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A final column and a thank you for reading

By sarah | News | Comments are Closed | 1 May, 2022 | 1

Thank you for reading this column for nearly a decade By Scott Meacham This is my final column for The Oklahoman. As CEO of i2E, I have had the wonderful opportunity since January 2013 to write this weekly column for the readers of this newspaper. That stacks up to more than 460 columns on all aspects ofRead more

MaxQ turns ‘the worst thing that happens’ into opportunity

By sarah | News | Comments are Closed | 19 September, 2021 | 0

By Scott Meacham The worst thing that happens to you may be the best thing for you. There is a quote attributed to humorist and philosopher Will Rogers that fits the experiences of the past year and a half (as Will might say) like a lasso around a steer. “The worst thing that happens toRead more

Stillwater’s MaxQ an adventure story in entrepreneurship

By sarah | News | Comments are Closed | 12 September, 2021 | 0

By Scott Meacham The story of MaxQ is an adventure story of entrepreneurship. This is an exciting time to be an entrepreneur in Oklahoma. Our state recently celebrated our first unicorn, proof-positive that what happens in Silicon Valley and the environs of MIT in Boston can also happen here. In the last few months, i2ERead more

Oklahoma companies change people’s health and lives

By sarah | News | Comments are Closed | 18 July, 2021 | 0

By Scott Meacham Oklahoma companies change people’s health and their lives. In a recent conversation, an associate described Dr. Steve Prescott’s impact on Oklahoma’s bioscience economy as “standing on the shoulders of a giant.” Indeed, as the leader of the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF), Steve was a visionary who got things done. However, SteveRead more

i2E Primary Source of Investment Capital

By sarah | Capital, Entrepreneurs, Investment, Uncategorized | 0 comment | 21 January, 2021 | 3

Return to Newsletter With more than $90 million of investment capital currently under management, i2E has been a primary source of concept, seed stage, start-up and early growth investment capital for Oklahoma’s emerging small businesses for two decades. Our rigorous investment process has a reputation for producing companies that are well positioned for success in the marketplace. Read more

MaxQ swiftly responds to Coronavirus crisis with a pivot

By sarah | News | 0 comment | 3 May, 2020 | 0

By Scott Meacham Great ideas and great companies don’t go away during times of crisis. Many just require a little more nurturing. Other businesses recognize that with quick action and a bit of a pivot, they can not only survive a crisis, but that they can actually improve the situation. MaxQ, a Stillwater company thatRead more

i2E’s support continues to help Stillwater’s MaxQ Research flourish with medical packaging technology

By sarah | News | 0 comment | 15 March, 2020 | 0

By Scott Meacham i2E’s connection to MaxQ Research, a Stillwater company that creates validated packaging systems for blood and other biologics, actually began with the 2012 Governor’s Cup, now the Love’s Entrepreneur’s Cup, Oklahoma’s statewide collegiate business plan competition sponsored by Love’s Travel Stops and Country Stores. MaxQ was one of the competing business plans.Read more

Oklahoma innovation can produce great — and important — products

By sarah | News | 0 comment | 5 December, 2017 | 0

By Scott Meacham Copyright © 2017, The Oklahoma Publishing Co. This week I heard an inspiring story from Saravan Kumar, Ph.D., CEO of MaxQ Research, a portfolio company that received an i2E-led investment in July. MaxQ provides packaging systems that are specifically designed to hold and transfer lifesaving and temperature-sensitive biologics, including blood and vaccines.Read more

Kumar’s cool idea: High-tech insulation for biologics

By sarah | News | 0 comment | 14 July, 2017 | 0

By: Sarah Terry-Cobo Courtesy of The Journal Record STILLWATER – Saravan Kumar is giving the blood transport industry an upgrade from beer coolers. The CEO of Stillwater-based manufacturer MaxQ Research LLC is making insulated boxes that keep blood and blood products chilled to a specific temperature range. He recently received $889,000 in a Series ARead more

Startup company raises over $1.33 million

By sarah | News | 0 comment | 13 July, 2017 | 0

Copyright © 2017, The Oklahoma Publishing Co. STILLWATER — A Stillwater-based startup company that makes insulated shipping packages for blood and other biological agents has raised more than $1.33 million, including $889,000 in funding led by i2E Inc. MaxQ sells reusable or one-way shipping systems for donor blood collection, hospital distribution, vaccines and biological agents.Read more

i2E, Inc., leads $889,000 investment in Stillwater’s MaxQ

By sarah | Featured, News | 0 comment | 12 July, 2017 | 0

Contact: Sarah Seagraves, Senior VP for Marketing (405) 813-2403 or email sseagraves@i2E.org OKLAHOMA CITY — i2E, Inc., recently led an $889,000 investment round in Stillwater, OK-based MaxQ, a startup company that has developed proprietary insulated packaging systems for the blood supply chain and associated life science industries. MaxQ offers a comprehensive suite of validated, reusableRead more

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