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Tune in to hear insightful conversations on fascinating industry innovations with members of the Research Park community- startups, corporations, students, and alumni. The Research Park at University of Illinois is a leading hub for tech commercialization with a unique environment that cultivates startups and increases capabilities for established companies. The mixed-use composition promotes creative collisions and interdisciplinary collaborations, strengthening the bridge between campus an ...
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S4E4: Dr. David Lomiashvili on Digital Identity Verification
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Dr. David Lomiashvili is the CEO of Identomat which has created an innovative AI-powered KYC and identity verification solution. Prior to his current venture, Dr. Lomiashvili has an extensive pedigree in entrepreneurship, not to mention a PhD in Astrophysics. Tune in to hear about topics like digital identity verification, his career journey, and h…
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S4E3: Matt Ahrens - Perspectives on AI from an NVIDIA Leader
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Matt Ahrens oversees performance and tools work for the Accelerated Big Data Platforms group at NVIDIA. He’s a long-time leader in the University of Illinois community with a story that spans the 20-year history of the Research Park. Tune in to hear about his career journey, his perspectives learned along the way, and what he sees as the future of …
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S4E2: Beth Conerty- Transforming Central Illinois into a Leading Biomanufacturing Hub
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Dr. Beth Conerty helps lead business development for the Integrated Bioprocessing Research Lab at the University of Illinois. She’s also the Regional Innovation Officer for the iFAB Tech Hub, an initiative created by the Biden administration to strengthen manufacturing innovation in America. Tune in to hear about the research area of bioprocessing …
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S4E1: Brad Miller- AI, Linguistics, and Knowledge Transfer
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Dr. Brad Miller is the Co-Founder and Chief Linguistic Officer of Puzzle Labs, a software platform that uses AI to make knowledge transfer easier. Previously, he was the Site Director for P&G’s Smart Lab in the Research Park, and he’s also spent time traveling the world from Ecuador to India studying the impact of languages ADDITIONAL LINKS- Puzzle…
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S3E7: 2023 at Research Park- Year in Review
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This is a special episode to celebrate a great year at UIRP! Research Park’s very own Laura Appenzeller and Laura Bleill join the podcast to talk about startup and corporate highlights from the year, plans for 2024, industry trends, and more! See you back in 2024 for Year 4 of the podcast! VISIT researchpark.illinois.edu/podcast for the full catalo…
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S3E6: Arpit Dwivedi- Disrupting the Energy Storage Industry
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Arpit Dwivedi is the Founder and CEO of Cache Energy. Cache is developing energy storage systems that can be safely installed anywhere and transported everywhere. In the past two months, Arpit and his team have raised a whopping $4.5 million which will accelerate them on their mission of decarbonizing industrial processes so that we can look forwar…
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S3E5: Alex Kosyakov- Creating Efficient Batteries for a Renewable Future at Natrion
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Alex Kosyakov is the Co-Founder and CEO of Natrion. Natrion is creating safe, high-performance, and highly scalable solid-state batteries with the goal of powering mass market electric vehicles and renewable energy. With more than $2 million in seed funding and the backing of giants like Mark Cuban, Alex is on a mission to create batteries without …
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S3E4: Susan Hinrichs- Chief Scientist at Aviatrix
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Susan Hinrichs is Chief Scientist at Aviatrix, a cloud networking and security company based in Silicon Valley. Prior to Aviatrix, Susan held prestigious leadership roles at a number of top tech companies including Blue Ridge, Cisco, and Yahoo. She's also been a Computer Science professor at UIUC and is a strong advocate for women in tech. Visit re…
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S3E3: Brandon Yates- Simplifying Public Works Compliance with AI
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Brandon is the CEO of DeepWalk, a tech startup born and raised in Champaign. Brandon and his team are on a mission to create AI-powered solutions for the city planners and engineers that build important public infrastructure that we rely on every day. Visit researchpark.illinois.edu/podcast for our entire catalog of episodes.…
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S3E2: Paul Miller- Flats or Spikes CEO Shares his Journey as a Serial Entrepreneur
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Paul is the Co-Founder and CEO of Flats or Spikes. Flats or Spikes is building a "community of expertise and science in running in a brand new way". With their product, athletes of all levels can benefit from science and analytics-based expertise. Tune in to the episode to hear about Paul's successful career in agtech, his transition from academia …
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S3E1: The Latest in AgTech- From the Research Park AgTech Summit
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Welcome to a new year of the Innovations at Research Park podcast! We are so excited to continue bringing you new conversations, new insights, and new perspectives from the Research Park community. This episode highlights conversations held on-location with several panelists from the Research Park’s 8th annual AgTech Summit held on March 7, 2023: K…
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As 2022 wraps up, we'd like to highlight the outstanding students that made this another great year for Research Park. Tune in to hear from David An and Natalie Xiong, two winners of this year's Research Park Intern Awards. They discuss their perceptions of RP, memorable moments, skills gained, and advice for students listening who are curious abou…
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S2E6: Jack Marck- Accelerating AgTech Innovation at UIUC
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Jack is the Managing Director of the Illinois AgTech Accelerator, a 12-week program designed for early-stage agtech startups to gain traction and improve business models. Tune in to hear Jack share fascinating success stories, the importance of AgTech innovation, how you can get involved as a student founder, and more! Visit researchpark.illinois.e…
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This is a very special episode of the series, and a bit different than our usual podcasts. The Cozad New Venture Competition is an annual event at University of Illinois which attracts student teams looking to get funding and support for their innovative ideas. There were some incredible winners this year, and this episode profiles the 3 top place …
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S2E4: Chinmay Soman- Robotics and the Future of Agriculture
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Chinmay is Co-Founder and CEO of EarthSense, an agricultural robotics and AI company that is developing a technology platform to support the next generation of sustainable and large-scale agriculture. Tune in to hear the fascinating origin story of his company, his perspective on agtech trends, and more! Visit researchpark.illinois.edu/podcast for …
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S2E3: Dr. Mani Golparvar & Scotty Greenburg- Using AI To Revolutionize the Construction Industry
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Dr. Mani Golparvar, Co-Founder, and Scotty Greenburg, Head of Marketing, join the podcast to share how their company Reconstruct is using AI to revolutionize construction planning & management for thousands of projects around the world. Reconstruct is a tech company founded in Champaign and now based in Menlo Park, California. Their AI powered Visu…
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Eli is the Co-Founder and CTO of SNOOZ, a consumer electronics company that focuses on controlling airflow and acoustics to turn a bedroom into a haven for sleep. SNOOZ’s flagship product is a white noise machine and they are currently in 2000 hotel rooms around the country. Tune in to this episode to hear about Eli's journey from UIUC student to C…
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S2E1: Trevor George & Meghan Reynolds- Disrupting the Marine Industry with Tech
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Trevor is the Site Director for the Brunswick Corporation’s Innovation center located in the Research Park, and Meghan is a Software Engineering Intern. Brunswick is an industry leader in the marine space and they manufacture recreational boats, marine engines, and other products. The Brunswick I-Jet Lab at the University of Illinois Research Park …
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S1E8: Deana McDonagh- The Importance of Design
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Dr. Deana McDonagh is a Professor of Industrial Design at the University of Illinois as well as the Designer-in-Residence at the Research Park. Dr. McDonagh is an experienced strategist who works with startups at the Research Park to help them incorporate design thinking in their development workflow in order to improve user experience and create d…
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S1E7: Paul Couston- Using Technology to Improve the Lives of First Responders
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Paul is the Co-Founder & CEO of Ascent Integrated Tech, a startup company in the Research Park that is building technology to improve safety for people in hazardous environments including firefighters, industrial operators, and aviation mechanics. Paul is a seasoned entrepreneur and well-known in the student startup ecosystem on campus, having prev…
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S1E6: Aadeel Akhtar- "Redefining Human" through Advanced Prosthetics
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Dr. Aadeel Akhtar is Founder and CEO of PSYONIC, a prosthetics company on a mission to “redefine what it means to be human through advances in biointegrated technologies”. He joins the podcast to shed light on his exhilarating entrepreneurial journey, from winning startup competitions to partnering with U.S. Army sergeants to being selected as an M…
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S1E5: Gerald Wilson- Insights from a Startup Journey & Empowering Other Entrepreneurs
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Dr. Gerald Wilson is President and CEO of Autonomic Materials, a homegrown U of I startup, and an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the Research Park. He joins the show to share lessons learned on his fascinating startup journey as well as provide insight into how he helps budding entrepreneurs as an EIR. Head over to project-20.co/researchparkpodcast t…
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S1E4: John Cole- Transforming Cancer Care with SimBioSys
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John Cole, Co-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer of Research Park startup SimBioSys, joins the podcast! He discusses the breakthroughs his team has created for "transforming decision making and patient experience in cancer care” through a powerful software platform. Tune in to hear more about his entrepreneurial journey, success stories & lessons l…
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S1E3: Srijith Srinath- The Research Park Intern Experience
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Srijith Srinath joins the podcast to share his insights on being a Research Park intern turned full-time employee at Motorola Solutions Innovation Center. Tune in to hear what kind of experiences he had as an internship applicant, what tips he offers for having a successful summer, and what takeaways he provides for anyone unsure about pursuing the…
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S1E2: Laura Frerichs- Research Park Origins, Impact, and Student Talent Pipeline
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Laura Frerichs joins the show to discuss how the UIUC Research Park has built its brand over 20 years, highlight what impact it has made in the Champaign community, and showcase a few of the many stories of homegrown entrepreneurship & student talent. Laura is the Executive Director of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Research Park, "…
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S1E1: Mark Moran- Breakthroughs in AgTech
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Mark Moran joins the show to discuss AgTech innovations at John Deere, fueled by student projects at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Research Park. Mark is the Site Director for the John Deere Technology Innovation Center at Research Park, as well as the Lead for John Deere’s next-generation sensing technology for their IoT devices. …
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