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 and how it can transform the central Illinois economy! ADDITIONAL LINKS- VISIT http://researchpark.illinois.edu/podcast/ for our entire catalog of episodes ..read more

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 Labs- https://www.puzzlelabs.ai/ Brad Miller- https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradbmiller/ "Speaking Like a Brahmin: Social Aspects of a Register of Spoken Telugu"- https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/3517/ VISIT http://researchpark.illinois ..read more

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 catalog of episodes ..read more

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 forward to a cleaner and safer future for our planet. EPISODE LINKS- Arpit on Linkedin- https://www.linkedin.com/in/arpit-dwivedi-0a9970148/ Cache Energy - https://cache-energy.com/ VISIT researchpark.illinois.edu/podcast for the full catalog of episodes ..read more

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 compromises. Visit researchpark.illinois.edu/podcast for the full catalog of episodes ..read more

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 researchpark.illinois.edu/podcast for the full catalog of episodes ..read more

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 ..read more

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 to entrepreneurship, his pivot into a new domain, his entertaining anecdotes, and his candid advice on what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur. Visit researchpark.illinois.edu/podcast for our entire catalog of episodes ..read more

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: Kim Kidwell - Associate Chancellor for Strategic Partnerships and Initiatives at UIUC. Discusses UIUC's continued presence in agtech innovation, among other topics. Brad Arnold- SVP, General Manager Precision, AGCO Corporation. Discusses trends ..read more

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.edu/podcast for other podcast episodes ..read more