Pitch competition aims to showcase innovation and diversity in pet careAugust 6, 2024Six startup businesses, all of which have at least one founder who identifies as a person of color, will showcase their solutions and products in pet care for a chance to win $10,000
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OR warming, positioning tools win veterinary innovation comp.November 18, 2022The operating room (OR) warming technologies developed by VetORSolutions were praised for their practicality and cost effectiveness at the recent Veterinary Innovation Summit (VIS).
Animal health care campus coming to Topeka, Kan.June 30, 2020GO Topeka, the economic development group for Kansas’ capitol city, has selected two national real estate developers to identify a site that will be home to Plug and Play’s Animal Health/Ag Tech Startup Accelerator program.
Trupanion AI technology recognized at global awardsNovember 22, 2019Trupanion’s work in artificial intelligence (AI) earned global praise at this year’s Efma-Accenture Innovation in Insurance Awards.
Cat DNA start-up lands $125k in funding at summitOctober 4, 2019The developer of a cat genetics testing kit scored big at the inaugural Pet Care Innovation Summit, hosted at Purina’s St. Louis, Mo., headquarters.
Students participate in a yearlong veterinary innovation competitionMarch 28, 2019Three teams of veterinary students were awarded a total of $17,500 from VetPrep's third annual live finale of The IDEA, a veterinary student innovation competition. The yearlong competition was hosted by VetPrep in partnership with Merck Animal Health and was also supported by the Veterinary Innovation Council (VIC) from Texas A&M and Hill's Science Diet. The IDEA was created to provide veterinary students the opportunity to bring their ideas to life. "We created The IDEA to support young veterinary entrepreneurs because we started our company when we were veterinary students and our business allows us to interact with veterinary students frequently," says VetPrep cofounder, Ira Gordon, DVM. "Students have so many great ideas, but oftentimes lack the confidence, resources, and mentorship they need to turn their ideas into reality. The IDEA can help with all three. It is an opportunity for us to provide the type of assistance we wish was available to us back when we were students." The competition comprised 43 students from North America, the U.K., and New Zealand. The chosen semifinalists then worked with Aaron Massecar, PhD, from the VIC to fully develop their ideas. After being narrowed down, the three remaining teams competed in the …
