reimbursement process for transitional care management to be a headache, and Little Rock tech startup Phyzit has prescribed what looks like a cure. Doctors across the country are signing up for some of that relief. read more >
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Jeff Stinson to Lead Newly Launched Innovation Fund
The Innovation Fund from the Innovation Hub will support and accelerate the development of university-based startup companies in Arkansas. Jeff Stinson will be its director. read more >
by Mark Carter -
Jeff Stinson Joins Innovation Hub as Silver Mine Director
Jeff Stinson will leave his position as director of UALR TechLaunch, but will remain executive director of Fund for Arkansas' Future, a private angel fund. read more >
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