BlueInGreen has developed technologies that provide oxygenation and ozonation of fresh water. The government is counting on the firm to adapt its techniques to salt water, providing much needed oxygen to areas of the Gulf impacted most heavily by the spill.

This weekend, as many of us enjoy a three-day holiday weekend and do so in many innovative ways, let’s welcome in the unofficial start of summer and have fun with family and friends. By all means. But let’s make the time on Monday to remember those whose ultimate sacrifices afford us the opportunity to do it.

The BioVentures initiative at UAMS held its fourth-annual Private Equity Roundtable May 13-14 in Little Rock. The forum allowed BioVenture’s biotech startups to pitch their technologies and services to national venture capitalists.

Want to stand out among a field of promising startups? Then hand out custom breast prosthetics to a group comprised mostly of middle-aged men. That’s exactly what ContourMed CEO Susan Cassidy did.