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UK announces 1st-of-its-kind Estate Whiskey Alliance

The University of Kentucky has announced a new global initiative called the Estate Whiskey Alliance (EWA), a consortium that aims to discover, advance and promote the benefits of local sourcing and production sustainability.

2024 Kentucky Innovator Challenge to focus on materials, health care, circular economy

The second annual Kentucky Innovator Challenge will take place on Thursday, April 11 starting at 8:30 a.m. in Ballrooms 212 A&B in the Gatton Student Center.

UK selected as member of ARPA-H Investor Catalyst Hub network

The University of Kentucky has been selected as a spoke for the Investor Catalyst Hub, a regional hub of ARPANET-H, a nationwide health innovation network launched by the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H).

UK, partners awarded ‘Build to Scale’ grant to support Kentucky startups, diversify investors

UK and its partners are one of 60 programs awarded “Build to Scale” grants from the U.S. Department of Commerce. In total, $53 million will fund programs that support entrepreneurs, catalyze innovation and fuel economic growth.

UK’s Kolesar 1 of 9 innovators selected for NIH-funded entrepreneurship program

One of the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center’s leading researchers has been selected to participate in the inaugural cohort of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Regional Entrepreneurship Development (I-RED) Program.

Kentucky team seeks federal designation for metals and advanced manufacturing tech hub

A consortium of partners announced this week a proposal to solidify Kentucky as a federally designated Regional Technology and Innovation Hub (Tech Hub) through the U.S. Economic Development Association (EDA) Tech Hubs Program.

Kentucky Innovator Challenge brings business and higher ed leaders, industry partners to UK

The inaugural Kentucky Innovator Challenge brought together leaders from business, service organizations and higher education for a one-day summit to identify and find solutions to Kentucky's challenges.

Kentucky, Tennessee GAME Change team wins NSF Engines Development Award

The NSF Engines Development Awards are the first-ever awards from NSF's new Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships.

UK’s innovation program expands opportunities for successful research, technology

The UK I-Corps Program provides experiential entrepreneurial training to academic researchers across all fields of science and engineering.

KYNETIC awards 8 commercialization grants

The Kentucky Network for Innovation and Commercialization (KYNETIC) has selected eight applicants from its Cycle 6 for project funding.

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