$725K Grant Funds Technology Accelerator Positions at North Florida Innovation Labs Innovation Park of Tallahassee was selected as a recipient for the Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) “Build to Scale” grant program. The Park will receive nearly $725K to fund several staff positions for North Florida Innovation Labs, the technology incubator in Innovation Park that is…
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After a decade of service to the community, Ron Miller steps down The Leon County Research and Development Authority (LCRDA), the managing entity for Innovation Park of Tallahassee announces the retirement of its Executive Director, Ron Miller, effective October 14, 2022. “Ron’s impact on our vibrant and growing entrepreneurial ecosystem cannot be overstated. Through his…
Innovation Park welcomes new Community Collaboration Expert, Laquan Leuned. In his internship, Leuned works under Bill Lickson, Director of North Florida Innovation Labs. His duty is to brainstorm and conceptualize a variety of ways to bring awareness to Innovation Park. When asked what he hopes to gain from his internship with Innovation Park Leuned states,…
Florida State University Makes Commitment to Enhance Existing Operations, Build New Partnerships and Create Jobs. On February 22, 2022, Florida State University announced its commitment of $5.6M to help build the North Florida Innovation Labs (NFIL) incubator in Innovation Park. FSU President Richard McCullough remarked, “It is our intention to make a substantial investment in…
Local Companies Manser Edbrooke Technology and Moye Consultants Win Grants at Innovation Park TechGrant Pitch Night Five local, early-stage companies competed for a chance to win up to $15,000 at Innovation Park’s Annual TechGrant Pitch Night Innovation Park of Tallahassee is pleased to announce that Manser Edbrooke Technology (MET) and Moye Consultants have been declared…
To Lead New $17 Million Facility Under Development Innovation Park of Tallahassee announced today that Bill Lickson will be its new Director of North Florida Innovation Labs which currently operates in the Collins Building in Innovation Park. A new $17-million-dollar facility is in the development phase and is slated to open in 2023. “We’re…
Announces $10.2 Million Award for Technology Commercialization Incubator United States Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced today that Innovation Park has been awarded a $10.2 million Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant to build the first mixed-use business incubator/ accelerator of its kind in the region. The North Florida Innovation Labs will be a new…
NORTH FLORIDA INNOVATION LABS ANNOUNCES NEW EDUCATIONAL ACCELERATOR PROGRAM FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO HELP BRING RESEARCH DOLLARS TO THE BIG BEND REGION Tallahassee, Florida – March 2, 2020 – North Florida Innovation Labs at Innovation Park of Tallahassee announces that they are a recipient of a Tallahassee-Leon County Office of Economic Vitality’s (OEV) 2020…
~Start-Ups Welcome to Apply to win an up to $15,000 Commercialization Grant in TechGrant Competition~ Innovation Park of Tallahassee is pleased to announce the annual TechGrant Program is now open and accepting applications. This prestigious competition awards two start-up companies in Leon County a total of $25,000 to aid in the commercialization of their…
Innovation Park Invites all park residents, and the public, to join them in a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the newly constructed walking trail Innovation Park of Tallahassee, North Florida’s university research park is celebrating the grand opening of its central pond walking trail on Wednesday, December 11. The Park invites Innovation…
~Research Park Opens First Technology Incubator with Wet Lab Access in the Region~ Innovation Park of Tallahassee is pleased to announce that its technology incubator, North Florida Innovation Labs will be open and ready to accept members on October 1, 2019. This will be the first incubator facility in Tallahassee to have wet lab…
Five local early stage companies competed for a chance to win a portion of $25,000 awarded at Innovation Park’s Annual TechGrant Pitch Night Innovation Park of Tallahassee is pleased to announce NeuroJungle and Footy Training have been declared the 2019 winners of the Innovation Park TechGrant Program. NeuroJungle took home the first-place prize of…
Leon County as a tech cluster? It’s possible | Opinion On August 23, 2018, Rick Minor, a candidate for Leon County Commission, District 3, wrote a Your Turn Opinion piece in the Tallahassee Democrat. “The MagLab has the largest, most powerful magnet in the world. Each year, more than 1,000 scientists come to Innovation Park to conduct…
EEP Class 15 begin October 2nd with New Program Director Innovation Park of Tallahassee is pleased to announce the upcoming Entrepreneurial Excellence Program will begin on Tuesday, October 2nd, and will be the first class facilitated by the organization’ Director of Entrepreneurship, Michael Tentnowski. Michael joined the Innovation Park team in January to help…
Lots of Action At Innovation Park “There are a lot of new developments at Leon County’s Innovation Park. The Park’s Executive Director provided a recent update, but before we get into all that’s new, a bit of history is in order….” – Tom Flanigan, WFSU Read more here.+
Florida State’s MagLab is chosen venue for exclusive summit of G-7 science leaders “The MagLab at Florida State University is used to welcoming international researchers who converge on Tallahassee to advance their scientific discoveries….” – Byron Dobson, Tallahassee Democrat Read more here.+
~Five local early stage companies competed for a chance to win one of two technology commercialization grants~ Innovation Park of Tallahassee is pleased to announce that DiaTech Diabetic Technologies and NeuroJungle have been named the 2018 winners of the Innovation Park TechGrant Program. DiaTech has developed a sensor technology that actively monitors the viability of…
Innovation Park holds Tech Grant Pitch Night “By the end of Wednesday night, one local start up company will going home with the big prize at this year’s Innovation Park Tech Grant Pitch Night. WTXL’s Jada WIlliams takes a look at a company vying for the chance to take their start up to the…
Tallahassee’s vibrant startup community started here Kim B. Williams is president of Marpan Supply and Recycling and is the Vice Chair of the Leon County Research & Development Authority, the governing body of Innovation Park of Tallahassee. “Tallahassee is known for welcoming hospitality. It has fostered the thriving business startup community we have today. The Entrepreneurial…
Annual TechGrant competition, presented by Hancock and Whitney Bank and Danfoss Turbocor, gives local early-stage companies access to critical funding and networks. Innovation Park of Tallahassee is pleased to announce the five finalists who will compete at the 2018 TechGrant Pitch Night for a chance to win up to $15,000 in grant funding for their…
EEP provides real-world startup guidance Bill Hollimon, patent and intellectual property attorney, wrote an article regarding the importance of the Entrepreneurial Excellence Program in the Tallahassee community. “The EEP program is designed to be experiential, highly interactive, and to challenge participants to push beyond their comfort zone. EEP is taught entirely by local business leaders…
Research Park hires Director of Entrepreneurship to lead development of high tech incubator The Leon County Research and Development Authority (LCRDA), the entity that governs Innovation Park of Tallahassee, is pleased to announce that Michael Tentnowski has become the organization’s Director of Entrepreneurship. Tentnowski began his duties on January 29th, 2018. “I am…
EEP Class One Graduate Gulf Coast Tung Oil Company Expanding Business Through Partnerships Established in 2011, the Entrepreneurial Excellence Program is Tallahassee’s first startup training program aimed at entrepreneurs to help guide them through the early stages of business development. Since the beginning over 140 participants have graduated from the program and gone on to…
New Research and Development Center To Be Added On To Current Facility and Will Add 120 New Jobs Innovation Park of Tallahassee and its governing entity- the Leon County Research and Development Authority (LCRDA), are pleased to announce that research park resident, Danfoss Turbocor Compressors Inc. is expanding its local operations by adding a new…
Innovation Park Continues to Grow for Businesses Jennifer Meyers from WTXL did a story on Innovation Park and it’s recent progress.. “We’ve got a ton of great research resources out here that have been built over the last 30 years by FSU and FAMU,” continues Miller. “Now, we would like to try to attract more…
New Business Startup? You need this program Kim Williams, Leon County R&D Authority Board of Governor wrote an article regarding the importance of the Entrepreneurial Excellence Program in the Tallahassee community. “Innovation Park’s Entrepreneurial Excellence Program is our area’s only mentor-driven, real world entrepreneurial training resource. It provides dynamic, highly interactive training with an unmatched…
Tom Flanigan, with WFSU, spoke about the FSU Department of Anthropology’s move to Innovation Park from the Old Shopping Center, which will soon be turned into a mini-Target “Now Florida State University’s Department of Anthropology is moving out as well. Its new home will be at Innovation Park’s Johnson Building with the move scheduled for…
The FSU Department of Anthropology Relocates to Innovation Park of Tallahassee The Florida State University Department of Anthropology will soon occupy 11,000 square feet of space located in the Johnson Building at 2035 E. Dirac Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32310. The Department of Anthropology’s official move in date is July 31, 2017. “The Department of Anthropology…
TaMaryn Waters, writer for the Tallahassee Democrat, wrote a follow up story about the new direction Innovation Park is going in regards to developing an incubator in the research park. “Cold calls routinely come into the research park — home to the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory or Mag Lab — for space that can…
Blake Dowling, CEO of Aegis Business Technologies, as well as a regional columnist wrote a story regarding the future of Innovation and included the Innovation Park TechGrant Program, where he was a judge for this year’s event. “The local community really rallied around the event and the everyone got a chance to engage with the…
Five local early stage companies competed for a chance to win one of two technology commercialization grants worth up to $15,000 at Innovation Park’s Annual Elevator Pitch Night The Leon County Research and Development Authority (LCRDA), the entity that governs Innovation Park of Tallahassee, is pleased to announce that KynderMed and Sensatek Propulsion Technology…
Annual Innovation Park competition, presented by Hancock Bank and Danfoss Turbocor, gives local early-stage companies access to critical funding and networks. The Leon County Research and Development Authority (LCRDA), the entity that governs Innovation Park of Tallahassee, announced five finalists have been selected to compete for up to $15,000 in grant funding at the…
Innovation Park’s Director of Programs and Communications, Denise Bilbow wrote a MyView in the Tallahassee Democrat. The MyView promotes the Entrepreneurial Excellence Program and programs geared towards helping local entrepreneurs be successful in Tallahassee. “The EEP is a bedrock of local entrepreneurship and has been a key entry point into the entrepreneurial ecosystem for the…
~Prestigious Program Provides up to $15,000 to Two Different Companies Each Year with the Mission to Promote Tech Commercialization, Start-ups and Job Growth in Leon County~ (Tallahassee, FL)– The Leon County Research and Development Authority (LCRDA), the entity that governs Innovation Park of Tallahassee is now accepting applications for its prestigious TechGrant Competition. Each…
Innovation Park Now Accepting Applications for Entrepreneurial Excellence Program Class 12 ~October Class Registration Open for those Looking to Gain Valuable Insight and Advice regarding Entrepreneurship~ (Tallahassee, Fla.)- The Leon County Research and Development Authority (the Authority), the organization who oversees Innovation Park announced it is now accepting enrollment for the upcoming Entrepreneurial Excellence…
Great Opportunities, Exciting Changes for Innovation Park! Over the past 18 months, the Board of Governors of the Leon County Research and Development Authority (LCRDA), chaired by Leon County Commissioner Kristin Dozier, has been hard at work restructuring ownership of land and buildings within Innovation Park. Their steadfast work has come to fruition with acceptance…