There are 13 article(s) tagged EpiCenter:

• November 2024

  • South Korean deal fuels growth for Memphis biotech biz

    Hera Health is experiencing a growth spurt after striking a deal that allows a South Korean company to use technology developed in Memphis in Asia’s veterinary-drug market.

    By Aisling Mäki November 04, 2024

• October 2024

  • Epicenter names interim leader Anthony Young president and CEO

    The nonprofit focuses on developing partnerships, services and programs to serve Memphis’ entrepreneurial community.

    By Aisling Mäki October 22, 2024

• May 2024

  • Epicenter president stepping down to pursue NASA opportunity

    Since 2020, Jessica Taveau has led Epicenter, a nonprofit that supports Memphis area entrepreneurs and startups. 

    By Aisling Mäki May 31, 2024

• March 2024

  • ‘Foodpreneurs’ can ‘scale up’ with help of Memphis nonprofit

    ScaleUp Kitchen is a free program directed toward unrepresented food entrepreneurs in the Fayette, Haywood, Madison, Shelby and Tipton counties to help them prepare for regional procurement opportunities.

    By Sophia Surrett March 03, 2024

• June 2022

  • Memphis-based accelerator program looking for med tech entrepreneurs

    ZeroTo510, a successful accelerator program founded in 2012 and designed to help entrepreneurs bring medical devices and companies to market, is seeking candidates for its Fall 2022 cohort of med tech founders. 

    By Aisling Mäki June 17, 2022

• March 2021

  • Peabody Place gets a new tenant

    Peabody Place will soon be getting a new tenant. But not in the space that ServiceMaster Brands recently announced plans to vacate.

    By Blake Fontenay March 18, 2021

• December 2020

  • #Black Tech Futures Research Institute launches in Memphis

    LeMoyne-Owen College administrator Charles Elliott said it is important for young Black people to learn technology skills so more businesses will want to relocate to and invest in the Memphis community.

    By Christin Yates December 25, 2020

• November 2020

  • U of M, Epicenter building path for science startups

    Patents2Products pays salaries for researchers working on tech startups in U of M laboratories.

    By Jane Roberts November 13, 2020

• July 2020

  • Investors, startups ‘grit and grind’ together at virtual Demo Day

    Charles W. Simmons of CW Simmons Consulting LLC has worked with Epicenter to create a new Growth Program accelerator for companies beyond the startup phase. 

    By Christin Yates July 29, 2020

• October 2019

  • Meet the 3 Memphis ‘Summer of Acceleration’ companies

    There is a history of Memphis startups entering the Summer of Acceleration and three more are spreading their wings in the incubator intensive right now.

    By Elle Perry October 30, 2019

• May 2019

  • 2019 Summer of Acceleration startups announced

    Start Co., Epicenter and ZeroTo510 have released the names of the startup companies participating in their “Summer of Acceleration” accelerator collaboration.

    By Elle Perry May 23, 2019

• March 2019

  • City issues call to ‘reimagine’ Brooks Museum, Memphis College of Art buildings

    The city of Memphis has issued a “Create Your Space” call for ideas to occupy the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art and Memphis College of Art buildings in Overton Park. 

    By Elle Perry March 27, 2019

• February 2019

  • Seize the Day: Finding the next big thing

    Six Memphis business innovators pitched their new ideas at The Next Big Thing, a competition with a cash prize hosted by The Society of Entrepreneurs and Epicenter. 

    By Mary C. McDonald February 28, 2019