August 30, 2024
Christopher Lewis, founder of the Village Life Outreach Project and a professor of medicine at the University of Cincinnati, strives to boost health outcomes in his hometown and across the world in Tanzania.
August 27, 2024
As a member of the NEXT Innovation Scholars program, a signature scholarship initiative housed in the UC 1819 Innovation Hub, Yasmine Shaban has honed her innovation mindset and prepared for working in environments like True Ventures.
August 23, 2024
University of Cincinnati students built the Motiv sports messaging app to transform the ways in which coaches communicate with high school athletes and their parents.
August 23, 2024
Cincy Inno's "Inno on Fire" event occurred on Aug. 19. Dozens of startup founders and industry professionals gathered at the University of Cincinnati's 1819 Innovation Hub to explore Cincinnati’s active startup ecosystem.
July 30, 2024
Gamers worldwide can rejoice as esports finally become a regular feature in the Olympic Games. Esports within the Olympics has been a topic of controversy for years. Still, in a historic decision last week, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced the creation of the Olympic Esports Games, set to debut in 2025 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
July 25, 2024
Housed within the University of Cincinnati’s 1819 Innovation Hub, the Technology Transfer team is vital to safeguarding and managing the intellectual property generated by UC’s researchers. Its mission is to translate UC's cutting-edge innovations into viable technologies by evaluating patentability and commercial viability, ensuring compliance and legal protection, recruiting and maintaining external partners, marketing technologies, negotiating license deals and identifying funding opportunities. This multifaceted approach ensures that groundbreaking discoveries from UC are positioned to reach the market, delivering substantial benefits that impact society.
July 24, 2024
Main Street Ventures (MSV), a corporate partner of the 1819 Innovation Hub, shares a dedication to leveling the entrepreneurial playing field in Greater Cincinnati. Understanding the importance of early exposure to entrepreneurship, MSV is committed to nurturing the next generation of innovators through its Inventure Entrepreneurship Academy. Now in its third year, the one-week program was held at the 1819 Innovation Hub.
July 9, 2024
Bearcat Ventures is a student-led initiative redefining experiential education in venture capitalism. It introduces students to the intricacies of early-stage startup investments and equips them with the knowledge and skills to make informed financial decisions. The two local startups chosen as Bearcat Ventures' first investments are Tembo, a Postgres developer platform founded by a former University of Cincinnati student, and Band Connect, a connected health platform co-founded by a UC DAAP alumna.
July 8, 2024
An impressive 33% of the startups featured in this year's Cincy Inno’s Top Startups to Watch list and finalists for the Business Courier’s Cincy Inno Fire Awards are either founded by University of Cincinnati alums or are associated with UC’s corporate investor partners. UC has strategically identified and developed programs centered around fundamental influences for startup success.
July 5, 2024
As artificial intelligence rapidly integrates into everyday life, Rob Richardson, CEO and founder of Disrupt Now and MidwestCon and local tech startup partner of the University of Cincinnati 1819 Innovation Hub, recently spearheaded the Responsible AI Symposium with Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval, calling upon community leaders to discuss and ensure artificial intelligence technologies help users rather than harm.