USTAR is still on track for success
By Greg Bell. Op-ed for The Salt Lake Tribune When I served in the Legislature in 2006, we created the Utah Science Technology and Research (USTAR) initiative. We wanted USTAR to expand and accelerate...
View ArticleLeonardo After Hours Presents: All Choked Up
As Utahns, the Salt Lake Valley’s air quality during the winter months is something we have begrudgingly become accustomed to, and a problem to which we welcome a solution. Most of us may not realize...
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USU’s Spider Silk Lab Spinning Webs of Commercialization
Most of us see spider webs and look right past them, never paying a second thought to their strength and complexity. We never see the hidden potential such as the fact spider silk is 100 times stronger...
View ArticleJoin the Conversion with SESSIONS @ The Leonardo
The entrepreneurial and business communities are thriving in Utah, due in part to the two research universities spinning out technologies that have high potential to move toward commercialization....
View ArticleBend Labs Extending Success at BioInnovations Gateway
We live in a world where interactive technology is becoming increasingly commonplace in our everyday lives. Gaming systems, motion capture animation, smart phones and computers are just a few examples....
View ArticleNew USTAR Team Seeks to Become a World Leader in Genetic Discovery
The Utah Science Technology and Research initiative (USTAR), in partnership with the University of Utah Health Sciences, has created a new Genetic Discovery team housed in the School of Medicine in...
View ArticleCollaborative Effort Looks to Address Utah Energy Issues
Like most states, Utah faces some unique energy problems, but thanks to the new Utah Energy Research Triangle (UERT), several high priority issues will be addressed with seven research projects...
View ArticleNew Business Boot Camp Aimed to Get Utah Companies in Shape
Most emerging businesses face serious challenges. Thanks to the upcoming MountainWest Capital Network Business Boot Camp, young Utah businesses can receive an arsenal of practical ideas and ammunition...
View ArticleC2C Contest to Bolster Technology Development in Southern Utah
Every startup company or aspiring entrepreneur could use a little help in getting their innovative concepts set in motion. The Concept to Company General Technology contest in St. George will provide a...
View Article5 resources for entrepreneurs
Making the right connections is essential to the success of any entrepreneur and business owner, but making those connections is not always easy. Business Resource Centers provide services that allow...
View ArticleWaxy Crude Workshop Addresses Challenges and Opportunities for Utah
Industry experts and academic leaders will soon come together to discuss challenges and opportunities in Utah’s waxy crude industry. The fifth annual Waxy Crude Workshop, led by the USTAR Eastern Utah...
View ArticleBrothers Prove Campfire Desserts can be S’More Innovative
There are few of us who can say that by the time we graduated high school, we were founders and CEO’s of or own established company. That’s exactly the situation that Tanner Harris and his brother...
View ArticleMind Control: Is the e-World Rewiring Our Brains?
We spend our day staring at the cool blue glow of an electronic screen. Our smartphones have become our safety blanket, and even toddlers are becoming fluent in the icon-language and touch interface of...
View ArticleU Spin-Out Takes Major Strides Forward With New Round of Federal Funding
Vaporsens, a Utah Science Technology and Research initiative supported spin-out from the University of Utah and the developer of a unique chemical detection technology has been awarded a Small Business...
View ArticlePresentations Invited for nanoUtah/COMS Conference
The 2014 nanoUtah Conference and Exhibition, a regional nanotechnology conference hosted by the Nano Institute of Utah, will be held on Monday, Oct. 13at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City. This...
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New Software Start-up Demonstrates the Power of Growth
DemoChimp, a SaaS (Software as a Service) company that intelligently automates product demonstrations for sales and marketing professionals, has received two Go-To-Market grants (G2M) from Utah Valley...
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Rocket Science Takes Off in Southern Utah
MotionPort, a distributor and developer of computer aided engineering software in St. George Utah, has received a NASA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award of $125,000 to develop an...
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New USTAR Executive Director Named
Following a nation-wide search with more than 140 applicants, the USTAR Governing Authority and Governor Gary R. Herbert have named Ivy V. Estabrooke, PhD. to be the new executive director for the Utah...
View ArticleHealth Care and Video Games, There’s an App for That
The Princeton Review ranks the University of Utah’s Entertainment Arts and Engineering program (EAE) among the top five schools in the nation for both undergraduate and graduate programs. So, it is no...
View ArticlePartnership Provides Hands-On Experience for Tomorrow’s Innovators
To ensure that Utah leads the life science and engineering business sectors, those who enter the workforce must be appropriately trained and educated well beyond the classroom. BioInnovations Gateway...
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