PATENT PALOOZA IS BACK! (Updated Link for Patent Palooza!)

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Innovation Insider

OCTOBER 2021

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FEATURED NEWS

PATENT PALOOZA IS BACK!

RECOGNIZING AND CELEBRATING INNOVATION

We are excited to announce that Patent Palooza is back on November 9, 4:00-6:00 pm ET in Ballroom 212A, Gatton Student Center!

It has been too long since we recognized and celebrated our UK innovators. Over the past three fiscal years, we have had many patents, commercialization and startup successes.

Make plans now to join us in celebrating, reconnecting and enjoying delicious food and beverages.

And, since face masks are required, we are having a "Most Innovative Looking" Face Mask competition. So, wear your "innovative looking" face mask and you might win the prize.

We will celebrate over 100 innovators for patents, commercialization deals, and startup activity for FY 2019, 2020 and 2021.

LANDING PAGE AND REGISTRATION

Updated Link

UKWIN SPOTLIGHTS WOMEN INNOVATORS & ENTREPRENEURS

The UK Women Innovators Network (UKWIN) is hosting a free, virtual conference on Thursday, October 21, 3:30 - 5:00 pm ET via Zoom.

Don't miss your opportunity to hear from amazing speakers, participate in networking opportunities and be eligible for our prize drawing.

Host:

Taunya Phillips, Director, Office of Technology Commercialization, University of Kentucky

Welcome Address:

Linda Dwoskin, Associate Vice President for Research, Special Projects, Professor, College of Pharmacy, and Faculty Innovator and Entrepreneur, University of Kentucky

Speakers:

Kelly Wright, Founder and CEO, FreshEyes Solutions
Gilson Capilouto, Co-Founder and Chief Clinical Officer, NFANT Labs
Kate Van Pelt, Co-Founder and CEO, Synaptek

Don't miss your chance to hear from them about their journey as women innovators and entrepreneurs.

2 UK-LED ORGANIZATIONS WIN SBA AWARDS

Two innovation programs led by the University of Kentucky are receiving a part of the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) $5.4 million in prizes to support inclusive entrepreneurship in the innovation ecosystem.

The SBA recently announced winners for its Growth Accelerator Fund Competition (GAFC) and Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Catalyst competition, a new component aimed at spurring investment in underrepresented communities within the innovation economy at scale.

“UK Innovate and the OTC are honored and grateful to be partnered with such great collaborators as XLerate Health and Jackson State University related to the Catalyst Award, and Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation and Kentucky Commercialization Ventures related to the Growth Accelerator Fund Award,” said UK’s Associate Vice President for Research, Innovation and Economic Impact Ian McClure, J.D.

FEATURED TECHNOLOGY

Sound Mapping Device for Music Therapy, Accessibility, and Athletic Precision

With the advent of inexpensive powerful microprocessors and movement sensors, interfaces can be developed to create simple instruments with novel feedback and visualization features that minimize the training required to create interesting sounds and movements to achieve more interesting musical experiences as well as provide audio feedback in tracking motions. UK researchers are developing an electronic device that functions as a flexible interface for creating sound through motion. It is comprised of a microprocessor, battery, an accelerometer, a laser, an onboard speaker/vibration motor, and a wireless link. The microprocessor is programmed to convert motion and position parameters to various sounds and effects, meaning that specific motions created by the user holding the device result in distinct sounds. The actual mapping can vary depending on the application and can easily be adjusted.

This technology is easy-to-use, low-cost, has an intuitive and flexible interface, and provides feedback for training and development on the instrument.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS TECH

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SPOTLIGHTS

INNOVATOR

Gilson Capilouto Ph.D. is Professor Emerita in the College of Health Sciences at the University of Kentucky and Co-founder and Chief Clinical Officer for NFANT Labs, LLC. Atlanta, GA.

She has more than 40 years of clinical experience in the assessment and treatment of pediatric feeding and swallowing disorders and has focused her clinical research on neonatal feeding for the past eighteen years.

Dr. Capilouto is co-inventor of an FDA cleared medical device designed to generate objective metrics related to infant sucking performance- a biomarker for neonatal brain injury and growth prediction.

LEARN MORE ABOUT GILSON

STARTUP

NFANT's mission is "to improve the standard of care in infant feed through objective, evidence based clinical tools."

NFANT products are being implemented as a standard of care in children’s hospitals across the United States. nfant Feeding Solution, the company’s premier product, is also being used in research activities in the US, Japan, China and Australia.

nfant Feeding Solution has received numerous awards including 2018 finalist for SXSW Impact Pediatric Health Pitch Competition, Austin, TX, 2017 Breakthrough Technology of the Year from the Technology Association of Georgia, and 2015 recipient of the Georgia Bio Innovation Award.