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BioVentures LLC has adopted Tradespace, an AI-driven platform built specifically for technology-transfer offices, to streamline invention disclosures and commercialization efforts across UAMS. Beginning this month, all UAMS inventors will submit new inventions through BioVentures’ new portal, powered by Tradespace, via UAMS Single Sign-On at app.tradespace.io.  Tradespace replaces the old portal with a transparent, user-friendly experience […]

Summary In this engaging episode of Startup Junkies, host Daniel Koonce sits down with artist and entrepreneur Susan Edgmon and curator Allen Paulose to explore the intersection of art, business, and community in Northwest Arkansas. Susan shares her remarkable journey—how a life-changing car accident led her from being a business owner to becoming a professional

Startup Junkie Announces Startup Crawl 2025: Built to Launch GRAB YOUR TICKETS BEFORE PRICES RISE! Startup Crawl is back — and this year, we’re headed for orbit. Join us on Friday, September 26, 2025, as Startup Junkie brings the community together once again in the heart of downtown Fayetteville for the seventh annual NWA Startup

Summary In this engaging episode of Startup Junkies, hosts Daniel Koonce and Caleb Talley sit down with Daniel Marques, the dynamic CEO and co-founder of Skin Check, to discuss his unique entrepreneurial journey and the innovative technology his team is bringing to digital healthcare. The episode opens with Daniel’s refreshingly candid take on entering the

BioVentures hosted its first annual Innovation Week from May 12–15, 2025, bringing together researchers, startups, industry partners, and investors to explore the future of biomedical innovation at UAMS. The event featured a dynamic lineup of panels, presentations, and networking opportunities across campus, designed to strengthen the bridge between academic research and real-world impact. Over 50 attendees registered

Summary In this engaging episode of Startup Junkies, hosts Daniel Koonce and Caleb Talley sit down with Ali Al Jabry, founder of Kwema—a company dedicated to improving workplace safety. Ali, whose journey began in Kenya and took him across Latin America and the U.S., shares the story behind Kwema and how his personal experiences led

It was a privilege to join fellow innovators at the AUTM Annual Meeting March 2-5 in National Harbor, Maryland, where we celebrated 50 years of propelling technology transfer forward. BioVentures and our colleagues nationwide remain committed to advancing innovation that transforms the future.  The BioVentures team learned about the latest industry trends and ideas for

BioVentures will announce the Student Innovator Award on April 17 at Student Research Day. This new opportunity recognizes and supports innovative student research with the potential for translational and commercial success.  Visit the BioVentures booth at the event to learn more about intellectual property, patenting, entrepreneurship and commercialization.  All Student Research Day participants are eligible

Laura James, MD, director of the Translational Research Institute and vice chancellor for Clinical and Translational Research at UAMS, will be the featured speaker at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, for the Health Sciences Entrepreneurship Grand Rounds.  James, who is co-founder of the rapid acetaminophen-induced liver injury testing company Acetaminophen Toxicity Diagnostics, will speak about

 Date & Time: Monday, March 17, at 3:00 p.m. Location: Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, 10th Floor, Betsy Blass Conference Room Open to: UAMS community and the public The next Health Sciences Entrepreneurship (HSE) Grand Rounds will feature Luna Acosta, MBA, ECM, Director of Technology Transfer and the Catalyst Innovation Center at Arkansas State University. Acosta is an experienced administrator and leader, passionate