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UA Little Rock Ph.D student in computer and information science, Imran Sarker, right, and his computer science professor Mariofanna Milanova, left, received a $50,000 grant from the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Innovation Corps (I-Corps) program to help bring a new consumer product to market. Sarker is developing RightHand, an online marketplace fueled by artificial intelligence as part of his dissertation research.
Business Services / Education / Small Business

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 >
Two examples of bone filler made by NuShores Biosciences and awaiting FDA approval.
Education / Government & Politics / Investments

Little Rock Startup Gets Support for Bone FillerLock Icon

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 >
Little Rock high school students will get their chance to run the Central Arkansas Water Wilson Plant through a computer simulation.
Construction / Education / Energy

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 >
Business Services / Education / Government & Politics

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 >
InvoTek of Alma provides electronic braking and gear-shifting technology for the Intrepid handcycle, displayed at the recent Arkansas Spinal Cord Commission annual conference held in Benton.
Nonprofits / Small Business

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 >
Arkansas Biosciences Institute

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 >