Month: April 2015

Speaker's Bureau program brings STEM industry to the classroom

David Batcheller, CEO of Appareo Systems, was sitting in a mildly interesting and exceedingly long conference when he recognized a call to action. The attendees – representatives from all the…

Emerging Prairie co-founder Greg Tehven to lead organization

Emerging Prairie co-founder Greg Tehven has officially accepted the executive leadership role within the organization. He will lead Emerging Prairie on its mission to connect and celebrate the entrepreneurial ecosystem,…

89-year-old inventor Jim Bastian to present magnetic phone mounts at 1 Million Cups

James Bastian has been an inventor for as long as he can remember. Considering he’s 89 years old, that’s quite a long time – and quite lot of inventions. This…

North Dakota's Operation Intern offers 50/50 match for paid internships

Summer is coming up, and that means warmth, lakes… and interns. We sure do love our interns. In fact, the North Dakota Department of Commerce is once again offering their…

Second annual North Dakota Women's Startup Weekend success

The weekend starts off tentative, expectant. Members of the Women’s Startup Weekend team greet participants and direct them to the taco bar (every good Startup Weekend begins with tacos, it…

Renuvix research teams at NDSU are creating biodegradable polymers

We interact with petrol-based polymers with nearly everything we do. Dr. Bret Chisholm, a Senior Research Scientist at NDSU and co-founder of Renuvix, walked the audience through an average morning…

Botlink announces 500k investment, launches beta testing today

Local UAS startup Botlink has come a long way since they first announced their drone-tracking application at 1 Million Cups – they officially announced a 500k seed investment that they…

Vine Rangers lands FAA exemption

Vine Rangers, a startup based in California that will soon be coming to Fargo, received a Section 333 FAA exemption last Friday – making it one of only 16 companies…

Tea-based pesticide by NDSU student works as well as conventional pesticides

Green tea is not often mentioned in the same breath as pesticide. But NDSU sophomore Dre Steinwehr made a connection between the two, and the results won him $1,000 at…

Infynt app tracks baby data to make tech-savvy daycares (and parents!)

“I have another idea,” says Nick Waverek, on stage for the third or fourth time. “I started thinking about this when we had a baby.” It’s the first night of…