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Two Rhode Island companies – Nordic Technology Group and NBA Math Hoops – were among the 16 winners of the 2012 MassChallenge at the competition’s Tuesday evening awards ceremony.
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By PBN Staff
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The Rhode Island Foundation opened the 2013 Rhode Island Innovation Fellowship on Wednesday, a program designed to provide seed money for ideas to solve persistent challenges in the Ocean State.
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By PBN Staff
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Scientific advancements in local university laboratories are breaking through in the marketplace at the fastest pace since the recession.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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IlluminOss Medical Inc. and G-Form LLC were two of the four companies honored at the Boston Museum of Science’s second annual “Invented Here” awards.
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By PBN Staff
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During the fiscal year ended June 30, the National Institutes of Health awarded a total of $146.96 million in grants to Rhode Island hospitals, universities and companies.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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After a three-month national search, Woonsocket native Thom Guertin has been selected as Rhode Island’s first chief digital officer, Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee announced Wednesday.
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By PBN Staff
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Auto industry veteran and former executive for General Motors Corp., Robert A. “Bob” Lutz, has been appointed to the board of directors of The NanoSteel Co., the company announced Wednesday.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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It’s never the end for prospective businesses at
By Emily Greenhalgh |
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Having established a career as a consultant for Fleet Bank, Brendan McNally was hired in 2009 for his knowledge and contacts in the business community as the first director of the Rhode Island Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship. Until closed earlier this year, it was a collaborative effort supported primarily by Brown University, as well as the R.I. Economic Development Corporation, the R.I. Science and Technology Advisory Council and the Slater Technology Fund.
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By Michael Souza |
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Rhode Island ranks 19th among states for entrepreneurship, according to an index released Oct. 2 by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
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By Rebecca Keister |