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Small Business Innovation Research SBIR101
July 10, 2023
Your state needs you! ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æn innovation is how things get done in the 49th state. Join us and take YOUR innovative idea to the next step, and get something done that helps your state! Join us on July 28th to discuss how you could gain access to the $4 billion invested into innovation development each year.
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July 10, 2023
We are looking for ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æns addressing arctic challenges. ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ FAST is kicking off the first virtual SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Accelerator in ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ to support innovators applying for seed funding through federal agencies such as the Department of Energy (DOE), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Science Foundation (NSF).
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Students from UAF Join ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Startups for Summer Internships
July 10, 2023
Students2Startups takes UA students and places them with innovative ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æn startups to experience real-world internships at revolutionary companies.
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July 10, 2023
We welcome Eric Hartley as the new marketing and events coordinator. Eric will be focused on bringing Center ICE programming to more people here at UAF and managing events to better serve you. Eric will be driving participation through his marketing efforts. His experience in management as well as brand and business building will help Center ICE grow our local startup community.
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Saying Goodbye to Ashley Guernsey
July 10, 2023
Our current ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Fellow Ashley Guernsey is moving on to new adventures. Her time at Center ICE has been incredibly impactful and she has made an excellent addition to our team.
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Business Students from UAF Join ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Angel Investor Conference
June 01, 2023
Over the course of the last 12 weeks ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Center ICE and the UAF College of Business and Security Management (CBSM) Student Investment Fund (SIF) sent three students to the 2023 ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Angel Conference (AAC). The ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Angel Conference is a 12-week process of identifying, filtering, selecting, and managing a group angel investment. An angel investor is a private investor focused on financing small business ventures in exchange for equity. This year’s ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Angel Conference took 21 of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ’s best start-ups and 17 angel investors through the nuanced process of angel investing.
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June 01, 2023
“We had a terrific time at the Open House: loads of interest (who can resist tasting three different birch syrups?), great networking opportunities with different West Ridge scientists, and just such a great feeling and event," said Jan Dawe, Director of OneTree ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ (OTA). Eighty-nine booth visitors ranked their preferences amongst the three birch syrups, providing helpful citizen science input for OTA's Innovations in Birch Sap Processing project.
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Lifted Marketing won AIBA Chamber Pitch Event
June 01, 2023
The third cohort of the ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Interior Business Accelerator (AIBA) concluded on Tuesday, May 23, with Lifted Marketing winning the pitch competition hosted by the Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce.
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IDEAs Awards Deadline is June 2023
June 01, 2023
The Innovative Disclosures and Entrepreneurial Activities (IDEAs) awards recognize entrepreneurial individuals who have developed innovative approaches to research, teaching, and service. The competition, started in 2015, is hosted by UAF's Center for Innovation, Commercialization, and Entrepreneurship (Center ICE). Any innovation developed by UAF or University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Southeast (UAS) faculty, staff, and students using university resources or as part of a class is eligible for the IDEAs awards.
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ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ SBDC Opens Funding Opportunity for ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Inventors
June 01, 2023
The TREND program will award up to $10,000 to winning innovation proposals. The ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Small Business Development Center’s (ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ SBDC) Technology Research and Development Center of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ (TREND program), in partnership with the University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Fairbanks Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), will begin accepting applications for the 2023 Phase 0 grant program on June 1, 2023.
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