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01.28.10 Lexington Area Early-Stage Companies Attract $47.5 Million in Venture Funding Entrepreneurial companies in the Bluegrass Region attracted $47.5 million in venture funding in 2009, according to the annual survey by the LVC. The 88 Central Kentucky early-stage companies that participated in the survey reported 386 people hired and 804 people employed with an average full-time salary of $69,900.
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01.28.10 Five UK Affiliated Companies Receive Kentucky SBIR-STTR Matching Funds Governor Steve Beshear announced that five UK affiliated companies including faculty startups will receive $865,000 in Kentucky matching funds for federal SBIR and STTR awards. read more »
01.26.10 UKCED Featured in The Lane Report's 2010 Research Kentucky Bi-annual Publication read more »
01.25.10 Transposagen Receives Grants for Colon Cancer Gene Research ASTeCC incubator Transposagen Biopharmaceuticals has received more than$412,000 in additional SBIR funding; $312,628 from the National Cancer Institute, and $100,000 in KY matching funds. read more »
01.12.10 KSBDC Program Helps Veterans and Active Duty Military Personnel Over the past year, the KSBDC promoted business ownership to more than 2,450 veterans and active duty military personnel thanks to a grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration. read more »
01.05.10 12 UK Affiliated Companies Receive More Than $5 Million in SBIR and STTR Awards Federal funding agencies including NIH and NSF awarded $4 million in SBIRÂ Program and STTR Program funding during 2009 to 12 UK affiliated companies. read more »
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