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��Vlog��ý Little Rock team wins $10,000 in Arkansas Governor’s Cup

John Hill — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 15:59:03 +0000

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock team won $10,000 and third place in the Walton Family Foundation Graduate Division of the Arkansas Governor’s Cup for their business plan pitch for a technology that creates Avatar-based chatbots. The awards were announced during a virtual awards ceremony on April 9. Team Face-to-Face consists of Joseph Kready, a senior computer science major from North Little Rock, and Thomas Marcoux, a doctoral student in computer and information science from France. Both team members are researchers at the Collaboratorium for Social Media and Online Behavioral Studies (COSMOS), a research group run by Dr. Nitin Agarwal, Jerry L. Maulden-Entergy endowed chair and distinguished professor of information science at ��Vlog��ý Little Rock. “We feel honored by this award,” Marcoux said. “We have put a lot of time and effort in the business plan and are very excited to see our work pay off and receive some validation for our ideas.” Face-To-Face is an innovative technology that creates Avatar-based chatbots that replace existing text-based chat bot solutions. The technology was developed based on research by Dr. Mariofanna Milanova, a professor of computer science. “The idea stemmed from Dr. Milanova’s research on measuring mood through text and tonality,” Marcoux said. “While we were exploring different markets for the competition, we realized the potential to apply that research to improve chatbots and give them some emotional intelligence.” What makes Face-to-Face unique is that similar products aren’t taking advantage of audio-visual technology to improve chatbots. “With avatars, we can display emotion during the conversation at a level that’s never been done before,” Kready said. Team mentor and coach Martial Trigeaud, an adjunct business professor at ��Vlog��ý Little Rock, said he was very happy with the team’s performance and noted that Face-to-Face is the first ��Vlog��ý Little Rock team to place in the Graduate Division of the Arkansas Governor’s Cup since 2009. “The business plan they presented was really good,” Trigeaud said. “We’ve worked since August on different points of the business model. I am very pleased with all the hard work from the students.” Now that the Arkansas Governor’s Cup is over, Marcoux and Kready plan to conduct more research and improve their product before seeking additional entrepreneurial funding opportunities. “While developing the idea, we discovered quite a few hurdles to overcome,” Marcoux said. “The development of dynamic avatars is a new space and requires much research and development. Given current events, we plan on building test implementations of avatar-based chatbots and improving the technology stack in this area before seeking further funding.”

��Vlog��ý Little Rock students win $4,000 prize in Business Plan Competition

John Hill — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 15:55:48 +0000

Three students from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock have won a $4,000 prize in the e-Fest Business Plan Competition for their pitch for CloudCare, a smart baby monitoring app designed by a ��Vlog��ý Little Rock professor.�� The CloudCare Team was announced as one of 25 finalists from North America in the . Members of CloudCare include Claire Herman, a junior finance and economics major from Bigelow, Philip Plouch, a sophomore computer science major from Little Rock, and Justin Priest, a junior finance and economics major from Jacksonville. “Being able to build and develop a viable business plan while still pursuing our respective degrees has been an incredible experience,” Herman said. “It’s definitely been challenging, but we are grateful for the opportunity to grow both professionally and academically while representing ��Vlog��ý Little Rock. Creating a video pitch came with its own unique challenges, but we enjoyed the exciting opportunity to represent CloudCare.” The team was pitching CloudCare, a smart baby monitoring app that works alongside the parent by generating real-time push notifications based on a baby’s movements and breathing patterns. The technology was developed by Dr. Mariofanna Milanova, a professor of computer science, and her research team. “The app is unique as it uses smart technology to send real-time notifications to parents based on best sleeping practices,” Herman said. “For example, best sleeping practices recommend that babies sleep on their back. If a baby were to turn on its stomach, the parent would immediately receive a notification reminding them to let the baby sleep on its back. The app also tracks a baby’s sleeping patterns so that parents can make the best choices for their baby.” Finalists for e-Fest usually receive an all-expenses paid trip to the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship in Minneapolis for a three-day competition and networking event in April, where they compete for $250,000 in prize money. However, this year’s event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Thanks to support from the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation, the student teams received a $3,000 award, and their universities received a $1,000 grant. “We are grateful for our advisor, Martial Trigeaud, who provided invaluable insight and guidance, Dr. Milanova and her team for developing the technology and their continued support, and the College of Business,” Herman said.

Three ��Vlog��ý Little Rock teams competing in Arkansas Governor’s Cup finals

John Hill — Tue, 07 Apr 2020 17:15:11 +0000

Three teams of entrepreneurial-minded students from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock are competing in the finals of the Arkansas Governor’s Cup business plan competition and a top prize of $25,000. Winners will be announced Thursday, April 9, during a virtual awards program launching at noon. Members of CloudCare, who are competing in the undergraduate division, include Claire Herman, Philip Plouch, and Justin Priest. Designed to bring parents peace of mind, CloudCare is a smart baby monitoring app that works alongside the parent by generating real-time push notifications based on a baby’s movements and breathing patterns. The Face-to-Face team consists of Joseph Kready and Thomas Marcoux, who are competing in the graduate and innovation divisions. Face-To-Face is an innovative technology that creates Avatar-based chatbots that replace existing text-based chat bot solutions. “With avatars, we can display emotion during the conversation at a level that’s never been done before,” Kready said. The third team, SYMPER, includes Cole Evans, Shibani Lal, Trigun Maroo, Pynshailang Nongsiej, and Shishila Shimray. They will be competing in the graduate and innovation divisions. SYMPER is the first three-in-one, sit-stand-sleep electric wheelchair product with advanced technological innovations to improve health monitoring. “SYMPER, as a product, can notify and alert its user’s emergency contacts via a mobile application installed on the user’s phone and enable hospitals to maximize space by reducing the number of beds,” said Nongsiej. Fifty students representing 18 teams from eight Arkansas universities made virtual presentations to nearly 30 judges during the final round of the 20th annual Arkansas Governor’s Cup competition. Martial Trigeaud, a ��Vlog��ý Little Rock adjunct professor in the College of Business who is mentoring the three ��Vlog��ý Little Rock teams, said one of the biggest challenges for this year’s competition was the quick switch to virtual presentations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “I am very proud of all of our teams and think they have a great chance of winning the Arkansas Governor’s Cup,” Trigeaud said. “The main challenge with this year’s competition was to switch to an online presentation weeks before the presentation There is a big difference between giving an online and a face-to-face presentation. The students worked very hard to deliver a great presentation. On the plus side, we were able to record ourselves, watch our presentation beforehand, and get feedback.” The distribution of the Governor’s Cup $154,000 cash prize pool includes $25,000 to the winners of the graduate and undergraduate divisions, $15,000 to the second place winners in both divisions, and $10,000 for both third place winners. Faculty advisors for all six winning teams each receive $2,000 in cash. For the Innovation Division, a winning team is chosen in both the graduate and undergraduate divisions. Each team will receive a $5,000 cash prize. The competition does not require teams to launch their businesses; instead, they are rewarded for the rigorous and real-world experience they gain as competitors. They are also exposed to the state’s rich entrepreneurial history and discover the opportunities Arkansas has to offer to entrepreneurs who want to start businesses in the state. “Thanks to videoconferencing technologies and the flexibility of everyone involved in this process, we’ve been able to pull off this competition in the midst of a world turned upside down,” said Rush Deacon, CEO of Arkansas Capital Corporation, which manages the Arkansas Governor’s Cup. “I encourage everyone to log in to the Arkansas Governor’s Cup website at the appointed hour, where you’ll find a link to the live awards presentation.” While many business and entrepreneurial competitions around the country have been canceled, Trigeaud is grateful his students have the invaluable experience of participating in the Arkansas Governor’s Cup. “Arkansas could have just canceled the competition, but they worked very hard to put the event on,” Trigeaud said. “We applied to other entrepreneurial pitch competitions, but they were just canceled. I think it’s great that the Arkansas Governor’s Cup was put online and was still able to provide the students a great business competition experience.”

Center Creates Accelerator to Help Arkansas Entrepreneurs Get Early-Stage Federal Innovation Funding

��Vlog��ý Little Rock — Tue, 31 Dec 2019 14:41:35 +0000

The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center is launching a new accelerator to help more early-stage Arkansas companies tap into SBIR, the highly competitive federal Small Business Innovation Research funding program. Also known as America’s Seed Fund, SBIR and its sister, Small Business Technology Transfer, annually award $2.5 billion in grants and contracts to small firms to pursue the commercial potential of innovative technologies. Companies seeking SBIR funding typically apply multiple times before succeeding. Only were funded in 2017, the most recent year for which statistics are available. ASBTDC’s new Lab2Launch Accelerator will offer step-by-step guidance on every aspect of preparing and submitting a robust SBIR proposal. Led by the center’s Rebecca Todd and Martial Trigeaud, participants will get help with topic selection, budget preparation, writing and editing, market research and more. “Through SBIR, entrepreneurs can build businesses around their scientific passions and get the funding they need to develop cutting-edge products and technologies,” said State Director Laura Fine. “We want to see more SBIR applicants and winners from Arkansas and believe the Lab2Launch Accelerator is a way to accomplish that.” Separate six-week cohorts will focus on different federal agencies. The first will begin in January and focus on the National Institutes of Health. A National Science Foundation cohort will follow in March. To give companies based anywhere in the state an opportunity to take part, they may attend sessions virtually or in person. There is no application fee or cost to participate. To apply, visit . Spots are limited, so interested companies are encouraged to apply early. L2L-Accel is made possible through Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program funding from the U.S. Small Business Administration. For more information, contact Todd at (501) 683-7700 or rctodd@ualr.edu. This story was provided by the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center.

��Vlog��ý Little Rock ASBTDC staff honored for helping Arkansas’s small business owners

Ajani Oyindamola — Mon, 02 Dec 2019 14:19:17 +0000

Staff members at the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock were honored for their efforts to help small businesses in the state succeed. State Director Laura Fine recognized top performers from the state’s seven ASBTDC offices during a statewide meeting Oct. 15.�� Michael Singleton, associate state director, was named Most Valuable Player, while four other staff members from the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock center office earned spots in the millions club for bringing in more than $20 million for their clients.�� The millions club level represents the amount of loans and other capital investment that staff members helped clients attain in 2018.�� The staff members recognized include Martial Trigeaud, business consultant, $10 million; Whitney Horton, interim program manager, $5 million; Rebecca Todd, innovation consultant, $3 million; and Nicolas Mayerhoeffer, business consultant, $2 million.�� In the upper right photo, the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock ASBTDC award winners include (from left): Innovation Consultant Rebecca Todd, Associate State Director Michael Singleton, Business Consultant Martial Trigeaud, Business Consultant Nicolas Mayerhoeffer, and Interim Program Manager Whitney Horton.

��Vlog��ý Little Rock employees ride Tour de Rock in honor of vice chancellor’s brother

Ajani Oyindamola — Fri, 21 Jun 2019 15:32:11 +0000

Nine employees from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock rode nearly 550 miles in honor of a vice chancellor’s brother who is battling cancer.�� Steve McClellan, ��Vlog��ý Little Rock vice chancellor for finance and administration, sponsored the employees to ride the on June 1 in honor of his brother, Bruce McClellan, who is battling lung cancer. CARTI’s 16th annual Tour de Rock supports CARTI’s continued fight against cancer by providing the most advanced forms of treatment available while also meeting the needs of patients and their families. Nearly 1,000 cyclists rode one of four routes of 25, 50, 62, or 100 miles. This is the second year that McClellan has sponsored a team of ��Vlog��ý Little Rock cyclists to ride the Tour de Rock and raise money for cancer. Last year, the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock team rode nearly 500 miles in honor of Bruce McClellan. “One of the most touching things about the event is that you get to write the name of a person who is fighting cancer on your shirt,” said Martial Trigeaud, business consultant with the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center and faculty advisor of the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock Cycling Club. “This year, we wrote the name of Steve’s brother, Bruce. Many people also wrote the name of another friend or relative, someone they love, who has faced cancer.” ��Vlog��ý Little Rock employees and students who rode in the Tour de Rock include Alex Biris, director of the Center for Integrative Nanotechnology Sciences; Thomas Bunton, associate vice chancellor and chief information officer; Molly Castner, deputy athletic director and senior woman administrator; Emilie Darrigues, a Ph.D. student of applied science; John Evans, senior associate athletic director for facilities and events; Ian Hadden, director of energy management services; Ashton Hale, a criminal justice graduate student; Sean Orme, a Ph.D. student in computer science; and Trigeaud. One of ��Vlog��ý Little Rock’s riders, Hadden, even took on the special challenge of riding in the pace group, where cyclists complete 100 miles in under 5 hours. Hadden finished 100 miles in 4:54:03 and burned 8,680 calories in that time.

Faculty, staff, and students from ��Vlog��ý Little Rock rode the Tour de Rock in honor of Steve McClellan’s brother, Bruce.

��Vlog��ý Little Rock hosts Big Dam Bridge Criterium

Ajani Oyindamola — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 19:47:42 +0000

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has stepped in to host the Big Dam Bridge Criterium bicycle races after the race’s usual location experienced unexpected flooding.�� Normally held in Burns Park in North Little Rock, the race series needed a new home due to flooding from the Arkansas River in Burns Park. ��Vlog��ý Little Rock’s Cycling Club is excited to provide an alternate venue and allow the races to continue. The races will be held from 5:30-8 p.m. on the following Tuesdays – June 4, June 11, and June 18 – in ��Vlog��ý Little Rock parking lot 14, across the street from the Windgate Center of Art and Design. The event is free and open to the public. For more information about the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock Cycling Club, contact Martial Trigeaud (mxtrigeaud@ualr.edu) or Ian Hadden (ithadden@ualr.edu).

Cyclists wanted to ride Tour de Rock in support of vice chancellor’s brother

Ajani Oyindamola — Tue, 21 May 2019 16:04:09 +0000

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Cycling Club is looking for 10 students, faculty, and staff members to ride the Tour de Rock on Saturday, June 1.�� For the second year in a row, Steve McClellan, vice chancellor for finance and administration, will sponsor a team of people to ride the in honor of his brother, Bruce McClellan, who is battling lung cancer. “My brother found out that he had a pretty serious situation going on with cancer,” McClellan said. “There is not much I can do other than support him. Sometimes, you want to do whatever you can to let the person know that you are there.” CARTI’s 16th annual Tour de Rock is a cycling fundraiser that supports CARTI’s continued fight against cancer by providing the most advanced forms of treatment available while also meeting the needs of patients and their families. “One of the most touching things about the event is that you get to write the name of a person who is fighting cancer on your shirt,” said Martial Trigeaud, business consultant with the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center and faculty advisor of the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock Cycling Club. “This year, we will write the name of Steve’s brother, Bruce. Many people also write the name of another friend or relative, someone they love, who has faced cancer.” Last year, the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock team rode nearly 500 miles in honor of Bruce McClellan. Cyclists can ride one of four routes of 25, 50, 62, or 100 miles. The route begins and ends on Riverfront Drive and Brother Paul Drive in North Little Rock. A party with music, exhibitors, and food will follow the race at Heifer International Pavilion. Anyone who would like to ride should contact Trigeaud at 501-683-7721 or mxtrigeaud@ualr.edu. In the upper right image,��Vlog��ý Little Rock employees and students ride the 2018 Tour de Rock to raise money for CARTI in honor of Steve McClellan’s brother, Bruce, who is battling lung cancer.��

��Vlog��ý Little Rock student entrepreneurs win $40,000 at e-Fest

Ajani Oyindamola — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 13:51:29 +0000

After winning the undergraduate and innovation divisions at the Arkansas Governor’s Cup last week, a dream team of student entrepreneurs from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has continued their winning streak by taking home $40,000 at e-Fest 2019.�� Team Vascugenix earned third place and $20,000 April 11-13 at e-Fest 2019, a venture pitch competition that is part of the, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The students also placed first in the innovation division, earning them an additional $20,000. The main goal of this elite entrepreneurship event, open to undergraduate students in North America and with $250,000 in cash prizes available, includes recognizing compelling student ideas for products, services, and ventures but also aims to encourage student learning and networking around using entrepreneurial thinking and methods to create, validate, and communicate about solutions to problems. Vascugenix team members include ��Vlog��ý Little Rock students Noah Asher, senior finance and economics major and Donaghey Scholar; Abigail Resendiz, senior international business and management major and Donaghey Scholar; and Zach Cochran, senior economics major. Martial Trigeaud, a ��Vlog��ý Little Rock adjunct professor and business consultant at the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center, serves as the team’s mentor. The group collaborated with, a 1993 graduate of ��Vlog��ý Little Rock, and Baptist Health Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit Nurse Anna Helm to commercialize a medical device invented by Chrisman. The device, the Speed-Torque, is a medical torque device used by surgeons in minimally invasive heart surgery. A cardiovascular surgeon uses a torque to maneuver a surgical guidewire and catheter through a patient’s femoral artery to get to the heart. Currently, surgeons must use both hands to perform the procedure. However, Chrisman’s design is for a device that clicks into place and can be operated with only one hand, making surgery faster and safer. So far, Vascugenix has won more than $75,000 in prize money from business plan and entrepreneurial competitions. In January, Vascugenix won second place and $3,000 at the Ivey Business Plan Competition at Western University in Ontario, Canada.

Team Vascugenix earned third place and $20,000 at e-Fest 2019, a venture pitch competition that is part of the Schulze Entrepreneurship Challenge.

During the first weekend in April, the students won $2,000 after being named a semifinalist at the prestigious Rice Business Plan Competition in Houston. Vascugenix was one of 42 teams from more than 400 applications accepted into the competition, dubbed the world’s richest and largest student startup competition. ��Vlog��ý Little Rock was the only university from Arkansas to make it into the competition, while Vascugenix is only the second team in ��Vlog��ý Little Rock’s history to be accepted. At the Arkansas Governor’s Cup, the students won first place in the Winrock Automotive Undergraduate Division and a $25,000 prize as well as $5,000 and first��place in the undergraduate Innovate Arkansas Innovation Division for a total of��$30,000. Vascugenix is now in talks with investors to raise $1.4 million in investment capital to launch the Speed-Torque, which they plan to manufacture and sell out of Little Rock. “We’ll look for the investors who fit the best with our company culture and vision for the future,” said Asher. “We want investors with the right networks of contacts who can help us succeed.” In the upper right photo, a team of business students (Zach Cochran, bottom left,��Noah��Asher, center, and Abigail Resendiz, bottom right) from ��Vlog��ý Little Rock have won third place at e-Fest 2019. The students collaborated with Arkansas Cardiology Interventional Cardiologist Dr. Dwight Christman, back left, Baptist Health Cardiovascular Nurse Anna Helm, center left, and Martial Tregeaud, back right, to commercialize a medical device invented by Chrisman to help cardiologists perform heart surgery with greater safety and efficiency. Photo by Ben Krain.

��Vlog��ý Little Rock student entrepreneurs come out on top at Arkansas Governor’s Cup

Ajani Oyindamola — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 20:44:12 +0000

A dream team of student entrepreneurs from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has won two of the top honors at the Arkansas Governor’s Cup Collegiate Business Plan Competition, a statewide business plan competition for college and graduate students sponsored by Arkansas Capital Corporation. �� The Vascugenix team won first place in the Winrock Automotive Undergraduate Division and a $25,000 prize.��The team also captured first place and a prize of $5,000 in the undergraduate Innovate Arkansas Innovation Division for a total of $30,000 in prize money. Team members include ��Vlog��ý Little Rock students Noah Asher, senior finance and economics major and Donaghey Scholar; Abigail Resendiz, senior international business and management major and Donaghey Scholar; and Zach Cochran, senior economics major. Martial Trigeaud, a ��Vlog��ý Little Rock adjunct professor and business consultant at the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center, serves as the team’s mentor. “I am very proud of the team,” Trigeaud said. “The Arkansas Governor’s Cup is an amazing event with amazing judges, and we are very proud to be the winners of the 2019 undergraduate division and innovation division competitions.” The group collaborated with and Baptist Health Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit Nurse Anna Helm to commercialize a medical device invented by Chrisman. The device, the Speed-Torque, is a medical torque device used by surgeons in minimally invasive heart surgery. In addition to the Arkansas Governor’s Cup awards, the team was named a semifinalist in the Rice Business Plan Competition Aug. 4-6 and plans to launch its medical startup company after raising a significant amount in funding from investors. MBA student Gabriella De Lima also joined Vascugenix for the Rice competition. When Trigeaud first suggested the students enter the prestigious Rice Business Plan Competition, Asher thought it was a waste of time.

��Vlog��ý Little Rock’s Team Vascugenix won first place in the Winrock Automotive Undergraduate Division and first place in the undergraduate Innovate Arkansas Innovation Division at the Arkansas Governor’s Cup.

“This is the largest and richest student startup venture competition in the world,” Asher said. “Only 42 teams from 400 applications from the top universities are chosen. It would take an act of God for an undergraduate team to get selected.” “The hard work in Martial Trigeaud’s business boot camps paid off, and we made it,” Resendiz added. As one of 15 teams to make it to the semifinalist round, the students took home a $2,000 prize. One of the allures of competing in the Rice Business Plan Competition is the ability to pitch and network with hundreds of judges consisting of investors, venture capitalists, CEOs, entrepreneurs, and corporations who are looking to invest in the next big idea. “You’re sitting in a room with a sea of millionaires who are looking to invest in your company,” Cochran said. “That is just from people who came up to us at the competition and saw our pitch. We have a significant amount of people who are interested in investing in our company.” Asher believes their company is appealing to investors because they already have a mature business plan with a viable product that can be launched relatively quickly. “One of the reasons I think we did so well raising money is that we are a mature startup company,” he said. “We have a very simple but needed product that fits in a niche market that we can dominate. It can give investors a quick return on their investment.” The students say the experience they have gained pitching in front of investors is invaluable. “I can now say that I’ve successfully pitched in front of ventures capitalists, and that is a cool thing to say in front of potential employers,” Resendiz said. “Competing at the same level of master’s and Ph.D. students and people who have 15 plus years of experience in their fields and still being able to surpass them is an excellent feeling.” After an eventful week of competitions, Team Vascugenix isn’t resting on its laurels. The students left the Arkansas Governor’s Cup and immediately headed to the airport to compete in the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota April 11-13. Funded by the , the challenge is the largest undergraduate-only venture pitch competition in North America in terms of cash prizes with a top prize of $75,000 and $250,000 in total prizes awarded.

Team Vascugenix competes at the Rice Business Plan Competition at Rice University on April 4. Team members include, from left to right, Abigail Resendiz, Zach Cochran, Martial Trigeaud, Noah Asher, and Gabriella De Lima.

“We wouldn’t have made it into this competition without the help of the university’s photographer, Ben Krain, who shot a seven-minute video we needed to enter this competition,” Resendiz said. ��Vlog��ý Little Rock’s team is one of 25 finalists selected from more than 100 entries representing 61 colleges and universities across America. Students will participate in a “pitch slam” elevator pitch event and an innovation challenge. Teams also will be awarded for outstanding potential to have social and global impact. Student teams also will be networking with top entrepreneurs from around the country, including Richard M. Schulze, founder of Best Buy. The students would like to thank Trigeaud; Dr. Jane Wayland, Stephen Harrow Smith Dean of Business; Laura Fine, director of the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center; and Dr. Mark Funk, chair of the Department of Economics and Finance, for their assistance in developing their startup company and participating in competitions. Once the competition season is over, Vascugenix will move forward with plans to develop the Speed-Torque for a commercial release. “We’ll look for the investors who fit the best with our company culture and vision for the future,” said Asher. “We want investors with the right networks of contacts who can help us succeed.” They are also in talks with health technology accelerators to conduct pre-market clinical trials through Baptist Health and possibly the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. “After our clinical trial, we will be ready to begin selling in the market. We will target the South and Midwest based out of Little Rock,” Asher said. In the upper right photo,��a team of business students (Zach Cochran, bottom left,��Noah��Asher, center, and Abigail Resendiz, bottom right) from ��Vlog��ý Little Rock have won first place in the Winrock Automotive Undergraduate Division and first place in the undergraduate Innovate Arkansas Innovation Division at the Arkansas Governor’s Cup. The students collaborated with Arkansas Cardiology Interventional Cardiologist Dr. Dwight Christman, back left, Baptist Health Cardiovascular Nurse Anna Helm, center left, and Martial Trigeaud, back right, to commercialize a medical device invented by Chrisman to help cardiologists perform heart surgery with greater safety and efficiency. Photo by Ben Krain.

- University News Archive - ����Vlog��ý Little Rock

����Vlog��ý Little Rock team wins $10,000 in Arkansas Governor’s Cup

����Vlog��ý Little Rock students win $4,000 prize in Business Plan Competition

Three ����Vlog��ý Little Rock teams competing in Arkansas Governor’s Cup finals

Center Creates Accelerator to Help Arkansas Entrepreneurs Get Early-Stage Federal Innovation Funding

����Vlog��ý Little Rock ASBTDC staff honored for helping Arkansas’s small business owners

����Vlog��ý Little Rock employees ride Tour de Rock in honor of vice chancellor’s brother

����Vlog��ý Little Rock hosts Big Dam Bridge Criterium