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		<title>Biologics Rings the Bell at Nasdaq</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2010/06/14/biologics-rings-the-bell-at-nasdaq/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Moot Corp win came with prize money and a pretty cool perk -- the opportunity to ring the Nasdaq closing bell in Times Square, which team members did on Friday.]]></description>
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		<title>BiologicsMD Train Keeps Rollin&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:20:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Biologics team, which has developed a treatment for osteoporosis that sticks to the bone and spurs new bone growth, will ring the bell at the Nasdaq on Friday in New York. ]]></description>
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		<title>Arkansas Patents Updated</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:29:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The INOV8 Patent of the Month for May 2010 goes to an extended release perforated tablet developed for the University of Arkansas by Little Rock scientist Cherng-ju Kim.]]></description>
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		<title>An INOV8 Memorial Day: Somber with a Dose of Fun</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2010/05/27/an-inov8-memorial-day-somber-with-a-dose-of-fun/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 22:02:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcarter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>Notes From BioVentures VC Forum, Part 3</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2010/05/24/notes-from-bioventures-vc-forum-part-3/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2010/05/24/notes-from-bioventures-vc-forum-part-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 15:59:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcarter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>Techpreneurship: DWR Governor&#8217;s Cup Recap</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2010/05/20/techpreneurship-dwr-governors-cup-recap/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2010/05/20/techpreneurship-dwr-governors-cup-recap/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 08:09:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Incredible. That best describes the results from this year's Donald W. Reynolds TriState Business Plan Competition in Las Vegas.

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		<title>Notes from BioVentures VC Forum, Part 2</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2010/05/19/notes-from-bioventures-vc-forum-part-2/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2010/05/19/notes-from-bioventures-vc-forum-part-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 20:34:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcarter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>Notes from BioVentures VC Forum, Part 1</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2010/05/17/notes-from-bioventures-vc-forum-part-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 22:03:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcarter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's not often one gets the chance to compare biotech startups to cattle. But Mike Douglas was not unlike a cattleman taking his prize bulls to market last week.]]></description>
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		<title>BioVentures Startups Make Pitch to Biotech VCs</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2010/05/14/bioventures-startups-make-pitch-to-biotech-vcs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 21:13:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcarter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Startups solicited investments ranging from $20,000 to more than $5 million. VCs in the house represented the West Coast, Boston, Austin and points in between. BioVentures director Mike Douglas expects funding to find its way to "2 or 3" firms that pitched this week. ]]></description>
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		<title>The VCs are Coming: BioVentures Roundtable Set May 13-14</title>
		<link>http://blog.innovatearkansas.org/2010/05/12/the-vcs-are-coming-bioventures-roundtable-set-may-13-14/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 15:35:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Venture capitalists from across the country will meet up in Little Rock this week for a showcase of the best UAMS has to offer in terms of new technology commercialization. ]]></description>
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