2014 BioChallenge Launches with $25,000 Top Prize
Applications for the 2014 BioChallenge pitch competition will be accepted until September 30. Company executive summaries are scored by independent entrepreneurship experts to select the top finalists, who go on…
Registration Opens for Innovation Louisiana 2014 Bioscience Entrepreneurship Conference
Early-bird registration has opened for Innovation Louisiana 2014, a conference on life science technology commercialization. Join us for a series of intensive workshops, seminars, and keynote speeches on various issues…
NOBIC Selected for National JPMorgan Chase Small Business Initiative
The Center has been selected as a grant recipient in the new JPMorgan Chase & Co. Small Business Forward program, a 5 year, $30 million initiative to boost small business support…
myMix Nutrition Relocates to Nola from NYC
A new e-commerce platform that allows customers to create fully customized nutrition powders has relocated to NOBIC from New York City. MyMix Nutrition is the first online platform where customers…
ICONIC One of Four Products Accepted in National Food Accelerator
ICONIC, the healthy lifestyle beverage from Be Well Nutrition, beat out nearly 400 other startup products to earn a spot in the Accel Foods accelerator program for food producers. Accel…
2014 Annual Report Release: 66 Startups Formed, $24M+ Raised
We have just released our FY2014 Annual Report. This includes details on the Center's programs, services, and impact in Southeast Louisiana, along with highlights on our clients' achievements over the…
Advano Named a Semi-Finalist in World’s Largest Cleantech Accelerator
Nanotechnology startup Advano has been named one of only 12 regional semi-finalists in the Cleantech Open, the largest global program aimed at accelerating cleantech startups into successful businesses. Advano will…
OMS’ Cardiology EHR Earns Stage 2 Meaningful Use Certification
Objective Medical Systems has developed a cardiology-specific Electronic Health Record (EHR) system that has earned Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT.…
DNA testing to guide prescriptions fuels explosive growth for New Orleans firm
Personalized medicine firm Renaissance RX has grown dramatically in just 2 years ago. The company, "which runs toxicology and DNA tests to help doctors tune prescriptions for individual patients, ballooned…
Eardrum repair startup wins 2nd at International Business Model Competition
After earning top prizes at the Rice University Business Plan Competition and the Tulane University Business Model Competition, Tympanogen went on to place in the top two at an international…