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Innovation is key to economic development

By sarah | News | 0 comment | 2 April, 2019 | 0

By Scott Meacham Copyright © 2019, The Oklahoman Innovate. Innovate. Innovate. That’s the common theme in today’s economy. Innovation stimulates entrepreneurship. Successful entrepreneurship creates net new jobs. Driving innovation through collaboration to create jobs is the entire reason for being of the public-private consortium of the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and TechnologyRead more

i2E Inc. leads $1.2 million investment in Norman-based BPEndo, LLC

By sarah | News | 0 comment | 26 March, 2019 | 0

  March 26, 2019   Contact: Sarah Seagraves, Senior VP for Marketing (405) 813-2403 sseagraves@i2E.org  Oklahoma-based BPEndo is creating an innovative device assists physicians in properly inflating the colon during a medical procedure known as a colonoscopy OKLAHOMA CITY — i2E, Inc., recently led a $1.2 million Series A investment round in BPEndo, LLC, aRead more

Funding available in Oklahoma for each step of development

By sarah | News | 0 comment | 19 March, 2019 | 0

By Scott Meacham Copyright © 2019, The Oklahoman I always tell every new company that I talk to: You have to crawl before you walk and walk before you run. The same thing applies to the capital path. The great thing for startups in this state is that The Oklahoma Innovation Model, which is uniqueRead more

Out of the valley: Mayo Clinic shares development philosophy with OK Innovation Model

By sarah | News | 0 comment | 30 October, 2018 | 0

By Jim Stafford Copyright © 2018, The Oklahoman As keynote speaker at last week’s Oklahoma Center for Science and Technology (OCAST) Health Research Conference, James A. Rogers III, with Mayo Clinic, delivered a sobering forecast for scientists seeking to commercialize discoveries made in their laboratories. “It’s a bit of a roller coaster to be involvedRead more

Technology job creation gets boost from Tailwind

By sarah | News | 0 comment | 9 October, 2018 | 0

By Scott Meacham Copyright © 2018, The Oklahoman   I’m a numbers guy; lately, the number 22,000 has been stuck in my mind. That’s how many Oklahoma jobs have been created so far through the public/private partnerships of the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST). When you think about it, 22,000Read more

Innovation investment essential for strong economy

By sarah | News | 0 comment | 8 October, 2018 | 0

By Scott Meacham Copyright © 2018, The Oklahoman It seems like the conversation everywhere today is about how much or how little government should or should not do. No matter which side you take in that particular debate, I believe that it makes economic and business sense for government — both federal and state —Read more

Government investment in scientific research pays off

By sarah | News | 0 comment | 25 September, 2018 | 0

By Scott Meacham Copyright © 2018, The Oklahoma Publishing Co. It seems like the conversation everywhere today is about how much or how little government should or should not do. No matter which side you take in that particular debate, I believe that it makes economic and business sense for government — both federal andRead more

OCAST, strategic partners build more diverse Oklahoma economy

By sarah | News | 0 comment | 16 April, 2018 | 0

By Jim Stafford Copyright © 2018, The Oklahoma Publishing Co. The Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST) was created by the state Legislature during the depth of the oil bust in 1987. OCAST was established to diversify and grow Oklahoma’s economy through science and technology-based activities that would ensure that theRead more

Oklahoma’s state-sponsored venture capital funds key to developing local firms

By sarah | Featured, News | 0 comment | 28 March, 2017 | 0

Scott Meacham Copyright © 2017, The Oklahoma Publishing Company There’s always a lot of discussion around pros and cons of state-sponsored venture capital funds. A recent Kauffman Foundation white paper even postulates that states should avoid state VC funds. The suggestion is that state-sponsored funds don’t match private VC funds when it comes to returnRead more

Creation of OCAST 30 years ago help fuel Oklahoma startup firms

By sarah | News | 0 comment | 10 January, 2017 | 0

By Scott Meacham Copyright © 2016, The Oklahoma Publishing Co. Author, visionary, and predictor H.G. Wells has been called the father of science fiction. In his most famous book, “The Time Machine,” Wells propels his main character forward by more than 800,000 years to imagined worlds. When Wells was drafting this best-seller (long before thereRead more

Selexys a local success story for entrepreneurship

By admin | News | 0 comment | 29 November, 2016 | 0

If you are in a decision-making position in an Oklahoma company, is there any reason you wouldn’t want to consider doing business with a startup? You might think that there’s too much risk with a startup. Personally, I like optimism and passion. I favor businesses that stretch, that run lean, and that focus on cashflow. And I like to be part of helping a new business grow. I bet when you think about it, you do too.

Area companies among those presenting at Tech Showcase

By admin | News | 0 comment | 16 November, 2016 | 0

The Tech Showcase audience also heard presentations from Pryor’s HE&M Saw; Optecks and Synercon, both of Tulsa; Spiers New Technologies from Oklahoma City; and Amethyst Research Inc. of Ardmore. The event was sponsored by the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST).

Wanted: Oklahoma statesmen instead of politicians

By admin | News | Comments are Closed | 6 June, 2016 | 0

Another legislative session has come and gone. A session that began with a great challenge in the form of a historic $1.3 billion budget “hole” and a bold vision from Gov. Mary Fallin for how to close that hole while moving the state forward on several fronts, has ended in a lot of disappointment.

108-year-old Mills Machine Co. embraces technology changes

By admin | News | 0 comment | 12 May, 2016 | 0

Mills Machine was founded in 1908 by Chuck Mills’ grandfather, W.H. Homer Mills, as a repair shop in the central Oklahoma community that was a railway crossroads with a growing industrial base. W.H.’s son, David, acquired the company in the early 1970s, with Chuck purchasing it in the 1980s.

Oklahoma’s 1980s oil problems leads to career in biotechnology for local lawyer

By admin | News | 0 comment | 26 April, 2016 | 0

A promising career as a securities lawyer awaited Doug Branch when he graduated from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1982. Oklahoma was the heart of a booming energy economy with lots of oil and gas firms that needed legal work as they raised capital and dealt with regulators.

Creation of OCAST responsible for boosted entrepreneurship in Oklahoma

By admin | News | 0 comment | 26 April, 2016 | 0

The Legislature created OCAST, and when they did, as part of the enabling statue, they required OCAST to create something called the “commercialization center,” an entity required to be a private, not-for-profit company under the OCAST umbrella with the mission of providing commercialization services, attracting and retaining technology, and attracting capital to build high-growth companies in Oklahoma.

State bioscience community gathers to praise industry growth, leaders

By admin | Featured, News | 0 comment | 5 April, 2016 | 0

It’s a rare moment that the leaders and scientists of Oklahoma’s bioscience industry can come together to share the collaborative spirit that is such a part of who they are and what they are creating. The annual OKBIO Summit and BioScience Awards dinner is one of those moments.

i2E VA speaks about entrepreneurship at Sand Springs Open Forum

By admin | News | 0 comment | 9 March, 2016 | 1

i2E Venture Adviser James Lovely spoke at the Sand Springs Chamber of Commerce Open Forum Monday about the nonprofit, which seeks to teach and invest in entrepreneurs to build successful companies in Oklahoma.

Oklahoma company’s device reduces chance of death caused by blood clots after surgery

By admin | News | 0 comment | 8 March, 2016 | 0

Farrow is founder and CEO of a company called Compression Solutions Inc. that manufactures the Triple Play Pro and Triple Play VT devices for use by recovering surgical patients across the country. The devices also provide intermittent compression and cold therapy to prevent the development of blood clots in the lower leg.

An Emerging Tech Center: OKC for Entrepreneurs is, well, OK

By admin | News | 0 comment | 25 February, 2016 | 0

An Emerging Tech Center: Oklahoma City For Entrepreneurs, Oklahoma City is, well, OK By Jim Stafford Copyright © 2016 | Innovation America Actually, it’s way better than OK, having developed into an impressive technology center from what was once not much. Oklahoma City was cloaked in a depressing vibe in the early 1990s. Downtown retailRead more

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