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UK partners in new nonprofit to foster innovation in metals industry

The Metals Innovation Initiative (MI2) is a Kentucky-based nonprofit that provides collaborative leadership to attract and promote advanced research, sustainability, and talent development in the Commonwealth’s metals industry.

Computational chemist Chad Risko featured in ‘I am a UK Innovator’ series

Chad Risko (Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences) discusses an innovation that could help the scientific community confirm results by repeating, or reproducing, experiments — an activity fundamental to scientific progress.

UK Innovate launches micro-certification training program

UK Innovate launches a micro-certification training program that uses experiential design theory and mentorship programming to support University of Kentucky researchers, staff and students.

NSF selects UK and 8 regional universities to form new innovation hub

The Mid-South I-Corps Hub, which will launch in January 2023 and is funded with $15 million for five years, is a regional alliance between lead institution Vanderbilt University and seven other universities.

NIH funds UK, XLerateHealth partnership on digital learning platform

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) IDeA Regional Entrepreneurship Development (I-RED) Program grant will develop a suite of entrepreneurship and commercialization training tools addressing the needs of academic institutions across the Southeast.

UK Innovate receives EDA grant to launch center, promote economic growth

UK Innovate, the University of Kentucky’s innovation and entrepreneurship enterprise within UK Research, has received a competitive grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA).

KYNETIC Funds 9 Proof-of-concept Projects Across Kentucky

The Kentucky Network for Innovation and Commercialization (KYNETIC) funded nine projects in the Cycle 5 round of early-stage commercialization grants. The NIH grants are awarded to teams across Kentucky for new, innovative products that have the potential to impact human health.

19 Innovators Complete Launch Blue's UAccel Program

The nonequity-seeking pre-seed accelerator program aiming to launch nationally competitive startups completed its fourth UAccel Program cohort.

Ian McClure Appointed to National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship

UK's Ian McClure has been appointed to the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

Ian McClure Appointed to National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship

UK's Ian McClure has been appointed to the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

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