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2010 Cincinnati Innovates offers more $$, entrepreneur training, categories

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May 11, 2010

Cincinnati Innovates 2010 is offering Greater Cincinnati entrepreneurs, creatives and inventors more chances at start-up prize money this year, with more than $80,000 in awards.Cincinnati Innovates evolved from InOneWeekend, which challenged - and equipped - aspiring entrepreneurs to create a viable start-up business in three days.The second annual competition is open to anyone now or originally from a 15-county area of Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky and Southeast Indiana. It has a broad reach and can include innovative products, devices, business processes and more. The top prize is $20,000.This year's competition ups the stakes and opportunities for innovators. There are several new prize categories including a $5,000 web development award sponsored by CoStrategix, a $10,000 award in branding and design services from LPK, and a $10,000 commercialization award to a Kentucky-based company sponsored by The Northern Kentucky eZone, Tri-Ed, Vision 2015, and Biologic."There is so much happening in Northern Kentucky," said Cincinnati Innovates founder and organizer Elizabeth Edwards. "But last year we only had 16 entries from Northern Kentucky. This year with the Northern Kentucky Prize we are hoping for a couple hundred."To enter the contest or get more info, go to the contest's website. There you'll enter a short description of your idea and upload pictures, video, or sketches to help explain and showcase it. The earlier you enter the better, because you can enter more than one idea and update and improve on entered ideas after submission, Edwards said.Cincinnati Innovates more than doubled its sponsorships over last year, up to 23. They include representatives from the region's legal, economic development, health, investor and media communities (including Soapbox).Need a little help in fleshing out or presenting your idea? This year Cincinnati Innovates is offering more group workshops throughout the competition, based on feedback from last year's event, Edwards said.Among scheduled workshops are "How to Finance a Startup," and "Cincinnati Innovates Video Workshop.""We'll have 14 cameras there for people to help them craft an elevator pitch, and we'll have some angel investors there to help," Edwards said of the video workshop. "Many of the proposals that won last year had good video explanations. Some were 30 seconds; some were four minutes. They weren't professionally done, just well put together."There are no age restrictions to entering. The contest is open now through Sept. 1. Winners of a total of 10 prizes - including a community choice award picked by online voters - will be announced September 22 at the Cincinnati National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. Entries will be judged by investors and other industry experts from a wide variety of backgrounds.Writer: Feoshia HendersonSource: Elizabeth Edwards, founder Cincinnati InnovatesYou can follow Feoshia on twitter here.

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Xavier student starts graphic design company for small businesses and individuals

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Entrepreneurship

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May 11, 2010

Xavier student Angela Santarpio had always wanted to own her own business. The dream materialized sooner than expected in Santarpio Design.Santarpio Design, which she describes as a "down-to-earth" graphic design company for small businesses and individuals.Having another year to go on her marketing and art studies degree at Xavier was no obstacle. "It wasn't until recently that I saw a way to combine my entrepreneurial dream with art," said Santarpio. Friends and family approached her to help with brochures and other graphic needs, and she realized she loved the process of meeting with people face-to-face and creating an image that made the statement they desired. "The idea of designing for individuals, rather than advertising firms, really appeals to me because it’s so much more personal. You get a little peek into someone else’s life or business as they trust you to help make their ideas come to life," she said.Set to launch June 1, Santarpio has worked to build awareness of her business on Facebook and Twitter. The website has a feminine vibe, but communicates the company’s abilities with clear, strong images and language. Although Santarpio Design specializes in custom, affordable event invitations and stationery, they can provide business cards, brochures, and the like for small businesses. Santarpio provides digital-only products for email distribution, as well as traditional printed designs.Angela and her mother, Lauren Santarpio, are the founding partners of the firm. Lauren's freelance photography experience gives her an eye for what looks good; she also holds a leadership role in a charity that designs and makes quilts for children in need. Kevin Santarpio, Angela's father, is an engineer and entrepreneur who gives practical and tactical advice. Santarpio Design plans to collaborate with Jennifer Nally, a wedding hair specialist, to market wedding invitations at competitive prices."We are still evolving and finding our footing in the overcrowded design market," said Santarpio. Written by: Elena StevensonSource: Angela Santarpio, Partner, Santarpio Design

NKU students developing housing options for Haitians

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Environment + Sustainability

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May 4, 2010

Months after a 7.0 earthquake devastated the poor, island nation of Haiti, hundreds of thousands of families remain homeless without the basic necessities and safety that we take for granted.But Northern Kentucky University Construction Management students are among those working to help some Haitians build a brighter, more sustainable future through an innovative housing initiative. The undergraduate students in Dr. Sean Foley's construction management class are working on a plan to provide permanent and reliable housing for nearly 500 people.The project, to be presented May 3, is one of three capstone projects for the university's construction management classes. The other projects are a proposed renovation of NKU’s baseball complex and a renovation of the Winton Hills Medical Center in Cincinnati for a new dental office.The Haiti project would provide housing for about $400 per person and was completed with input from Hearts and Hands for Haiti (or HHH), a ministry-based, non-profit that provides housing and other necessities for Haitians. Students worked with HHH board member Harry Lyness."Mr. Lyness has worked to guide us through some of the more uncertain areas in the process," Ohlhaut said. "With the help of experienced mentors like Mr. Lyness and the NKU faculty and some diligent work on the parts of our group members, we will have a proposal that provides comfortable housing, shower and bathroom facilities and a sanitary water supply for 480 of the western hemispheres most impoverished people," said student Patrick Ohlhaut.Writer: Feoshia HendersonSource: Northern Kentucky University CommunicationsYou can follow Feoshia on twitter here.

Xavier’s MedCon Brings Global Medical Device Ideas Here

By Rick Bird

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Higher Education

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May 3, 2010

Medical device makers from all over the world are coming to an all-star event this month at Xavier University. "MedCon 2010: A Global Conference for Medical Device Makers" will host over 70 companies who will get a rare chance to meet face-to-face with U.S. and international officials who regulate and approve their products for market. The first time gathering of these innovative thinkers and the government regulators who keep them in business puts Xavier University on the biotech resource map.

Christian Moerlein to move brewing operations back to Over-the-Rhine’s historic Brewery District

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Architecture + Design

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April 27, 2010

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AJ Creations opens new bakery in downtown Covington

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Development News

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April 27, 2010

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Video Ohio’s Third Frontier

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Talent

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April 27, 2010

The Ohio Third Frontier represents an unprecedented and bipartisan commitment to expand Ohio's technological strengths and promote commercialization that leads to economic prosperity throughout Ohio. Designed to build world-class research programs, nurture early-stage companies, and foster technology development that makes existing industries more productive, Ohio Third Frontier creates opportunity through innovation. This week's video is brought to you by Seven/Seventy-Nine in partnership with the Creative Department and Barking Fish.

Finding Ohio’s Final Frontier in Cincinnati

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Entrepreneurship

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April 27, 2010

Innovation. High pay. Economic competitiveness. It will take all three to secure the economic future of Ohio, say Ohio Third Frontier supporters. The nearly decade-old economic development program is pushing Ohio forward by directing investment dollars to local companies that represent those fundamentals. Soapbox's Innovation and Job News Editor, Feoshia Henderson, takes a look at why Third Frontier is Ohio's, and Cincinnati's bright investment for the future.

A Regional Education Initiative Worth Striving For

By Michael Kearns

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Education + Learning

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April 27, 2010

You could consider Strive, the region's four year old public education reform initiative, like a trapeze artist's net - there to catch anyone who slips or misteps along the way. But dig deeper and you'll find Strive does more than just work to eliminate the myriad of 'cracks' kids can fall through while trying to get a decent education. This innovative, holistic approach wants to take students from "cradle to career," by empowering not only the educators who teach them, but local community and corporate partners too. Soapbox writer Michael Kearns takes a first look at Strive's efforts to transform our region's public education system into a national model.

Former P&Gers develop new drug for Blue Ash Therapeutics, gain $2 million in startup funds

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Entrepreneurship

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April 27, 2010

Procter & Gamble may have exited the pharmaceutical making business but some of the talent behind its drug development continues to create in Cincinnati.Blue Ash Pharmaceuticals, a startup, is on the verge of a major breakthrough with $2 million in recently secured financing and a new heart-related drug in the final stages of FDA approval.The company was co-founded by pharmaceutical industry veterans Greg Flexter and Kevin Malloy. The pair secured the license for the anti-arrhythmic drug Azimilide from Procter & Gamble and then from Warner Chilcott, which bought P&G Pharmaceuticals last year. The company was formed to keep drug development know-how in Cincinnati.An extended network of former P&G scientists and physicians worked to develop Azimilide, which aims to help stabilize heart rhythms in patients that have an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, or ICD. Though ICDS can prevent heart attacks and death, the resulting pace setting shocks can lead to complications and pain that can worsen symptoms and require increased hospitalization."There is currently no approved anti-arrhythmic drug for ICD patients," said Malloy, a 25-year P&G pharmaceutical veteran. "Instead, doctors are using off-label generic drugs that are poorly tolerated and have serious irreversible side effects. Azimilide is an oral once-a-day drug intended to help ICD patients by reducing the need for pacing and shocks and reducing ER visits/hospitalizations and improving overall quality of life."Azimilide is only one step away from FDA approval. The company has received startup funding from CincyTech, Queen City Angels, Ohio Third Frontier/Cleveland Clinic and New York City investors. "We are looking forward to the future of Blue Ash Therapeutics and our partnership with CincyTech and the rest of our team of investors," said Flexter, former CEO of Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals in Newport, Ky. "Azimilide has a lot of potential in a promising marketplace, and we are eager to complete the journey for a drug that's been a major part of many people's scientific careers."Writer: Feoshia HendersonSource: CincyTech