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Imgur Wins Best Bootstrapped Startup, Sees 1 Billion Pageviews Per Month
Here at the 2011 Crunchies, Imgur, the photo-sharing site made popular by the Reddit community, won the category of "Best Bootstrapped Startup." And given the traffic numbers the startup is seeing, it's easy to see why. According to Founder Alan Schaaf, the site sees 30 million uniques per month and a billion page views.
Innovation and Job News
Brooke Hallowell, a professor of communications sciences and disorders at Ohio University in Athens, OH, is working to make it possible for medical professionals and communication therapists to access a person's language comprehension even when the individual cannot speak or move.
New staff appointments announced for Technology Transfer Office, Innovation Center
Two new staff appointments have been made for Ohio University's Technology Transfer Office and the Innovation Center, two programs within the Vice President for Research division that support faculty technology commercialization and business start-ups in southeastern Ohio.
Gerri Botte named fellow of international technology association
Gerri Botte, Professor at Ohio University's Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ College of Engineering and Technology, has been named a fellow of the World Technology Network (WTN).
Ohio University incubator now includes biotech support, services
The Ohio University Innovation Center's new biotech research and development facility will feature "state-of-the-art instrumentation and research equipment for chemical and biomedical analysis," according to the university.
Russ College alum's website breaks into top 50
Two years ago, Imgur.com was nothing more than a side project of Alan Schaaf, then a computer science major at Ohio University's Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ College of Engineering and Technology. Today, the image-sharing website is one of the most popular sites on the Internet.
Third Sun Solar grows with commercial demand for alternative energy
In the 1990s, Geoff and Michelle Greenfield decided to build a new home off the electric grid outside of Athens. To accomplish that goal, Geoff Greenfield designed and built a number of systems to power the Greenfield's new home -- including a photovoltaic solar array. Today, Geoff and Michelle Greenfield are president and CEO, respectively, of Third Sun Solar, an Athens-based solar integrator that has made the Inc. 500 two years in a row.
Innovation Center Helps Tech Entrepreneurs' Ideas Become Reality
The Innovation Center has been helping entrepreneurs start adn grow their businesses since 1983 by providing services, resources, and flexible facilities that put them on the path to success.
Interthyr targets tough-to-treat diseases from Athens headquarters
Approaching retirement after 36 years at the National Institutes of Health, Dr. leonard Kohn decided he wasn't finished with his goal to improve life for people suffering from tough-to-treat diseases. That's why he founded Interthyr Corporation in Athens to develop tests and medicines for endocrine diseases, autoimmune-inflammatory diseases and cancer.