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Innovation Park Awards $30,000 in Grants
A local doctor and a Florida State University professor each received $15,000 grants from the Leon County Research and Development Authority through a pilot program to promote technology commercialization in Leon County. The grant award winners were chosen from more than a dozen proposals submitted in early January for the Innovation Park Technology Commercialization Grant Program, created by the Authority last year.
The Authority established a selection review committee of local business leaders and researchers to review each application and select the grant recipients. The winning proposals were chosen based on specific criteria to determine if the technology-related product or service has commercial potential and the ability to create jobs in Leon County.
"When we began this pilot program, our goal was to help local researchers and entrepreneurs take their innovative ideas to the market place," said LCRDA Chairman Ray Eaton. "If you look at the winning applications, you will see that we've accomplished this goal. Both of the grant recipients have demonstrated their product's potential for commercial success and they both plan to stay right here in Leon County to grow their businesses."
Dr. Lonnie Draper, President of Innovations, Inc. [Avocare], will use his $15,000 grant award to make improvements to an automated medication delivery system. Dr. Draper says the grant funds will be used to develop the prototype for a labeling machine for his system.
"We're honored to receive this grant and we're dedicated to creating jobs and contributing to the local economy," Dr. Draper said. "The grant will provide additional development support and move us another step closer to realizing our vision of providing a safer, faster, more convenient and cost-effective system for medication delivery."
Researcher Joe Schlenoff is the other $15,000 grant award recipient. He is a Florida State University professor and the president of nanoStrata, Inc., a local research and development company specializing in robotic multilayering technology. Schlenoff's company manufactures a robot that automatically dips sample materials into a series of coating solutions in a process called multilayering. As Schienoff explained, there is a large market for this type of technology and he'll use the grant award for a new working space at Innovation Park to enhance the operation of the robotic system.
"This grant will be used to double our workspace to allow us to multitask and accomplish more robot development," he said. "First, we will be able to enhance the range of samples and operations that our current robot performs and second, we will develop the muftilayering technology itself, focusing on coatings of interest to the biotech and materials world."
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