NOBIC client Talaria Antibodies reaches semifinals of Delta I-Fund Demo Day
Talaria Antibodies Inc, a spin-off company from LaCell LLC, was a semi-finalist in the Delta I-Fund Demo Day competition. Dr. Shawna Wicks, President and CEO of Talaria Antibodies, and her…
NOBIC Client Zenopharm awarded $2 Million Grant
Zenopharm, a Xavier University spin-out led by Dr. Guangdi Wang, was recently awarded a $2 Million SBIR Phase II Grant from the National Cancer Institute. Zenopharm was founded in 2012 to…
NOBIC Client BioAesthetics Closes Funding Round
BioAesthetics, a company transforming plastic and reconstructive surgeries through regenerative medicine, closed a financing round led by Silicon Valley-based Hemi Ventures. Investors included San Francisco’s IndieBio, the New Orleans BioFund,…
AAAneurysm Outreach Screened 87 New Orleanians for Silent Killer
Nearly 90 New Orleans residents were screened for abdominal aortic aneurysm at LSU Healthcare Network on April 21. Sponsored by Peoples Health and W.L. Gore, the event was free and…
Innovation Louisiana 2018 Keynote Announced
"One of the top innovators in the world" -MIT's Technology Review Magazine (TR35) We are pleased to announce Jeff Karp as a keynote speaker for Innovation Louisiana 2018. Jeff is…
Advano awarded Louisiana Grant
Advano and the Tulane University Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering were jointly awarded $300,000 from the LA Board of Regents under the ITRS, "Industrial Ties Research Subprogram". This grant…
NOBIC Client MicroBiome Therapeutics launches BiomeBliss
MicroBiome Therapeutics launched its clinically-tested dietary supplement, BiomeBliss, a patented, first-in-class prebiotic dietary supplement specifically developed to support a healthy gastrointestinal microbiome. Their berry flavored mix nourishes your gut’s healthy bacteria…
Kimberly Hood joins BioInnovation Center Advisory Board
The BioInnovation Center welcomes attorney and healthcare professional Kimberly Hood to the Advisory Board. Ms. Hood is the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at Open Health Care Clinic,…
Instapath Brings Home $40k from Rice Business Plan Competition
Instapath competed at the Rice Business Plan Competition along with 42 other student-led startups in technology, energy, and life sciences. Instapath advanced to the semifinals of the competition and finished 3rd…
AxoSim Wins the Coulter IDEAPitch
AxoSim, client and tenant of the New Orleans BioInnovation Center, won the top $100,000 investment prize at the Coulter IDEAPitch. AxoSim has created a patented "nerve-on-a-chip" technology that helps pharmaceutical…