March 14, 2024
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TGH Is Mapping Problems to Solutions in Rural Cancer Care by Activating the Incredible Startup Ecosystem
TGH Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm and innovation team at Tampa General Hospital (TGH) announced the winner of the first TGH Innovation Challenge on Wednesday, February 28 at Synapse Summit in Tampa, Florida. After narrowing the field down to four finalists, Aayu+ Box was named the winner. This monthly subscription service provides an array of diagnostic tools, multilingual information pamphlets and QR code referrals for early cancer screening detection and education. As the winner, Aayu+ Box received a prize valued at $50,000 from Tampa General to support a potential partnership or pilot project in collaboration with TGH Ventures and the TGH Cancer Institute.
You can learn more about the TGH Innovation Challenge and Aayu+ Box by watching this video.
University of South Florida-Hosted Panelists Talk About the Future of AI Innovation in Tampa Bay
At the University of South Florida's Global and National Security Institute (GNSI) recent summit, the three days of panels focused on an impactful ongoing innovation in tech: Artificial Intelligence. Read More
Funding Gap Continues: Here's How Female Tech Founders in Florida Fared in 2023
The venture capital funding gap between female and male-founded technology companies was substantial in 2023, according to PitchBook . Read more
Orlando Tech Companies Go Head to Head in 2024 Inno Madness Tournament. Vote now! 🗳️
- Sarah K. , Orlando Business Journal
Let the games begin! 🏀 Orlando Inno has launched the first round of voting for 2024 Inno Madness, their friendly, bracket-style challenge where readers vote to advance companies based on one question: Who would you invest in? Read more
Bailey Foundation Builds Runway for Future Scientists: $4M Gift Will Expand STEM Education at The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute
The gift will expand training opportunities for aspiring scientists by nurturing The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology acclaimed graduate fellowship program, its Kenan Fellows High School internships, and its community education and outreach programs. Read more
With Triumph Support, PSC May Add New $21M+ Manufacturing Innovation Institute, $113K Jobs
- Tom McLaughlin, Pensacola News Journal
Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc. has been enlisted to assist a coalition that includes Escambia County in establishing an on-campus learning center at Pensacola State College to educate Florida workers in the advanced technology skills needed to compete in today's rapidly evolving world of manufacturing. Read more
FIS Invites the Next Generation of Banking and Payments Innovators to Apply for its 2024 Accelerator Program
Global financial technology leader FIS recently announced that applications are open for the FIS Fintech Accelerator 2024, its flagship program that supports fintech innovation and growth. The program, now in its ninth year, will select up to ten promising fintech startups to participate in a two-week incubation and 12-week intensive program. Read more
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Synapse 2024 and the Business of Innovation
- William Hortz , Nasdaq
Bringing together the entrepreneurial ecosystem of a region – its visionaries, entrepreneurs, startups, corporate innovation leaders, and universities – is a powerful catalyst towards innovation creation and a region’s economic development. The recent 7th annual Synapse Summit in Tampa was an excellent example of execution towards that goal as it sparked a great deal of community excitement and creative engagement. Read more
2024 Synapse Summit: Bridge and Connector for Florida’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem and Innovation Community
The recent 2024 Synapse Florida Summit brought home the fact that innovation is not just a great new idea or creative spark but, more fundamentally, is a serious business management and strategy undertaking that has defined business processes that can help forge a new and better idea into an innovation that gets widely adopted by customers and changes the marketplace. Read more
Synapse Summit: Attendee Review
"I recently attended the Synapse Florida Summit, a technology conference that takes place yearly in February in Tampa, Florida. The mission statement of the event is to Connect and Catalyze Florida's vibrant and diverse innovation ecosystem to drive economic growth and social impact, which I must say they do a great job of." Read more
Tampa Bay Innovation Week Recap
Exciting times in Tampa Bay! Over 20 investors from around the country explored our thriving startup scene during Tampa Bay Innovation. Last month Synapse Florida , Florida Funders and Embarc Collective joined forces to showcase the region's strength. Insightful panels, 1:1 meetings, and collaborative efforts paved the way for future investments. 🌟 Discover the potential of Tampa Bay's entrepreneurial landscape! Read more
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