Entrepreneurs make pitch to investors
TUPELO – Two entrepreneurs hoping to grow their businesses made their pitches to a group of investors at the Community Development Foundation on Tuesday. It was the fourth stop for the Mississippi Angel Network, which is managed by Innovate Mississippi. The network is comprised of a group of accredited investors…
MSET to oversee new Gulf Coast marine industries cluster
HANCOCK COUNTY — The Mississippi Enterprise for Technology (MSET) at the Stennis Space Center has been selected to administer a new project to support small business growth in four Gulf of Mexico states. View article.
Mayo Clinic, University of Mississippi Medical Center expand relationship with formal collaboration agreement
ROCHESTER, Minn. – Mayo Clinic and the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) announced today that they have signed an agreement to broaden and deepen their collaboration in clinical trials, other medical research and education. The agreement is a formal commitment to enhance the relationship that has been steadily building for…
C Spire Completes Acquisition of Megagate Broadband
Ridgeland, Miss (October 1, 2014) – C Spire announced today that it has completed the acquisition of MegaGate Broadband, a regional provider of phone and Internet services to businesses. Based in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, MegaGate, founded in 1990, serves most Mississippi business markets as a competitive local exchange telecommunications provider and as…
Innovate Mississippi Introduces Its New Speakers Bureau
Innovate Mississippi announces its new Speakers Bureau, which offers a distinctive blend of professional expertise, ranging from local to global innovation topics. Speakers include experts in the entrepreneurship, innovation, economic development and business presentation fields. “We’re glad to take the wealth of information that our staff has – from technology…
Students pitch best business ideas
Roughly 75 college, high school students look to impress at event hosted by Innovate Mississippi, state Department of Education. Some of the best business ideas are launched only after months, sometimes years, of careful research, long meetings and many bouts of after-hours brainstorming. View article.
Graduate Students Publish Research on Staph Infections
With approximately 86,000 cases and 11,000 deaths per year in the United States, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), better known as Staph infection, is a threat that graduate students at the University of Southern Mississippi have taken to task. View article.
C Spire now offering new Blast Motion technology for athletes
RIDGELAND — C Spire and Blast Motion are offering a new motion detection and smart video capture technology for athletes at all levels to track vital sports metrics, harness their power and improve performance through motion sensor and user-friendly fitness apps on smartphones and tablets. View article.
Senior Analyst Highlights Camgian’s Egburt as Key Innovation for the Internet of Things
Starkville, Miss. – A new report out by CLSA Americas senior analyst and managing director, Ed Maguire, highlights Camgian’s Egburt as one of the promising newer offerings in the burgeoning Internet of Things (IoT) market. Titled “Deep Field: Discovering the Internet of Things”, the 144-page report chronicles IoT’s coming demand…