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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.

AUTM Announces UK’s Ian McClure as New Chair

Ian McClure, J.D., associate vice president for research, innovation and economic impact and executive director of UK Innovate, has been named AUTM’s new chair during their 2022 annual meeting in New Orleans

KYNETIC Seeks Applications for Proof-of-concept Commercialization

The Kentucky Network for Innovation and Commercialization (KYNETIC) grants are awarded to faculty, staff and student innovator teams across Kentucky for new, innovative products that have the potential to impact human health.

UK, Partners Named Build Back Better Regional Finalists

The University of Kentucky is part of a coalition that received a $500,000 grant to support a project to boost economic recovery in Kentucky through technological innovations in agriculture.

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