Governor's Cup

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UAMS Researcher’s Cat Virus Test Wins $25,000 Governor’s Cup

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By David Robinson

A virus test developed at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to help prevent a common cat cancer won the top $25,000 prize at the Arkansas Governor’s Cup Collegiate Business Plan Competition.

Shana Owens, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow in the UAMS College of Medicine Department of Microbiology and Immunology, invented the test as her project in the UAMS Translational Research Institute’s Health Sciences Innovation and Entrepreneurship (HSIE) Training Program.

The program, conducted in partnership with the University of Arkansas Sam M. Walton College of Business, provides two years of training to postdoctoral fellows selected through a competitive application process.

https://news.uams.edu/2022/04/14/uams-researchers-cat-virus-test-wins-25000-governors-cup/

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Arkansas Governor’s Cup competition; awards luncheon in NWA

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by Paul Gatling (pgatling@nwabj.com)

Little Rock-based nonprofit Arkansas Capital Corp. announced Monday (March 7) the 12 finalists for its annual Arkansas Governor’s Cup Collegiate Business Plan Competition.

The six finalists in each division are:

Winrock Automotive Small Business Division:

  • R. Lawn; Arkansas State University, Jonesboro

  • Ascend; John Brown University, Siloam Springs

  • Bento; University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

  • Kopi Koffee Company; University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

  • Limitless Fitness; Central Baptist College, Conway; Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia

  • Orange Otter Toys; University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

High-Growth/Technology Division: