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Congratulations to the Winners of the 2012 Donald W. Reynolds Governor's Cup Competition!

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Undergraduate Winners

  • 1st Place: Simpler Solutions - John Brown University
  • 2nd Place: Hydrovate - John Brown University
  • 3rd Place: Vita "Intelligent" Labels - Harding University
  • AT&T Elevator Pitch Award: Hydrovate - John Brown University
  • Delta Plastics Innovation Winner: Vita "Intelligent" Labels - Harding University
  • Arkansas Farm Bureau Agriculture Award: Hydrovate - John Brown University

Graduate Winners

  • 1st Place: Boston Mountain Biotech - University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
  • 2nd Place: SpatiaLink Solutions - University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
  • 3rd Place: Learning DifferentiatED - University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
  • AT&T Elevator Pitch Award: SpatiaLink Solutions - University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
  • Delta Plastics Innovation Award: Innovative Athletic Solutions - John Brown University
  • Arkansas Farm Bureau Agriculture Award: Cam Ah Co - Arkansas State University

Silicon Solar Solutions making headlines
March 23, 2011

Silicon Solar Solutions patents March 23 2011

Congratulations to the following teams for advancing to oral presentations in the 2011 Donald W. Reynolds Governors Cup Competition!

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Undergraduate semi-finalists

1.       Agricultural Food Systems – John Brown University

2.       The AgWhey Group – Harding University

3.       B.E.A.S.T. Technologies, Inc.  – Harding University

4.       Buck Nekkid BBQ & Saloon– University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

5.       Craftistas, John Brown University

6.       GardenCraft – John Brown University

7.       HealthTap – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

8.       Here to Last – Harding University

9.       IPlanIt – Ouachita Baptist University

10.   Mosea's – Henderson State University

11.   Quantum Tape – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

12.   Tuck – In – Harding University

Undergraduate Agricultural

1.       The AgWhey Group – Harding University

2.       RGI Designs – Arkansas Tech University

3.       Agricultural Food Systems – John Brown University

4.       Tuck – In – Harding University

5.       Scoops for Solidarity – Harding University

Undergraduate Innovation

1.       Agricultural Food Systems – John Brown University

2.       Ordertronics, LLC -  Ouachita Baptist University

3.       Tuck – In – Harding University

Graduate Finalists

1.       cycleWood Solutions, LLC – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

2.       Integration Enterprises – University of Arkansas, Little Rock

3.       Jeska Shoe Company – Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia

4.       Kigali Coffee – Hendrix College

5.       Peas and Cues – John Brown University

6.       TiFiber, LLC – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Graduate Innovation

1.       Integration Enterprises – University of Arkansas, Little Rock

2.       Jeska Shoe Company – Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia

3.       The Jetwork – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Graduate Agricultural

1.       cycleWood Solutions, LLC – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

2.       KBVH – Arkansas Tech University

                                     

Former Governor's Cup team nets Dept. of Defense grant
Jan. 19, 2011

BiologicsMD of Fayetteville announced Tuesday that it has recieved a $2.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to futher develop a drug for osteoporosis.

Company President Paul Mlakar Jr. said the grant will be spent over two years to pay for more testing of the drug and to shepherd it through the early stages of the approval process.

The drug, which is designed to reverse the effects of osteoporosis by growing new bone, has shown "a lot of very good indications in pre-clinical data," Mlakar said. It relies on technology licensed from the University of Arkansas, he said, and the company hopes it ultimately will be delivered as a shot, once or twice a year.

BiologicsMD, which has six employees, was founded in January 2009 and applied for the grant in May 2010. Fifty-seven such grants were awarded by the DOD out of 607 applications.

Reeves to Lead University of Arkansas's Entrepreneurship Programs
Jan. 1, 2011

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Carol Reeves, associate professor of management in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas, will join the university office of research and economic development as the associate vice provost for entrepreneurship, effective Jan. 1, 2011.

In her new role, Reeves will promote entrepreneurship and economic development in the region and across the state of Arkansas. She will work with faculty and students in all colleges at the University of Arkansas to encourage the start-up of new companies based on university research. Reeves, who also holds the Cecil and Gwen Cupp Applied Professorship in Entrepreneurship, has worked closely with the University of Arkansas Technology Licensing Office and Technology Development Foundation to develop student-led start-ups, and she will continue to work with these units to support entrepreneurship among faculty and students.

Reeves has built a phenomenal track record of student wins in the Donald W. Reynolds Arkansas Governor’s Cup and national business plan competitions, and has successfully mentored five student-led start-up companies over the last five years. With each new start-up company, the region and state add to the number of 21st century knowledge-based jobs available. She will continue to be active as a Walton College faculty member and student business plan mentor.

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