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Innovation Week Opens in 7 Days — Are You Registered?

In one week, BioVentures will welcome innovators from across UAMS and beyond for Innovation Week 2025. Four days of ideas, insight and industry connection on the UAMS Main Campus in Little Rock. Whether you’re advancing breakthrough research, launching a startup or simply curious about commercialization, this is the place to turn discovery into opportunity. Date Time Location Highlight Mon 12 8 – 10 a.m. Biomed I Atrium Meet & Greet: coffee, donuts and conversation with the BioVentures team Tue 13 11:30 a.m. I. Dodd Wilson 115 A/B Inventors Lunch & Award Ceremony — celebrating UAMS discoveries Wed 14 Noon Cancer Institute, Strauss‑McCaskill Learning Center “Raising Capital for Your Startup Endeavors” with Michael Geranen Thu 15 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. I. Dodd Wilson Industry‑Research Forum — keynote by Justin Rerko, expert panels, lunch & networking happy hour Full agenda details, speaker bios and session descriptions are available on the registration page. Why Attend? Seats are limited. See you next week at Innovation Week 2025 — Where Discovery Meets Opportunity.

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ARHVA Deadline Extended to Oct. 31 for Health Innovation Ideas 

The deadline has been extended for UAMS employees to submit innovative therapeutic or drug discovery ideas to the AR Health Ventures Accelerator (ARHVA) for significant financial and administrative support toward commercialization.  Selected projects receive financial grants of up to $50,000 project management, budget allocation and progress tracking.  All UAMS employees are eligible to apply, including trainees and postdoctoral fellows.  The full Request for Applications document outlining the application process is available on the BioVentures website, as is a detailed FAQ. Applications are due Oct. 31.  For more information, contact BioVentures Senior Program Manager Stefanie Kennon-McGill, Ph.D., at skennonmcgill@uams.edu. 

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