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2012
- “Harness the power of social media” at Lexington Venture Club meeting May 23
- Allconnect announces college hiring program for Lexington office
- Registration open for May 30 NIH SBIR/STTR Conference
- UK student venture challenge winners head to Idea State U
- Kentucky among top states for entrepreneurial activity
- University of Kentucky innovation for ultra-quick concrete licensed to Minova
- Gov. Beshear announces CirrusMio to start software company in Lexington, create 10 high-tech jobs
April
- BASF Venture Capital invests $13.5 million in U.S.-based renewable chemical company Allylix
- Allylix to commercialize novel specialty chemical
- Eleven UK-affiliated high tech small businesses receive $3.7 million in state matching funds
- Lexington ICC director says Lexington has the resources to build and retain top tech ventures
- UK, Alltech forge master alliance for science, economic development
- Retired Brown-Forman CFO leads panel at Lexington Venture Club meeting March 21
- Lexington ICC client Cornerstone Innovations wins first 2012 5Across
March
- 2011 UKCED Annual Report
- SBA offers free webinar series promoting entrepreneurship education and small business growth
- Bluegrass entrepreneurial companies create 279 jobs, attract record $69.9 million in venture funding
- New round of 5Across competition begins on Feb. 29 at Awesome Inc.
- Commercialization workshop series continues on Feb.15 with “Keeping Good Accounting Practices”
February
- Ribbon cutting marks completion of first HBEER home
- In the right vein: UK cardiologist takes new approach to circumvent problems of vascular access
- LVC entrepreneur celebration will be Feb. 1 at Buster’s
- Coldstream solicits proposals for real estate brokerage services
- KSBDC seeks Kentucky's small business 'Pacesetters'
- 24 KSBDC consultants are certified in exporting
- Bench 2 Business event recognizes UK’s economic development partners
- SBIR/STTR Phase II proposal preparation workshop in Louisville Jan.10
January
2011
- Kentucky Small Business Development Center inducts 11 into Million Dollar Loan Club
- Lexington-Fayette County named top mid-sized community for managed economic growth and investment
- Bluegrass Vascular Technologies begins first clinical study of the Surfacer™ Inside-out Access Catheter System
- 4th Quarter 2011 UKEconDev News
- Kentucky to host 2012 NIH SBIR/STTR Conference
- Equinext receives local funding to begin testing device to treat equine leg injuries
- Four Lexington ICC client companies received $290,000 from the Kentucky Enterprise Fund
December
- “Thinking Outside the Box” event draws 75 entrepreneurs during GEW
- 11.15.11 Business plan workshop
- UKCED featured in Winter Kentucky Alumni magazine
- Therix Medical spins out Bluegrass Vascular Technologies, developer of the Surfacer Inside-out Access Catheter System
- Funding opportunities in KSTC R&D Excellence Program open Nov. 28
- Startup Weekend Lexington is Nov. 18-20
- Stand up for Your Startup Pitch Competition is Nov. 18
- Therix Medical video shows private-public partnership with the University of Kentucky
- Mayor Gray declares Lexington Global Entrepreneurship Week
- New award opportunity for innovative employers
- Lexington Global Entrepreneurship Week is Nov. 14-20
- Len Heller was part of College of Communications & Information Studies Colloquium on Entrepreneurship
November
- Intel sponsors entrepreneurship competition for 18-24 year-olds
- Bluegrass Angel funded media company, uHAPS, names former Anheuser-Busch VP strategic advisor and board director
- hackerSPACE Workshop to be held Nov. 11-12 in Lexington
- UK President Eli Capilouto, city and state officials speak at Tempur-Pedic groundbreaking
- Gov. Beshear breaks ground for Tempur-Pedic global headquarters expansion in Lexington
October
- Technology, social media training offered by KSBDC
- University of Kentucky spinoff CoPlex Therapeutics announces global license with Hawthorn Pharmaceuticals to develop a treatment for Alzheimer’s
- Commercialization workshop series kicks off Oct. 13 with “Protecting your IP”
- 3rd Quarter 2011 EconDev News
- University of Kentucky technology and spinoff company part of Neogen’s animal safety success
- BBDP offers rent subsidy to out-of-state businesses relocating to Lexington
- Four UK-affiliated companies receive federal SBIR-STTR awards and Kentucky matching funds
- UK receives $14.5 million for research in carbon capture technologies
September
- Small Business Innovation Research program provides grants to further R&D at budding companies
- State to leverage nearly $155 million in small business loans
- 5 Across pitch contest for entrepreneurs Aug. 24 at Awesome Inc.
- KSEF hosts SBIR/STTR proposal training workshop Aug. 9
- Louisville/Lexington Start-up Slams begin in Louisville Aug. 3
August
- 2nd quarter 2011 UKEconDevNews now available
- UK receives $20 million to move research from laboratory to bedside
- UK entrepreneurs learn about partnering with investors at B2B networking event
- UK postdocs introduced to creating a startup company
- Kentucky Commercialization Fund RFP will be issued July 1 for university scientists
- Two UK-affiliated companies to create 28 new jobs in Lexington
- Tempur-Pedic to expand global headquarters to Coldstream Research Campus
June
- Equinext to develop a medical device for equine lower leg injuries
- Scout Diagnostics receives state matching funds for work on Alzheimer's diagnostic
- Nanowire arrays improve performance of thin-film solar cells
- KSBDC announces fourth class of Pacesetter small businesses
- 5 Across pitch contest for entrepreneurs April 27 at Awesome Inc.
- KSBDC receives grant to help with disaster recovery
April
- Atlanta-based Allconnect sales and service center comes to Coldstream Research Campus
- 1st quarter 2011 UKEconDevNews now available
- Kentucky tied for 5th highest rate of increase in entrepreneurship
- Seikowave captures and improves life in 3D
- Eight UK affiliated companies receive SBIR-STTR Kentucky matching funds
- Tax increment financing to accelerate development at Coldstream Research Campus
- Coldstream Town Center FAQ
- Lexington has nation's most optimistic job forecast for spring
- Local entrepreneurs showcase their talent at 5 Across pitch event
- Lexington Venture Club meets March 23
- Kentucky Space satellite does not achieve orbit due to NASA launch failure
March
- Lexington area early-stage companies attract $65 million in venture funding
- UK Vis Center projection technology debuts with 'Porgy and Bess'
- UK ranks 1st for creating startup companies among benchmarks for third consecutive year
- UK College of Agriculture names Jim Newberry executive-in-residence
- 2011 Kentucky SBIR-STTR Conference is March 7 in Lexington
- Awesome Touch places in BIG Idea competition
- UK pain management research in the Wall Street Journal
- Lexington Venture Club annual entrepreneur celebration January 25 at Buster's
January
2010
- 4th quarter 2010 UKEconDevNews now available
- Alumni entrepreneurs share personal stories with students on business plans, values and leadership
- Warren Nash hired as new Lexington Innovation & Commercialization Center director
- Tom Hedman and new UK research team work on low back pain treatment
- Taconic to distribute Transposagen's FatRat™ obesity model
- Faculty recognized for 2010 commercialization success at Bench2Business event
- Beshear announces launch of Kentucky Small Business Investment Credit program
December
- Outpatient equine surgery center opens in Lexington with help from Bluegrass SBDC
- Updated Intellectual Property Development Guide now available
- ParaTechs graduates from ASTeCC to their own facility on Oak Hill Drive
- Summit Biosciences receives grant to develop UK nasal spray substitute for medical marijuana
November
- Vindico receives grants to develop artificial blood substitutes based on nanotechnology
- UK graduate Peyton Fouts launches new Web portal, OuiBox.com
- Bluegrass Business Development Partnership wins EDA innovation award
- KSBDC hosts program for veterans
- Allylix releases first product developed from UK technology
- University assists entrepreneurs to find federal funding
- UK breaks ground on $19.8 million renewable energy lab
- 3rd quarter 2010 UKEconDevNews now available
October
- University of Kentucky researchers address equestrian eventing sports safety
- SBIR/STTR Grant Proposal Preparation Workshops
- Yaupon Announces Positive Results from Early-Stage Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma Study
- Governor Steve Beshear and State Officials Break Ground on the Eastern State Hospital at Coldstream Research Campus
- Biotechnology Company Working on Lower Back Pain Treatment Moves to the UK Coldstream Research Campus
- Five High-Tech Small Businesses Affiliated with the University of Kentucky Receive State Matching Grants
- United States Equestrian Federation Equine Drug Testing and Research Lab Moving to UK's Coldstream Research Campus
- George Ward Named Executive Director of Coldstream Research Campus
September
- Coldstream's Barn Owls Fledge, Nesting Box Installed
- Todd Joins Group Studying U.S. Research Universities
- Research Funding Tops $300 Million for First Time
- UK Incubator Company 3H Receives $2.7 Million from DOE for Carbon Capture Research
- Biospherics Licenses Drug Formulations from UK for Trigylcerides Therapy
July
- 2nd Quarter 2010 UKEconDevNews
- New Body Temperature Alert Patch Allows Athletes and Others to "Beat the Heat"
- Allylix Featured in The Economist
- Clinician Innovation Program and Therix Medical Off to a Good Start
- Solicitation for Proposals under the Kentucky Commercialization Fund Program Due July 13
- Fayette County Now Eligible for FEMA Assistance After May Storms, Application Deadline is July 12
- Bluegrass Angels Raises $3 Million for New Investment Fund
- Legacy Trail Uses Pervious Concrete in Portions of Trail on Coldstream Research Campus
- Kentucky Small Business Development Center inducts businesses into Pacesetter Program
- Protected Barn Owls Nest At Coldstream
- FEMA Leases Space at Coldstream Research Campus
June
- Business Lexington Features Two UK Faculty Technologies
- Transposagen Announces New Product Offering: TGEM™ Genetically Modified Rat Models
- Aristides, The First Kentucky Derby Winner, Was Born at What is Now Coldstream Research Campus
- UKCED Vice President to Present at Green Scene April 14 at 5:30 p.m.
- SBIR-STTR Proposal Preparation Workshop, May 10-11
- Tolera Therapeutics Honored as One of the 2010 'Michigan 50 Companies to Watch'
- KSBDC Receives Extension for Veterans Grant
- USEF Drug Testing and Research Lab will Relocate to Coldstream Research Campus
April
- Lexington Area Early-Stage Companies Attract $47.5 Million in Venture Funding
- Five UK Affiliated Companies Receive Kentucky SBIR-STTR Matching Funds
- UKCED Featured in The Lane Report's 2010 Research Kentucky
- Transposagen Receives Grants for Colon Cancer Gene Research
- KSBDC Program Helps Veterans and Active Duty Military Personnel
- 12 UK Affiliated Companies Receive More Than $5 Million In SBIR and STTR Awards
January
2009
- Governor Beshear Unveils Plans, Drawings of New Eastern State Hospital
- Start-Up Slam Offers Low-Cost Assistance in Forming a Company
- UK’s New Clinician Innovation Company Hires CEO
- iwin Offers One-Day Workshop in Collaboration with AARP
- BBDP Offers Project Management Training November 16-17
- Transposagen Expands Field of Use for piggyBac Technology
- Lexington Ranks 6th for Best Mid-sized Metro to Launch A Small Business
- Equine Diagnostic Lab Reopens With A Little Help From Their Friends
- Lexmark and UK Begin New Chapter in R&D Partnership
October
- Todd Addresses 250 Lexington Leaders During 2009 Commerce Lexington Leadership Visit
- Gov. Beshear to Recruit Biotech Companies at BIO 2009 Convention
- UK Alumna Elaine Duncan Participates in New Business Consulting Program
- Mersive Technologies Awarded as One of 100 Most Promising Tech Ventures
- UK Start-up Company CSO Presents at International Biotechnology Industry Convention
- Tolera Therapeutics Granted Orphan Drug Designation for Organ Transplant Rejection Drug
May
2007
- Allylix secures $3.35 million to launch innovative flavor and fragrance products
- Author and world renowned authority on entrepreneurship to speak in Lexington
- Yaupon Therapeutics closes $14.5 million financing
- UK blackberry research featured on NBC San Diego’s coverage of pharmaceutical science annual meeting
November
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