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Dr. Anindita Paul researches new ways to energize rechargeable batteries
"As an inventor, it is important for me to understand what users want in order to effectively create a new product that can meet people's needs," Paul said. "After several coaching sessions with excellent coaches, I now know how to discover customers and have an idea of who my potential stakeholders might be."
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Scott Stuckey of Fair Chance Works connects employment to recovery
Launch Blue alum Fair Chance Works helps people recover and re-enter society by placing them into jobs and continuing to support their professional growth.
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NonBinary Solutions Offers Training, Resources to Autism Treatment Providers
Launch Blue alum NonBinary Solutions is a culmination of what founder Mandy Ralston has learned within the realm of applied behavior analysis in the form of clinical decision support systems software to better train autism service providers.
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Seamly, XpressRun Named KYInno Startups to Watch
Launch Blue alums Seamly and XpressRun were named in the group of 20 KYInno Startups to Watch for 2023.
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Hot Route Analytics takes first in Center for Creative Economy's Velocity Demo Day
Congrats to Launch Blue alum Hot Route Analytics on winning the top prize of $25,000.
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I am a UK Innovator: Dr. Ming-Yuan Chih
UAccel alum Dr. Ming-Yuan Chih is featured in “I am a UK Innovator” series.
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XpressRun picked for Techstars Chicago accelerator
Launch Blue alum XpressRun is one of the 12 companies selected to participate in Techstars Chicago's "Advancing Cities Fund."
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PreventScripts Announces Expansion to 12 Providers
KY270 member PreventScripts expanded to 12 providers using their platform to identify and treat metabolic conditions.
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Google selects Louisville-based XpressRun for startup accelerator
Launch Blue alum Xpressrun was named as one of 12 startups selected for the Google for Startups Accelerator: Black Founders Class of 2022.
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Melanated Healthcare named a 2022 Vogt Award Winner
Launch Blue alum Melanated Healthcare, led by CEO Lecresha Sewell, was one of six Vogt Award winners for 2022.
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I am a UK Innovator: Dr. Aardra Kachroo
UAccel alum and co-founder of Phytogenesis Dr. Aardra Kachroo featured in “I am a UK Innovator” series.
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Osage University Partners Interview: Janelle Molloy
A conversation with Launch Blue alum Janelle Molloy, Founder and CEO of Wild Dog Physics and former Director of Medical Physics in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Kentucky.
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Six Launch Blue Startups Receive Funding from Keyhorse Capital
Fair Chance Works, Melanated Healthcare, PAVR, PreventScripts, Seamly, and XpressRun received investment from Keyhorse Capital in 2022.
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Water Warriors secures global distribution deal with Phoslock Environmental Technologies
Water Warriors’ patented pellets will be offered through PET in the US, Europe, Canada, South America, China, Australia, and New Zealand.
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X10D participates in AgLaunch's inaugural Cultivate Appalachia Bootcamp
X10D was one of eight companies to participate in the new Cultivate Appalachia Bootcamp, the first official program of the Appalachian AgriFood Innovation Cluster.
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UK Researchers Develop Antiviral Face Mask
A team of researchers led by Dibakar Bhattacharyya, Ph.D., and his Ph.D. student and UAccel alum, Rollie Mills, have developed a medical face mask membrane that can capture and deactivate the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein on contact.
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I am a UK Innovator: Dr. Chad Risko
UAccel alum Dr. Chad Risko featured in “I am a UK Innovator” series.
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PreventScripts: Solving the 'blind spot of health care'
KY Inno takes a look at PreventScripts, which hopes to bridge the gap of time between provider visits and ultimately delay the development of lifestyle diseases.
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X10D helps Kentucky cattle farms, makes way for the future of the industry
LEX18 profiles X10D, an app that helps farmers collect data and streamline their business in seconds. The founders hope it will make Kentucky’s beef industry stronger.
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I am a UK Innovator: Dr. Ming Yuan Chih
UAccel alum Dr. Ming Yuan Chih featured in “I am a UK Innovator” series.
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Melanated Healthcare: App connects people of color with health care providers
Spectrum News 1 profiles Melanated Healthcare, an app that aims to decrease health disparities while increasing access to care
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KY Inno's 2022 Startups to Watch
Five Launch Blue startups made the list: Active Therapy Systems, BrainSTEM University, PAV*R, Melanated Healthcare, and Synaptek.
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Two Launch Blue Startups Receive KY Matching Funds
AmDx PrognostX and Synaptek were two of 9 Kentucky companies to receive a total of $900,000 in state matching grants.
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Synaptek Creates Platform to Better Diagnose and Manage Concussions
Smiley Pete Publishing profiles Synaptek, a mobile-first platform to help diagnose concussions in athletes more quickly and effectively.
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Cellie Coping Company Aims to Help Kids Cope with Medical Conditions
KY Inno profiles Cellie Coping Company and founder Dr. Meghan Marsac.
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EKU Professor Improves Access to Critical Resource With New Innovation
KY Inno profiles Dr. Jason Marion and ColiGlow, a low-cost kit that can quantify E. coli from water in low-resource environments.
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Two Launch Blue Founders in Endeavor's Black Entrepreneurs Making Moves In The Midwest
BrainSTEM University Founder Ricky Mason and Moolathon Founder Mac Wilkinson were named to Endeavor’s black entrepreneurs who are making moves in the Midwest.
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X10D App to Extend University of Kentucky Beef Resources, Connect Farmers
UK Now: Beef specialists from the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment and the University of Tennessee created a mobile app called X10D to modernize the way farmers and universities share information.
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Two Launch Blue Startups in KSTC 2021 Q4 Investment Cycle
KY Inno: Moolathon and Synaptek were included in KSTC’s 2021 Q4 investment cycle.
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Middle Tech Podcast: Melanated Healthcare
Founder Lecresha Sewell discusses how Melanated Healthcare helps patients find healthcare providers that share their racial identify.