KCV IMPACT Competition awards six innovative projects.
- Kentucky Commercialization Ventures
- May 12, 2022
- 1 min read
Updated: Jul 29, 2022
Kentucky Commercialization Ventures is pleased to announce the winners of the inaugural KCV IMPACT (Innovative Mobile, Public Health, And Community-Oriented Technologies) Competition. The goal of the competition is to encourage ideation relevant to the improvement of the social, health, or economic conditions and highlight the value of innovators from across the state of Kentucky.
Winners will receive up to $25,000 for their institution to bring their innovations to life.
Meet the Spring 2022 KCV IMPACT Award Winners
First Place Winners - $25,000 Each
Dr. Daniel Boamah
Co-Inventors / Collaborators: Dr. April Murphy, Dr. Kimberly Green, Dr. Austin Griffiths
Institution: Western Kentucky University
Development of a Multitenant Mixed/Virtual Reality Platform for Increasing Awareness of Implicit Bias in Child Welfare Decision-Making: A Public Health Crisis
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Dr. Rachel Tinius
Co-Inventors / Collaborators: Dex Wood, Ubaha Shipoke (London Business School)
Institution: Western Kentucky University
BumptUp: an evidence-based digital technology to improve physical activity and health outcomes among pregnant and postpartum women
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Runners-Up - $9,000 Each
Dr. Nicholas Caporusso
Co-Inventors / Collaborators: Brett Thaman, Trung Cao, Alex Oassey, Abhishek Shreshta, Dr. Junxiu Zhou, Dr. Yangyang Tao
Institution: Northern Kentucky University
Cursor - Next-generation eye-tracking solutions
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Dr. Jamie Fredericks
Co-Inventors / Collaborators: Eric Wooldridge (SCC/KCTCS)
Institution: Eastern Kentucky University
Sample Collection Tool for Rapid DNA analysis
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Dr. Christopher Lennon
Co-Inventors / Collaborators: Dr. David Wood (The Ohio State University)
Institution: Murray State University
Engineering of a novel self-cleaving intein tag for protein purification
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Dr. Kouroush Jenab
Co-Inventors / Collaborators: n/a
Institution: Morehead State University
Virtual Reality STEM and Workforce Training Platforms
Read more about the winning innovation.
If you'd like to learn more about these innovators or their technologies, please reach out to KCV@kstc.com.