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  • Arch Grants, BioGenerator, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, and The Yield Lab partner to create an AgriFoodTech Arch Grants funding track

    Arch Grants, BioGenerator, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, and The Yield Lab partner to create an AgriFoodTech Arch Grants funding track

    The St. Louis agtech ecosystem has coalesced its resources to attract startups to the St. Louis region by funding an AgriFoodTech track in the annual Arch Grants Startup Competition. BioGenerator, the startup arm of BioSTL; the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center; and The Yield Lab have partnered with Arch Grants to extend more funding opportunities…

  • UNeTech-incubated startup Impower Health receives patent for new self-paced treadmill

    UNeTech-incubated startup Impower Health receives patent for new self-paced treadmill

    The exercise equipment startup Impower Health Inc. has announced the granting of a new U.S. patent (No. 11,185,740) for a treadmill that adapts to the users own running pace automatically. The invention was initially developed as a potential therapeutic device to help stroke patients by three students at the University of Nebraska Omaha, William Denton, Molly Schieber,…

  • Kansas State University president joins TechAccel board of directors

    Kansas State University president joins TechAccel board of directors

    Dr. Richard H. Linton, president of Kansas State University, has joined the Board of Directors of TechAccel LLC, effective immediately, according to a press release issued today by the company.  TechAccel, based in Overland Park, Kansas, is a technology and venture development organization investing in scientific breakthroughs to produce healthier plants, animals and foods. It…

  • Socially conscious tech startup GiftAMeal grows its team—and its reach

    Socially conscious tech startup GiftAMeal grows its team—and its reach

    St. Louis startup GiftAMeal has announced the hiring of Jeni Couch as its new Account Executive. With over 20 years of experience in the restaurant industry, Couch will help GiftAMeal as the company sets its sights on nationwide expansion. “I just had to be a part of it,” said Couch, who comes to GiftAMeal after…

  • Technology Association of Iowa’s 2022 Legislative Launch to take place in February; tickets now available

    Technology Association of Iowa’s 2022 Legislative Launch to take place in February; tickets now available

    Tickets for the Technology Association of Iowa (TAI) 2022 Legislative Launch are now available. The Legislative Launch will take place 5 p.m. Feb. 16 at the AC Hotel by Marriott in Des Moines East Village. Tickets are $30 for members and $40 for non-members. TAI advocates for technology-based companies and emerging technologies in Iowa. The…

  • Invest Nebraska chosen as finalist in EDA’s Build Back Better Regional Challenge

    Invest Nebraska chosen as finalist in EDA’s Build Back Better Regional Challenge

    Invest Nebraska, in partnership with several community partners that collectively make up the Heartland Robotics Cluster Coalition, was named by the Economic Development Administration (EDA) as a finalist in the $1 billion Build Back Better Regional Challenge, beating out nearly 500 applicants from 50 states and five U.S. territories. The Heartland Robotics Cluster Coalition will…

  • Arch Grants Awards $400,000 to four portfolio companies in fall growth grants cycle

    Arch Grants Awards $400,000 to four portfolio companies in fall growth grants cycle

    St. Louis-based nonprofit Arch Grants has officially awarded $400,000 in non-dilutive grants to four of its portfolio companies through its Growth Grants program, according to a press release issued yesterday. The list of companies includes Big Heart Tea Co., Native Pet, Rebundle and Swipesum. Earlier this spring, Arch Grants awarded $200,000 to two additional portfolio…

  • Omaha’s Retail Aware partners with Chicago’s Home Chef to deploy network of sensors to better measure consumer behavior

    Omaha’s Retail Aware partners with Chicago’s Home Chef to deploy network of sensors to better measure consumer behavior

    Omaha ad-tech company Retail Aware has announced a new venture in partnership with Home Chef—the Chicago-based meal kit and food delivery business—to deploy its network of sensor devices in up to 2,000 Kroger stores nationwide.  The move should allow Kroger – which owns the Home Chef brand – more granular control over its in-store shopper…

  • Iowa Technology Summit call for speakers now open  

    Iowa Technology Summit call for speakers now open  

    The Technology Association of Iowa (TAI) announced yesterday that speaker applications for the 2022 Iowa Technology Summit are now open. The summit will be held on April 11-12, 2022, at the Iowa Community Credit Union Convention Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Applications to speak are now being accepted for the Iowa Technology Summit at technologyiowa.org/apply-to-speak-2022-its/.…

  • UNeTech, Bio Nebraska grant will support women in STEM

    UNeTech, Bio Nebraska grant will support women in STEM

    In a move that will support more women launching tech ventures in the state, Bio Nebraska and the UNeTech Institute have received a $250,000 grant to enable the launch of Opportunity Corps, a program designed to support women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) as they explore the viability of launching tech ventures. The…