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Backed by LSU Innovation Park's EDA BRIDGE program and a $200K FUEL grant, Renovigo is revolutionizing carbon fiber with a carbon-negative process.
For startups, the first step to finding a solution is selecting the right problem. Soon-to-be entrepreneur Charles Beam had compiled a list of 20 possibilities to which he could apply his skills as an LSU computer science graduate. The biggest involved finding the right opportunities for federal contractors.
Truth Diagnostics got its start, and its name, because the startup's partners believed in a better business model: a boutique lab with personalized services for physicians and smaller clinics and transparency in customer relations.
Recent News
All About the Fans: New Helmet Tech Developed with LSU Tigers to Help Protect Players from Coronavirus
LSU, in partnership with a Louisiana sports technology startup, has developed new helmet cooling technologies to make customizable air circulation devices for athletic helmets with the goal of helping to protect the players from coronavirus. The new devices, literally driven by fans, are being tested by LSU players. The improvements will help them stay cooler and more comfortable on the field, allowing the athletes to keep their helmets and additional COVID-19 safety gear on longer.
GPS Business Brokers Partners with Dallas Based Liberty Business Exchange
Innovation Park tenant, GPS Business Brokers, partners with Liberty Business Exchange to expand their consulting services to the Baton Rouge area.
Charlie D'Agostino inducted into the Baton Rouge Business Award Hall of Fame
On July 7, 2020, Charlie D'Agostino, former Executive Director of Innovation Park, was inducted into the Baton Rouge Business Report Hall of Fame for his lifetime career achievements.
Skymount Medical Partners With LSU To Test Covid-19 Treatments Discovered By AI
A Calgary-based technology company, Skymount Medical, has signed a licensing agreement with Louisiana State University (LSU) and is working in partnership on potential COVID-19 treatments.
LSU Louisiana Technology Transfer Office Client Earns Spot in NASA Competition for 3D-Printed Filtration Masks to Help Healthcare Workers, Astronauts
OrganicNANO, a biotech company from Ruston, Louisiana won NASA iTech's "Ignite the Night" virtual pitch competition last month and is now a semifinalist among 25 companies nation-wide. Its nanotechnologies, which provide biomedical solutions on an atomic or molecular scale, could help protect healthcare workers fighting COVID-19 as well as astronauts during space explorations.