June 4, 2025

The City of Cincinnati made a bold leap into the future of civic innovation and UC Venture Lab-backed startup, Airtrek Robotics, was there to pilot the rollout. Councilmember Mark Jeffreys, in partnership with the University of Cincinnati’s 1819 Innovation Hub, and other Cincinnati Innovation District key players such as Cintrifuse, CincyTech and Alloy Growth Lab, officially launched “City as a Lab”—a city-wide initiative designed to position Cincinnati as a real-world proving ground for cutting-edge technology.

June 2, 2025

Village Life Outreach Project celebrated 20 years of outreach and advocacy in Tanzania by throwing a “Night on the Serengeti” party.

May 15, 2025

High-profile employers packed UC’s 1819 Innovation Hub on May 6 to identify talent through Esports and connect them with job openings.

May 7, 2025

A cardiologist and researcher at UC’s College of Medicine joined the Venture Lab at the 1819 Innovation Hub to launch High Enroll, an app that links clinical trials with willing participants.

May 5, 2025

Seven of the 22 finalists for the Cincy Inno Fire Awards have connections to the University of Cincinnati. We’ll run through each of these trailblazing startups.

April 11, 2025

Meteora3D, a Venture Lab-backed startup, helps surgeons better understand upcoming procedures by designing and developing quick-to-produce, 3D-printed anatomical models.

March 31, 2025

A pioneering startup that emerged from the University of Cincinnati 1819 Innovation Hub’s Venture Lab pre-accelerator program in 2018, was recently acquired by global solutions provider IDEX Corporation for $7.5 million. Subterra, founded by Robert Lee, revolutionizes sewer and pipeline infrastructure monitoring through its innovative, AI-driven technology, which aligns with IDEX’s family of business solutions.

March 20, 2025

Fast-growing engineering firm Quest Defense will open a workspace at UC’s 1819 Innovation Hub in April to advance innovation and tap into student talent.

February 28, 2025

Chief nursing officers from across Greater Cincinnati gathered at UC’s 1819 Innovation Hub to celebrate the profession’s many contributions and to highlight the potential for cutting-edge healthcare advances.

February 13, 2025

80 Acres Farms, a Cincinnati-based vertical farming leader, continues its rapid expansion with $115 million in new capital and the acquisition of Israeli biotech firm Plantae Bioscience. Co-founded in 2015, the company has now raised over $400 million, solidifying its position as a major player in controlled-environment agriculture.