May 3, 2021
The Cincinnati Innovation District and UC's 1819 Innovation Hub were host to vice president Kamala Harris for a roundtable discussion on Friday, April 30, about creating jobs, spurring economic development and fostering healthier communities through investment in public transit and infrastructure.
May 5, 2021
UC's 1819 Innovation Hub in the Cincinnati Innovation District was host to Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted's kickoff for the "In-Demand Jobs Week" statewide tour. Husted toured the innovation hub, now at full capacity, and spoke with UC President Neville G. Pinto, Chief Innovation Officer David J. Adams and industry partners about how UC and Cincinnati are setting the innovative pace for Ohio and the Midwest.
May 21, 2021
The University of Cincinnati Venture Lab celebrates 50+ startups in just two years. The milestone is testament to the thinkers, researchers, students and industry who are converging in the Cincinnati Innovation District to develop the next great ideas to solve real-world challenges — and 50 startups is just the beginning.
June 7, 2021
UC has made major strides in its efforts to get more campus-bred, early-stage startups off the ground. Chief Innovation Officer David Adams speaks to the Cincinnati Business Courier about Venture Lab's success.
June 15, 2021
University of Cincinnati's Venture Lab helps successfully launch the novel "Filmatick" TV, film pre-production program onto market. Mike Gasaway, former director of Nickelodeon's "Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius" and creator of "Filmatick" is also making an impact as assistant professor of UC's Digital Media Collaborative program, sharing his expertise and program with more than 300 UC students.
July 22, 2021
Two-day Lightship Capital bootcamps in University of Cincinnati’s 1819 Innovation Hub, the nerve center of the Cincinnati Innovation District (CID), help create serious, lasting change in access to business opportunities for underrepresented entrepreneurs in Cincinnati and across the region.
July 28, 2021
Yoonjee Park, assistant professor of chemical engineering at University of Cincinnati's College of Engineering and Applied Science, developed a biodegradable drug delivery device that is activated by light, which would allow for on-demand dosing and fewer side effects for treatment of posterior eye diseases. With recent funding awards from the National Institute of Health and a Young Investigator Award from Ohio Lions Eye Research Foundation, Park and her research team are testing the safety and efficacy of the device. In 2019, she also participated in UC’s Venture Lab business pre-accelerator.
September 10, 2021
David J. Adams, the executive director of the Cincinnati Innovation District and chief innovation officer at the University of Cincinnati, wrote an op-ed in the Enquirer about how Cincinnati is well positioned to drive the artificial intelligence revolution.
September 24, 2021
University of Cincinnati leadership provided an inspiring look at what is possible for a group of Cincinnati Public High School students at the 1819 Innovation Hub, the nerve center of the Cincinnati Innovation District® (CID). As part of the “My Brother’s Keeper” (MBK) leadership series in Ohio, more than 22 Cincinnati area high school students enjoyed a fun-filled day engaging with leaders at UC’s 1819 Innovation Hub, learning about career opportunities through the CID and how to achieve a college degree in IT or cyber security through UC’s Early IT program.
September 28, 2021
The Cincinnati Innovation District ® (CID) — Ohio’s first purpose-built innovation district, powered by the University of Cincinnati — presents a newly formed advisory council of global business leaders who are committed to the economic future of companies in our region.