Dr. Michele Morgan says it's fitting that her product, The MaxBit, appeared this month on The Today Show as a product offered under the Hammacher Schlemmer banner. After all, the 172-year-old catalog company gave The Maxbit its first "win" back in 2004. "When all I had was the prototype, and…
Eric Hill, executive director of the Center for Entrepreneur and Outreach at Mississippi State University, published a noteworthy piece on Medium this week, where he had a ton to say about the potential that he's seeing in Mississippi's entrepreneurial ecosystem—and what it'll take to make our state the best in…
Dr. Bill Rayburn, CEO and Chairman of mTrade based in Oxford, Miss., is the new chairman of the board at Innovate Mississippi. Rayburn brings laser-focused experience and expertise as a successful founder, CEO and investor to Innovate Mississippi’s leadership. Prior to co-founding mTrade, Rayburn co-founded FNC, which he led from…
We at Innovate Mississippi were thrilled to be mentioned in a Clarion-Ledger guest column by Dr. Rhea Williams-Bishop, the W. K. Kellogg Foundation's director of programming for New Orleans and Mississippi. Titled "Closing the digital divide in Jackson crucial for students, businesses," Williams-Bishop writes about how historical disparities, particularly for…
Brennen Hodge pitched a startup, called COVIDx, for the national Startup Weekend, this year held virtually and focused on COVID-19 solutions. He won third place in the competition. Brennen Hodge had seen a February research study that showed scientists predicting whether someone had the flu using data from Fitbit devices.…
WTVA ran a story this week about Starkville-based CampusKnot, which offers virtual classroom tools for teachers and professors. CampusKnot is an Innovate Mississippi client as well as a success story for the Mississippi State University Entrepreneur Center, or E-Center. CampusKnot is a software-as-a-service offering that allows college professors and teachers…
As McLaughlin, PC recently explained in a blog entry, the Mississippi Senate has passed S.B. 2772, which allocates $300 million for small business relief in Mississippi. The bill, called the 2020 COVID-19 Mississippi Business Assistance Act, will give an immediate $2,000 grant to businesses such as barbershops and salons, daycare…
The University of Mississippi Medical Center's nationally recognized Center for Telehealth is a key component of the state's response to COVID-19. Working directly with C Spire, the Center for Telehealth set up a model COVID-19 response that starts with a telehealth "triage" visit through the C Spire Health app. If…
Entergy Mississippi, Recurrent Energy partner to produce 100MW of renewable energy. JACKSON, Mississippi – The Mississippi Delta will soon be home to the largest utility-owned solar farm in the state, after receiving approval from the Mississippi Public Service Commission. Recurrent Energy, a solar facility manufacturer, will build the project on behalf…
A UMMC doctor has come up with an innovative solution to the shortage of ventilators, according to a Clarion-Ledger article. Dr. Charles Robertson, an assistant professor of anesthesiology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, has designed a ventilator that uses parts from the hardware store, and about 170 of…