10/16/14

JetBlue to Offer ICONIC Through Accel Foods Partnership

ICONIC will be featured on some JetBlue flights through a new partnership between the airline and the Accel Foods accelerator. The program also included a multi-day exhibit for travelers to…


09/04/14

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…


08/27/14

BioFund Surpasses $2 Million Milestone

The New Orleans BioFund has now invested over $2 million in twelve Southeast Louisiana businesses to help facilitate growth and job creation in the region. Companies in the BioFund portfolio…


08/01/14

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…


07/22/14

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…


07/09/14

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…


06/30/14

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…


06/25/14

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…


06/25/14

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…


05/23/14

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.…