Small Business Innovation Research
UA Little Rock Gets $50K Grant for Online Marketplace Project
The project, called "RightHand," is described as a "deep learning-based recommendation system" that connects service seekers and service providers. 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 >
Brown Engineers Gets Grant for STEM Education
The National Science Foundation recently awarded a one-year, $225,000 Small Business Innovation Research grant to Brown Engineers LLC of Little Rock to develop a water engineering computer simulation. read more >
SBIR Road Tour Allows Entrepreneurs to Compete for $2.5B in Funding
The state's science and technology entrepreneurs have an opportunity to meet with leaders of the $2.5 billion Small Business Innovation Research federal funding program when the SBIR Road Tour visits Arkansas on April 19. read more >
by Alexis Crowe -
Alma’s InvoTek Driven By People, Not Profit
Tom Jakobs’ InvoTek, a research-and-development firm in Alma that develops technology for people with disabilities, doesn’t focus on profit but on the people it serves and the projects that help deliver that technology. read more >
by Mark Carter -
Arkansas State University: New Directives and Resources in NE Arkansas Foster Innovative Entrepreneurship (Sponsored Report)
In 2009, Governor Mike Beebe challenged Arkansas State University to increase its research activity to further fuel the economy of Northeast Arkansas. ASU has worked diligently to answer the charge, resulting in a new era of research and scholarly activity in Jonesboro. read more >