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UK Innovate Webinar: New Industry Partnering Resources and Programs for UK Researchers

Meet the Innovation Connect team to learn about new industry partnering resources and programs for University of Kentucky researchers. Innovation Connect Team: Landon Borders, Executive Director Chelsea Ex-Lubeskie, Innovation Connect Manager, College of Medicine Alexa Narel, Innovation Connect Manager, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment Kim Sayre, Innovation Connect Manager, College of Engineering

UAccel Quick Start + I-Corps: The Program

UAccel Quick Start, the university technology commercialization focused program of Launch Blue, offers professional development and an experiential learning opportunity to innovators affiliated with a university who are interested in learning the best commercialization path for their technology.    

UAccel Quick Start + I-Corps: Virtual Information Session

UAccel Quick Start, the university technology commercialization focused program of Launch Blue, offers professional development and an experiential learning opportunity to innovators affiliated with a university who are interested in learning the best commercialization path for their technology.    

August-September 2023 UK Innovate Newsletter

The August-September issue of the Innovation Insider Newsletter is available.

UK, partners awarded $12 million to advance biomedical innovation, entrepreneurship

UK and its partners at four other institutions have been awarded $12 million from the National Institutes of Health to launch a new hub focused on accelerating real-world impact of biomedical innovations through education, mentorship and financial support.

OTC Webinar: ABCs of Medical Device Development

Join Elaine Duncan, President of Paladin Medical, as she discusses the basics of design documentation for medical devices and how to document 1) unmet needs, 2) translate those needs into specification and 3) how to think about and draft an early hazard analysis and risk assessment.   Bio:

PATENT PALOOZA! 2023

Online registration is closed. You can register onsite at 4:00 pm ET. Don't miss this opportunity to recognize and celebrate University of Kentucky innovators with accomplishments during the 2023 fiscal year. We will also celebrate our 2022 National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Fellows and present two milestone patents. This will be a wonderful opportunity for our community to celebrate UK innovators, enjoy great food and beverages and connect with one another. If you have already registered to join us, we look forward to seeing you there.

Game Time Tech Hub Proposal: A Summary Presentation

Join us to learn more about the proposed Generating Advanced Manufacturing Excellence with Technology and Innovation for Metals of Essential Products (GAME TIME) Tech Hub bringing together a consortium of public-private partners including the Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation (KSTC), University of Kentucky (UK), University of Louisville (UofL) and the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development (KCED).

UAccel + I-Corps Virtual Accelerator Program

The U.S. National Science Foundation’s Innovation Corps (I-Corps™) program is an immersive, entrepreneurial training program that facilitates the transformation of invention to impact.     The University of Kentucky is a partner in the Mid-South Innovation Corps Hub.    

8 projects awarded KYNETIC commercialization grants

The Kentucky Network for Innovation and Commercialization (KYNETIC) has selected eight teams from universities across the Commonwealth for Cycle 7 project funding.