06/13/13

Bioceptive Closes $1.1M Investment Led by New World Angels

June 13, 2013 - Silicon Bayou News Women’s health medical device startup Bioceptive has closed a $1.1 million Series A funding round led by New World Angels. Bioceptive’s novel intrauterine…


05/09/13

The 19 Coolest Small Businesses In New Orleans

May 09, 2013 - Business Insider The BioInnovation Center was featured by Business Insider as one of the 19 coolest small businesses in New Orleans.


04/19/13

Health drink maker and teacher job site win combined $70,000 in Tulane business contest on Friday

April 19, 2013 - The Times-Picayune / Nola.com Be Well Nutrition, maker of healthy lifestyle beverage ICONIC, won the $50,000 top prize with a strong pitch at the 13th annual…


03/20/13

Health drink maker wins the first Jefferson Parish business pitch contest during Entrepreneur Week

March 20, 2013 - The Times-Picayune / Nola.com Be Well Nutrition won the inaugural Cordina Challenge pitch competition for Jefferson Parish entrepreneurs. Company co-founder Billy Bosch successfully pitched Be Well’s…


03/14/13

Private, Public Sectors and Academia Come Together at the 2013 BIO International Convention

March 14, 2013 - BIO International Convention NOBIC President Aaron Miscenich was a featured speaker on a panel titled “Accelerators: Leveraging Regional Resources for Growth” during the 2013 BIO International…


03/12/13

Angels of Southwest Louisiana Invests in Tech Startup VoiceHIT

March 12, 2013 - Silicon Bayou News Health IT startup VoiceHIT announced that the Angels of Southwest Louisiana have made an investment in the company to support it’s clinical management…


03/07/13

Local Startup Connects Bluetooth to E-Health Records

March 07, 2013 - New Orleans CityBusiness Local bio-tech startup VoiceHIT has launched its new electronic health record platform, Better Day Health. The platform is a patient-centered health management system…


02/27/13

Academics Go Into Business to Support Research

February 27, 2013 - New Orleans CityBusiness As academic grants for scientific research become more difficult to obtain, researchers like Dr. Ali Betancourt of Wibi+Works LLC have established businesses to…


02/22/13

Sequestration Could Temper Entrepreneurial Academic Research

February 22, 2013 - New Orleans CityBusiness Experts on technology research and commercialization from Tulane, UNO and NOBIC discuss the potential impact of sequestration budget cuts on federal research grants.…


02/20/13

Experts Reveal Pitfalls for Entrepreneurial Pitches

February 20, 2013 - New Orleans CityBusiness Angel and VC investors active in the New Orleans entrepreneurial community, including NOBIC tenants Dr. Sandra Coufal of Sibling Capital and Clayton White…