Key local and national science innovation leaders will be addressing critical bioscience and chemistry questions at a press event later this afternoon at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center from 4:00 to 5:00 pm. The event is sponsored by the American Chemical Society (ACS), an organization 163,000 members strong, which advocates for innovation and explores [...]
Tomorrow, Wednesday February 27th at 12:00 pm, the BioDistrict New Orleans will be hosting a webcast, the first in a series designed to, “showcase the exemplary projects taking place within the district.” Eric Kavanagh, CEO at the Bloor Group, will be the host of the webcast. Special guest Dr. Anjum Khurshid, director of the Crescent [...]
Usher Syndrome is a relatively rare genetic disorder that is the leading cause of deafblindness. It affects one in every 6,000 babies, more so affecting Acadian people in Louisiana and in Canada. For over a decade, researchers at the LSU Health Sciences Center have been working towards a cure for the deafness. In 1998, Professor [...]
Chocolate-based toothpaste may sound crazy, but one local company is changing the way we handle oral care forever. Theodent uses chocolate/cocoa-based ingredients which work better at lower concentrations than fluoride. They have three products available right now: Theodent Classic, Theodent 300, and Theodent Kids. The company was founded by leaders in the bioscience industry who believe it [...]
Entrepreneurial mindsets and an overall innovative current continues to electrify the city of New Orleans and business opportunities throughout the state. Last week, contributor Adriana Lopez was featured, once again, on Forbes.com. Her piece, America’s New Frontier For Business Opportunity, details why Louisiana is such an attractive state to do business in and the brain [...]
The Silicon Bayou 100 Release Party was a great event! Thank you to everyone who made it out last night and to those who could not make it for being part of of the entrepreneurial community in Louisiana. We’re looking forward to an amazing 2013! For those of you who missed last night’s release party [...]
VoiceHIT has solidified its ranking as a top mobile health company after being chosen as one of fifteen to present yesterday at the mHealth Summit’s Mobile Venture Fair. The company showed off its latest web-based, patient-centered health management system, Better Day™ Health. “Mobile technology is just beginning to transform healthcare delivery,” said VoiceHIT CEO and [...]
In partnership with Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), BioDistrict New Orleans have recognized the changing business climate in the health IT sector and signed a Memorandum of Understanding to focus on creating opportunities for workforce development, training, and online initiatives. This collaboration is happening just in time for the upcoming 2013 Annual HIMSS [...]
Bioceptive, a company working towards meeting the needs of women through a developing patent, took home the prize from the first annual Turner BioChallenge event. The New Orleans BioInnovation Center was responsible for awarding the company $5,000 and providing three months of free workspace. More than 70 members of the life science community showed their [...]
The aim of the New Orleans BioInnovation Center and its team of leaders is to offer up commercialization services for research and innovation. They offer support to local life science startups and companies who need that commercialization transition from the lab to the marketplace. The team is currently made up of experts from a range of fields including [...]
