Tagged: Carol Reeves

Startups and More Bubble Up from Governor's Cup

Startups and More Bubble Up from Governor's Cup

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Over nearly two decades of the Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup competition, just over $2 million in prize money has been given to teams of college students with entrepreneurship ideas deemed promising by competition judges. read more >

Arkansas Researchers Gather for Retreat Focused on Collaboration

Arkansas Researchers Gather for Retreat Focused on Collaboration

Technology & Telecom

Researchers from the state’s four research-producing universities gathered recently on Petit Jean Mountain for a one-of-a-kind retreat focused on commercialization, collaboration and networking. The second annual Arkansas Commercialization Retreat, the brainchild of University of Arkansas entrepreneurship guru Carol Reeves, took place over three days at the UA’s Winthrop Rockefeller Institute. read more >

Boston Mountain Biotech: Former 'Science Project' Now a Potentially Life-Saving Venture

Boston Mountain Biotech: Former 'Science Project' Now a Potentially Life-Saving Venture

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Ellen Brune’s “science project” turned into a viable business venture, one that could save lives. Boston Mountain Biotech is Brune’s University of Arkansas startup that developed a way to simplify the production of proteins used in drugs to treat many diseases, including cancer and diabetes. Basically, BMB’s technology cleans up protein contaminants, and drug companies spend roughly $8 million a year trying to do that during protein production, according to the UA. read more >