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April 12, 2012 – N.H.’s top innovators say disruption is a good thing
Seacoastonline
New Hampshire’s innovative business leaders were encouraged Wednesday to disrupt the status quo at the first-ever Disruptivate! Conference at Wentworth by the Sea Hotel. The conference drew hundreds of businessmen and women to the posh Wentworth Hotel, where speakers including University of New Hampshire President Mark Huddleston and Les Otten, former vice chairman and minority partner of the Boston Red Sox, spoke about the importance of embracing “disruptive innovation.”
April 12, 2012 – Disruptivate! brings innovators together
UnionLeader
Joshua Cyr did not spend much time talking about his business during his presentation at the Disruptivate! 2012 converence held at the Wentworth-by-the-Sea Hotel on Wednesday. But it is his experience as the founder and operator of the small start-up Alpha Loft of Portsmouth that drew innovators, technologists and creative types to hear him talk about the concept of “learn start-ups”. It was one of many presentations given during the conference, which had a goal of brining together like-minded people who often work in isolation from each other.
March 19, 2012 – ICC backs funding, debelopment for ‘disruptive innovation’ in NH
UnionLeader
For the past two years, Mark Galvin has been doing everything he can to promote the importance of New Hampshire start-ups in growing the economy. But he knows one needs money to make anything really happen. He should know, having raised more than $125 million in venture capital to start several successful start-ups of his own, including Cedar Point in Derry and Whaleback Systems in Portsmouth.
March 19, 2012 – Moving the market: ‘Disruptive innovation’ conference set for April 11th
Seacoastonline
A new conference scheduled for next month is designed to bring out the disruptive best of local and regional entrepreneurs. According to organizers, Disruptivate! 2012 will bring together innovators, entrepreneurs, creative inventors, technologists, angel investors, venture capitalists and change-makers to celebrate the art and practice of “disruptive innovation.” The daylong event is set for April 11 at the Wentworth by the Sea Hotel and Spa in New Castle. Mark Galvin, the managing director of the N.H. Innovation Commercialization Center in Portsmouth, is one of the event’s organizers. He said the goal is to offer an opportunity for entrepreneurs to take part in wide-ranging discussions about disruptive technologies and applications.
October 1, 2011 – From the Classroom to the Boardroom
University of New Hampshire Magazine
Gretchen Eastman ’11 and her five co-workers never thought they’d be back on campus this fall. But that was before the giant red gift box—the one that takes a couple of people to lift and anchor to the top of a car. Last spring, Eastman and the others were weighing job options. Matt Robinson ’11 had an offer from Liberty Mutual. Nick Blanchette ’11 had a position lined up with a lobbying firm in Washington, D.C. But this fall, on move-in day, the new alums were back on campus to promote their new business, Regaalo.
September 3, 2011 – $300 grant a blessing for N.H. startup businesses
Fosters.com
Companies specializing in emergency preparedness, financial gaming and caffeinated popcorn could all benefit from a $300,000 federal grant recently awarded to the New Hampshire Innovation Commercialization Center. Managing Director Mark Galvin said he has been in discussion with a variety of companies that could claim space at the center, located at Pease International Tradeport. The NH-ICC, which partners with the University of New Hampshire, is expected to use the grant from the Economic Development Administration to continue to provide physical space, coaching, and other support to startups in southern New Hampshire, according to Galvin.
September 2, 2011 – Fed, state grants a boosts Portsmouth’s NH-ICC
Mass High Tech
The New Hampshire Innovation Commercialization Center (NH-ICC) has been awarded a $300,000 federal grant to support its effort to help high-tech startup companies’ advance out of the seed funding stage. In a release from the office of Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the NH-ICC said it will use the grant from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) of the Department of Commerce to “continue to provide physical space, coaching, and other support to startups with strong potential in southern New Hampshire.” The EDA grant period runs for 18 months, during which time the NH-ICC says the money will help create more than 100 jobs in the Seacoast area.
September 2, 2011 – N.H. Innovation Commercialization Center receives $300K grant
Fosters.com
U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., on Wednesday announced the New Hampshire Innovation Commercialization Center received a $300,000 federal grant to support its mission to help high-tech startup companies succeed. The NH-ICC, which partners with the University of New Hampshire, will use the grant from the Economic Development Administration to continue to provide physical space, coaching, and other support to startups with strong potential in southern New Hampshire.
August 31, 2011 – Shaheen Announces Grant to Support Job Grouwth Through Innovative Startups
U.S. NH Senator Shaheen’s Office
U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) announced today that a New Hampshire non-profit received a $300,000 federal grant to support its mission to help high-tech startup companies succeed. The New Hampshire Innovation Commercialization Center (NH-ICC), which partners with the University of New Hampshire, will use the grant from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) to continue to provide physical space, coaching, and other support to startups with strong potential in southern New Hampshire.
August 31, 2011 - U.S. EDA Supports Innovation Commercialization Center in Southern New Hampshire
U.S. Economic Development Administration
The U.S. Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) today announced a $300,000 grant to The New Hampshire Innovation Commercialization Center of Portsmouth, N.H., to help establish a business incubator that will foster new businesses and jobs through the commercialization of innovative technology. The project is expected to create 825 jobs within 5-10 years, according to grantee estimates.
July/August, 2011 - 2011 NH Legislative Wrap-Up
New Hampshire High Tech News
The NH Legislature turned out to be business-friendly in 2011. Not that every thing they did made sense, but in the main, NH businesses benefited from a number of bills that became law.
July 14, 2011 - CDFA Awards $7.64m in Tax Credits to NH Nonprofits
NHCDFA Media Relations
More than $7.64 million has been awarded through the Community Development Finance Authority Tax Credit Program to twenty-one New Hampshire organizations for projects which made local communities thrive and become more resilient. The CDFA Board of Directors has approved the funding – in the form of state tax credits – for projects including business incubators in Plymouth & Portsmouth, arts and cultural facilities on the Seacoast, and affordable housing in Keene and Berlin. The tax credits allow for nearly $48 million in leverage for these projects.
March 3, 2011 - The organic LED Innovation at UNH leads to commercialization efforts
Fosters.com
With incandescent light bulbs phasing out in countries around the globe, including the United States, more energy-efficient lighting methods are sought.
Responding to the call, one chemistry professor at the University of New Hampshire is working to commercialize the organic light-emitting diode.
Glen Miller, whose research with the OLED began about two or three years ago at UNH, envisioned household lighting that was more environmentally friendly and produced a more “natural” light.
Now, with the help of the New Hampshire Innovation and Commercialization Center and a $100,000 grant he received last month, Miller is well on his way to seeing his vision fulfilled.
February 7, 2011 – Lighting up the world: UNH professor and his team see a bright future with OLED compounds
Fosters.com
Imagine a world without light bulbs, where your home is lit by the tiles on your ceiling or the walls in the room. That’s the vision of University of New Hampshire Chemistry Professor Glen Miller, who has been working on a breakthrough technology in Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) compounds. With help from the New Hampshire Innovation and Commercialization Center (NH-ICC), his team has received a $100,000 grant to help create prototypes and begin a business plan to market the product.
January 27, 2011 – UNH startup Innovacene receives $100K grant
Mass High Tech
The NH-ICC has attracted a $100,000 grant from the New Hampshire Innovation Research Center (NHIRC) to help commercialize semiconductor technology developed by Durham, N.H.-based startup Innovacene. Innovacene was founded last year by University of New Hampshire’s professor Glen Miller to commercialize the semiconductor technology developed at UNH’s Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing in Durham. The company has created an extremely thin, organic, ultra-lightweight surface-emitting semiconductor coating for use in organic light-emitting diodes (OLED).
January 25, 2011 – NH Innovation Research Center at UNH Awards Research Grants to Nine N.H. Companies
UNH Media Relations
Several New Hampshire companies recently received project awards from the NH Innovation Research Center (NHIRC) at the University of New Hampshire to support research conducted at academic institutions throughout the state. These partnerships encourage New Hampshire business innovation which in turn improves their competitive capabilities and potential for economic growth. This creates new NH businesses, jobs and enhances state tax revenues. Two NH companies receiving these awards included the NH-ICC (working with OLED startup Innovacene) and Unified Office, which is currently working within the NH-ICC facility.
Dec 24, 2010 – NH-ICC Taps PoKos Communications as New Resident Company
TMCNET
The New Hampshire Innovation and Commercialization Center (NH-ICC) announced that PoKos Communications Corp has been selected as one of its high potential early stage resident companies, from a highly competitive mix of promising applicants. As the newest member of the NH-ICC family, PoKos Communications will leverage UNH resources (faculty and student interns) and receive help from seasoned startup staff, financial assistance, business resources, and consulting support in sales, marketing, operations and other business-critical areas, the group reported.
Dec 24, 2010 – PoKos Communications in accelerator startup program at Pease
Fosters.com
The New Hampshire Innovation and Commercialization Center at Pease International Tradeport has announced that PoKos Communications Corp has been selected as one of its high potential early-stage resident companies, from a highly competitive mix of promising applicants. PoKos Communications will leverage UNH resources (faculty and student interns) and receive help from seasoned startup staff, financial assistance, business resources, and consulting support in sales, marketing, operations and other business-critical areas.
Dec 16, 2010 – N.H.’s Pease accelerator picks PoKos as new resident
Mass High Tech
The recently launched New Hampshire Innovation and Commercialization Center (NH-ICC) has picked mobile application developer PoKos Communications Corp. as the accelerator’s second resident early stage company, giving the company access to an undisclosed amount of funding and the support resources the center offers. PoKos recently released its primary product, a unified chat and messaging application for smartphones that allows users to message people not on their friend or buddy list, message friends independent of what chat client they are using, and message many friends at once for event invitation and alerts.
November 23, 2010 – N.H. should invest in job creation
seacoastonline.com
Compared with other states, New Hampshire has the fourth lowest unemployment rate at 5.4 percent. While being fourth best for unemployment is a relatively good place to be, our state is showing true leadership through initiatives that should help short- and long-term job growth.
November 22, 2010 – $50 million in seed money sought
seacoastonline.com
Does New Hampshire need a state-backed investment fund to help cash-starved start-up businesses?
Mark Galvin, the managing director and one of the founders of the New Hampshire Innovation Commercialization Center, believes it’s a question that state lawmakers and economic development officials should take seriously for a simple reason — the significant drop in venture capital funding over the past two years for start-up companies is threatening long-term economic growth and job creation.
September 15, 2010 – New Hampshire hosts thriving tech hub
Mass High Tech
This may come as a surprise to those who think of skiing, foliage and presidential primaries when they conjure up images of the Granite State. However, New Hampshire ranks in the top 10 states ( Number 8 ) in high-tech employment concentration (7.4 percent). And, according to the New Hampshire High Technology Council, tech accounts for a third of our gross state product.
September, 2010 – University Proof-of-concept center changing U.S. Commercialization landscape
Technology Transfer Tactics
Nearly a decade has passed since the William J. von Liebig Center was established at the University of California, San Diego and the Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation was launched at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. For several years, Deshpande and von Liebig stood alone in the United States as university proof of concept (POC) centers. In the wake of a ruinous recession, however, U.S. universities are feeling a sense of urgency to translate their research into commercial products. Centers calling themselves “accelerators,” “incubators,” “venture centers,” and “commercialization labs” are springing up nearly every month.
August 20, 2010 – Lynch lauds center for job growth potential
Portsmouth Herald
Gov. John Lynch on Thursday took a behind-the-scenes tour of a “living laboratory of entrepreneurship” for start-up companies, which he said could provide much-needed job growth and capital in the Granite State.
August 20, 2010 – Portsmouth center fosters growth for entrepreneurs
Fosters Daily Democrat
Local businessman Evan Bontemps’ portable traffic signal technology was already a highly marketable product when he joined a Pease-based “business accelerator” program Gov. John Lynch and others believe could provide entrepreneurs with the support and funding necessary to further green light new business and job growth in New Hampshire.
August 18, 2010 – N.H. tech leader Galvin discusses entrepreneurship in Northern New England
Mass High Tech
Mark Galvin, a New Hampshire telecom and networking veteran who launched Cedar Point Communications Inc. in Derry and Whaleback Systems Inc. in Portsmouth, is now the managing director of the newly established New Hampshire Innovation Commercialization Center, a startup accelerator located at Pease Tradeport in Portsmouth and closely aligned with the University of New Hampshire. Mass High Tech News Editor Rodney Brown talked with Galvin about the entrepreneurial climate in Northern New England.
August 13, 2010 – Innovation Center to Boost Businesses
Business NH Magazine
The NH Innovation Commercialization Center, which opened at the Pease International Tradeport in Portsmouth in June, is the brainchild of Managing Director Mark Galvin, the founder of Cedar Point Communications, Whaleback Systems and other NH companies. Businesses must go through a competitive selection process to be accepted into the center, which will choose up to 12 seed-stage technology companies on a rolling 12-month basis.
July 12, 2010 – NH-ICC on NH Business with Fred Kocher
Private-Public Partnership Creates High-Value Jobs
The New Hampshire Innovation Commercialization Center works to create high-value jobs via research and development.
June 24, 2010 – UNH outlines new ‘business accelerator’
UNH outlines new ‘business accelerator’
New Hampshire Union Leader
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June 24, 2010 – New Hampshire’s New Start-Up Accelerator
New Hampshire’s New Start-Up Accelerator
George McQuilken Blog
A team of technology entrepreneurs led by Mark Galvin has partnered with the University of New Hampshire (UNH) to launch a new startup business accelerator – the New Hampshire Innovation Commercialization Center (NH-ICC). The goal of this nonprofit center, located at the Pease Tradeport, is to create new jobs in the region by selecting high potential early stage companies and providing them with a combination of business resources, seed capital and “hands on involvement” by seasoned startup executives.
June 23, 2010 – Tech vets, UNH launch startup accelerator in Pease
Mass High Tech
New Hampshire tech startups have a new booster, with the official launch Wednesday of the New Hampshire Innovation Commercialization Center, a startup accelerator located at Pease Tradeport in Portsmouth and closely aligned with the University of New Hampshire.
The accelerator was first drafted by managing director Mark Galvin, a telecom veteran who launched Cedar Point Communications Inc. in Derry and Whaleback Systems Inc. in Portsmouth. According to Galvin, he started seriously considering the idea of an accelerator last summer and had his first meeting with UNH officials in September of 2009.
June 23, 2010 – Startups get boost at Pease
Portsmouth Herald
PORTSMOUTH — Some firms aim to serve as incubators for up-and-coming companies. The New Hampshire Innovation Commercialization Center wants to be an accelerator.
The collaboration between the University of New Hampshire and local entrepreneurs focuses on the field of technology. Those involved hope the initiative will nurture promising start-up companies, support innovation and create jobs.
March 22, 2010 – Incubator aims to attract businesses to N.H.
Portsmouth Herald
Last year, Rye software engineer turned entrepreneur Mark Galvin listened to a presentation about how to draw more established businesses to New Hampshire and reverse a steady stream of job losses in the high-tech sector.
Galvin, who previously started successful telecommunications and software companies such as Whaleback Systems and Cedar Point in New Hampshire, gave it some thought and decided, as entrepreneurs often do, there must be a better way.