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Upcoming Events:
October 17
Louisiana Tax Credits & Legislative Changes
12:00 - 1:00pm
By Postlethwaite & Netterville
November 5-10
Innovation Louisiana 2017
Event times and speakers vary
More News:
Innovative beverage startup
ICONIC Protein has added several industry experts to the company's board and
raised $8 million to expand staff, retail sales, and product offerings. The startup, which launched out of the Center, is opening a headquarters office in California, while continuing to employ staff based in Elmwood and remotely nationwide.
Thank You to Our Innovation Louisiana 2017 Sponsors!
We want to extend a note of appreciation to these generous local and national firms who are supporting our Innovation Louisiana 2017 event lineup:
Baker Donelson
BD
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana
Chaffe & Associates
Chase
Commtech
The Conafay Group
EY
IBERIABANK
innovationOchsner
The Joe W. and Dorothy Dorsett Brown Foundation
J.P. Morgan
LouisianaBIO
Louisiana Public Health Institute
New Orleans Business Alliance
Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn
Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann
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Learn, Connect, and Be Inspired at Our Innovation Louisiana 2017 Events This November
Don't miss our upcoming Innovation Louisiana 2017 events highlighting the life sciences, entrepreneurship, and advances from universities and startups across Louisiana. The week kicks off with our first-ever Day of Service at Sci High on Sunday, November 5. Then our two-day annual conference follows on November 6-7, which features national industry and funding experts from Shire, AngelMD, Sultan Ventures, PPD, Janssen, multiple federal agencies, and beyond. Our biggest events of the year, the University Tech Showcase and BioChallenge Competition, are back at the Joy Theater on November 8. Spend Thursday visiting two discounted partner institutions, Audubon and the World War II Museum. Then close out the week on Friday with networking and an exciting tournament at the BioFund's Golf Scramble! Learn more and register for any or all of these events here.
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AxoSim Receives $1.7M Grant from the National Institutes of Health
Tenant startup AxoSim has been awarded a two year NIH Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant for $1,770,000 to advance their nerve-on-a-chip technology for predictive preclinical drug testing. AxoSim is developing clinically relevant models of human neurological tissue to bring much needed therapies to market faster and more efficiently. In partnership with Tulane, this project will further validate the company's proprietary peripheral nerve model for screening drugs against neurotoxicity. Peripheral neuropathy manifests itself in up to 40% of patients receiving chemotherapy and is the number one reason patients stop receiving treatment. The startup will also develop machine learning algorithms to improve the model's predictive power over time. AxoSim has grown to 11 team members since launching in 2014 and beginning to receive Commercialization consulting assistance.
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Fluence Analytics Launches ARGEN Protein Monitoring Platform
Tulane spin-out and client startup Fluence Analytics, a manufacturer of realtime, industrial and laboratory monitoring systems, has launched ARGEN, a patented protein and polymer stability monitoring product. By utilizing continuous light scattering measurements, ARGEN yields a unique information stream which reduces discovery and formulation and development times. Fluence Analyics worked with university partners, biopharmaceutical companies, and industry leaders for over a year in beta testing to improve ARGEN's measurements, user experience and software features. This is the only instrument on the market that allows for the simultaneous, stressor dependent testing of 16 samples, significantly accelerating R&D in biopharma and other sectors. Learn more about the company and ARGEN at fluenceanalytics.com.
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AAAneurysm Outreach Expands Screenings Around the Country
Non-profit tenant organization AAAneurysm Outreach continues to expand its reach across the U.S., with two free screenings set in October in Connecticut and Chicago. Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is the 13th leading cause of death in the country. Early detection is critical because there are typically no symptoms until rupture occurs, and up to 90% of patients who experience a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm will not survive. AAAneurysm Outreach has provided noninvasive screenings to men and women from all 50 states this year, including more than 1,000 veterans screened during the national convention of Veterans of Foreign Wars.
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Center Hosts Mayoral Candidate Meet-and-Greet Forums to Promote Life Sciences Ecosystem
The BioInnovation Center hosted a series of meet-and-greet forums with New Orleans mayoral candidates over the past month. The events provided an informal venue for the candidates to engage directly with entrepreneurs in high-tech fields and to learn more about the growing impact and significant potential of the regional life sciences community. The Center sincerely thanks the candidates for their dedicated interest and genuine commitment to help advance the bioscience economy in our city.
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