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…
Bilal Qizilbash founded EasyKale after he discovered, while studying for a master’s degree in medical science, that juiced curly kale would kill melanoma cancer cells in vitro. That discovery led him on a dual-pronged quest to continue that cancer research and to get more people to add kale to their…
We wanted to pass on the following webinars from the Main Street Alliance and Small Business Majority for our startup companies working to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. National Webinars: The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting our entire country and in particular, our small business community. In this time of rapidly…
Last week, Governor Tate Reeves set emergency loans in motion by requesting a disaster declaration from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). As a result, Mississippi businesses being impacted by the COVID-19 are now eligible to apply. Governor Reeves sent the letter to SBA Director Kim Fleming, declaring the disaster…
We were thrilled that our 2020 emphasis on regional alliances throughout the state of Mississippi was the focus of a recent article in the Mississippi Business Journal. In particular, we’re looking closely at regions where a combination of resources can create the “deal flow” that leads to funding for startup…
During this time of fear and uncertainty, we are thinking about our entrepreneurs and partners and wanted to offer some tips and encouragement to help you navigate through these rough waters. First of all, like most organizations responding to COVID-19, Innovate Mississippi has decided to limit employee travel and move…
Jackson, MS – March 10, 2020: Lobaki, Inc. this week announced that Glenn McCullough, Jr. has joined Lobaki’s board of directors, effective March 10, 2020. “[Lobaki] is a perfect example of a Mississippi based company changing the lives of people for the better through its virtual reality technology in Mississippi…
The new Center for Innovation at Jackson State University brings students and faculty from a variety of backgrounds together in an entrepreneurial setting on campus. At first blush, Dr. Nwanne Onumah doesn’t seem like an obvious fit for the role of Virtual Reality (VR) curator. Onumah is a medical doctor…
The Delta I-Fund is a program funded by the Delta Regional Authority to help startup companies with proof-of-concept funding and customer-validation strategies to determine if their product or service is a good idea. If you have a company in the early, pre-revenue stages—or even just at the "idea" stage—the Delta…
EasyKale Labs to Showcase Bilal’s EasyKale® Powdered Kale Shaker in the Consumer Technology & CPG Category [Verbatim Release] Jackson, MS — January 22, 2020 — EasyKale Labs was selected as a finalist in the Consumer Technology & CPG category for the 12th annual SXSW Pitch® (formerly SXSW Accelerator). SXSW Pitch…