The LSU Student Incubator, a program of the Louisiana Business & Technology Center (LBTC) in Baton Rouge, is preparing for its second annual Venture Challenge. Four finalists will pitch for $25,000 in seed capital on April 19th, 2013. LBTC and the Incubator are looking to support early growth stage startups. Only current members of the [...]
Earlier today, IBM Senior Vice President Colleen Arnold and Governor Bobby Jindal announced a plan for the IBM Services Center: Baton Rouge, a software development project that will create 800 tech jobs. The Center is the latest in the series of investments IBM has made in high-tech science and innovation. It will provide software development [...]
Richard Hanley, Jr. is quickly making salads better in the Baton Rouge area. He is a startup food entrepreneur who launched the first Hanley’s Salad Dressing flavor, Sensation, in November 2012 with his company Hanley’s Foods. Based out of Baton Rouge food incubator Edible Enterprises, Sensation is a handmade, gluten free dressing with no GMOs [...]
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 [...]
TEDx are independently held TED events, or “ideas worth spreading” events. On March 9th, 2013, Louisiana State University is hosting their own TEDx event, TEDxLSU, with the theme of Evolve. The event is designed to generate new thought by connecting existing resources, people, and ideas at the local level, with the same impact as regular [...]
LocalMed, an online scheduling and management platform for doctors, dentists, and patients will move to Baton Rouge and create 100 direct and indirect jobs. The company, founded in 2011, has recently attracted investors and top talent, including now CEO Keith English. In August, Louisiana Economic Development began discussing its incentive program for the company, including providing the state workforce [...]
The LSU Stephenson Entrepreneurship Institute, or SEI, has announced the nomination process is now open for the third annual LSU 100: Fastest Growing Tiger Businesses. Nominations will be accepted until September 30th, 2012. The LSU 100 is a highly competitive annual program that honors the fastest growing companies owned or operated by former LSU students. In [...]
Louisiana State University’s Department of Computer Science, previously in the College of Science, and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, previously in the College of Engineering, have now merged and will both be housed in the College of Engineering. The new entity will be called the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. The [...]
Jason Boudreaux and Jennifer Fowler took and completed the technology coaching Certification Course by Wendy Kennedy at Purdue University, enabling them to deliver the Inventor’s Commercialization Toolkit for scientists, researchers, engineers and technology entrepreneurs. The two currently serve as business consultants at the LSU Louisiana Business & Technology Center (LBTC). They completed the course over two [...]
The Louisiana Business & Technology Center held the first annual Student Incubator Venture Challenge on Friday, April 20, at the Lod Cook Alumni Center. The event showcased LSU student entrepreneurs and LBTC awarded $20,000 in seed capital for the growth of four ventures. PhycoGenesis LLC won $7,500 for its algae technology company. Yellow Jacket, a [...]
