Innovation
Pacific Northwest semiconductor and mass timber industries each receive $500,000 awards from White House
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University-led efforts focused on microfluidic technology for semiconductors and mass timber design and manufacturing each have received $500,000 awards from the White House. In Oct. 2023, the White House, through the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration, announced the designation of 31 Tech Hubs(Link is external),…
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Kim Freeze – New Innovation Ecosystem Steward for Southern Oregon Innovation Hub
Kim comes to this position with a wealth of knowledge and experience in business and entrepreneurship. Her love of all things entrepreneurial has led her to his newly created position, that is part of a newly created initiative, the Southern Oregon Innovation Hub. What is this Innovation Hub? It is a…
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Oregon a “jack of all trades” in newest Innovative Index
Business Oregon just released an update to their Innovation Index. This is an ongoing report that was first published back in 2004. This is the 7th update to the Index with the last version published in 2022. The goal of this report is to capture the entrepreneurial and innovative activity…
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Oregon Ranks in Top Ten in Newest Iteration of Business Oregon’s Innovation Index
Business Oregon released the 2024 Innovation Index, an analysis to better understand howinnovative Oregon is compared to other states. This Index identifies areas of strength andweakness within the state’s economy, and areas where Oregon’s competitive advantage isgrowing or eroding and needs greater investment. This is a biannual publication that wasfirst…
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SORIN Innovation Expo
August 24th, 2024, at the Rogue X in Medford, OR Learn more at https://sorin.charity/expo/ Get Your Tickets Today!Join us on August 24th from 8 AM to 4 PM at Rogue X in Medford, OR, for a groundbreaking event in Southern Oregon. Discover the future with self-driving cars, Al like ChatGPT,…
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New Funding Will Invest in Promising Oregon Technology and Science Startups
Today Business Oregon and its Oregon Innovation Council announced a $4 million awardto the Portland Seed Fund that will provide investments in early-stage Oregon businessesthrough the Intrepid Oregon Fund. Portland Seed Fund (PSF) was selected to manage Business Oregon’sCommercialization Gap Fund III and the $4 million associated with it. The…
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Business Oregon and Oregon InC Award $2.6 Million to Support Oregon Innovators
Business Oregon and the Oregon Innovation Council (Oregon InC) are pleased toannounce the recipients of the 2024-2025 Regional Innovation Hub Grants. RegionalInnovation Hubs provide technical assistance, capital, networking, mentorship, and talentdevelopment to innovation-based entrepreneurs statewide. Regional Innovation Hub grantfunding supports these Hubs in continuing their work assisting entrepreneurs withinnovation-based business…
Read MoreIntroducing Art Authority Museum for Apple Vision Pro.
By Jim Teece We had an app in the App Store on the first day for the iPhone. We had an app in the App Store for the iPad on the first day. So it was natural for us to want an app in the App Store on the first…
Read MoreSORIN 2024 CODING CAMPS
Coding isn’t just a skill, it’s your new SUPERPOWER! 2024 Coding Camp Lineup: Classes are open to students ages 16 – 24 from Jackson,Josephine, and Klamath Counties. SPACE LIMITED – APPLY NOW & EMBRACE THE FUTURE! Join us, and let’s redefine what’s possible in 2024! 711 Medford Center #320Medford, OR…
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SOU to help lead research initiative for undergraduate institutions
Southern Oregon University is part of a consortium of 11 colleges and universities across the country that will use a new, $100,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to plan and host three regional workshops intended to advance research enterprises at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (PUIs). The goal of NSF’s GRANTED…
Read MoreInnovation Jam draws 30-plus students
More than 30 Southern Oregon University and Rogue Community College students gathered at CraterWorks Makerspace on Saturday, Nov. 4, for the second annual Southern Oregon Innovation Jam. Students participated in design thinking exercises, created big ideas to solve local problems and pitched solutions, while local business professionals and entrepreneurs were…
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My thoughts from the Global RedwoodJS Conference held in Grants Pass
I attended the RedwoodJS conference in Grants Pass last month. RedwoodJS is a relatively new OpenSource JavaScript full stack platform formed and run in Bay Area Silicon Valley roots. RedwoodJS is the latest open source project of Tom Preston-Werner, the Founder and former CEO of GitHub. So it’s a big…
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