Bioventures


June 14, 2017

UAMS Patent Hopefuls Gather for Medical Inventions Showcase

Benjamin Waldrum

Venumadhav Janganati (background), a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, explains his research on anti-leukemia drugs.

June 14, 2017 | Potential patents for medical inventions as small as a molecule prompted big discussions among UAMS researchers who gathered for a showcase hosted June 6 by the College of Medicine to highlight medical research. “Every poster you see here today has a patent application on file with the Patent and Trademark Office,”…


May 12, 2017

BioVentures Earns UAMS National Ranking of 87th Out of 225 Universities for Technology Transfer

Ben Boulden

May 12, 2017 | BioVentures recently earned the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) a national ranking by the Milken Institute of 87th out of 225 universities for technology transfer — the ability to take basic research and develop it into new technologies, products and companies. UAMS ranked above several well-known institutions, including the…


April 27, 2017

UAMS, BioVentures, Conductor Extend Sign-up to May 7 for Health Sciences Entrepreneurship Boot Camp

Ben Boulden

April 27, 2017 | Arkansas college students interested in learning the fundamentals of entrepreneurship and forming new health science ventures at a residential boot camp at the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) in Conway have until May 7 to register. Held from May 22-26, the camp is a joint initiative of the University of Arkansas for…


October 21, 2016

Arkansas Life Sciences Summit Supplies Insight, Connections for Entrepreneurs

Ben Boulden

Oct. 21, 2016 | To bring life to a state’s life sciences sector, working together is key, and the Arkansas Life Sciences Summit keynote speaker Patrick Plues could see that  spirit in abundance as he looked at his audience. About 100 entrepreneurs, investors and research scientists gathered at the summit in Conway on Oct. 19…


March 26, 2015

UAMS-Developed Omnibalm Cream Holds Promise for Preventing Diabetic Skin Ulcer Recurrence

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK – Omnibalm Daily Foot Therapy, a cream for general and diabetic foot care developed at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), holds promise as a treatment for preventing the recurrence of lower extremity ulcers in diabetic patients, a pilot study indicates.


March 11, 2015

Nancy Gray, Ph.D., Named UAMS BioVentures Director

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LITTLE ROCK — Nancy M. Gray, Ph.D., has been named director of UAMS BioVentures, the technology licensing office and business incubator for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).


January 29, 2015

InterveXion Therapeutics, a UAMS Startup, Receives $14.5 Million to Develop Drug Therapies for Methamphetamine Users

Spencer Watson

LITTLE ROCK – A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) BioVentures startup company, InterveXion Therapeutics LLC, has received two federal grants totaling $14.5 million for development of drug therapies that can help methamphetamine drug abusers break their addiction.


November 26, 2014

Arkansas Tech Summit Provides Perspective for Entrepreneurs, Investors

Ben Boulden

Nov. 26, 2014 | Just as mountain climbers can see most clearly from a summit top, the Arkansas Technology Summit in Little Rock and North Little Rock from Nov. 12-13 provided 175 entrepreneurs a clear vision of the investment environment for technology-based startups in the state.


July 24, 2014

Angel Eye Installs 79 Cameras in Neonatal Units of Dallas-Fort Worth Area Hospitals

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK – Angel Eye Camera Systems, a company established in 2013 with support from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) BioVentures, recently completed the installation of 79 camera systems in the neonatal intensive care units (NICU) at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital lano and at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth.


June 5, 2013

New Company Licenses Angel Eye’s Camera Tech from UAMS BioVentures

Ben Boulden

<p class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Angel Eye Camera Systems LLC, a new company, recently licensed Angel Eye™ technology from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) BioVentures, and received an important capital investment from a Nashville, Tenn., venture fund.</p>



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