In 2012, more than 686,000 children in America were victims of abuse or maltreatment. Of those, 1,600 died from abuse and neglect, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The effects of child abuse can linger well beyond childhood. Maltreatment in children can result in adult disorders like anxiety and depression, but also chronic illnesses that harm the lives of millions of adults across the United States each year, according early childhood expert, therapist and ... Read More
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Si66: 60 Cents per Year to Protect Against Death By Waterborne Diseases? ABQ’s Aqua Research Says It Can Be Done
As head of the global charity Operation Blessing, one of Bill Horan’s top priorities is getting clean drinking water to disaster zones. Frustrated with the lack of portable treatment options, he approached MIOX, an Albuquerque company that specializes in water disinfection systems, about developing a handheld chlorinating system. Turns out, one of MIOX's founders and former CTO Rodney Herrington, had already spun off his own company to develop just that – a device he calls H2gO that runs ... Read More
Si66: ABQ’s OptiPulse Poised to Launch More Affordable, Accessible High-Speed Internet Alternative
Since leaving his day job at TriLumina, the semiconductor laser technology company he helped found, John Joseph, a former college basketball player, artist and serial entrepreneur, spends most of his time these days in his garage. Joseph has transformed the space into a private optics laboratory to develop his latest invention, an inexpensive chip the size of a head of pin that has potential to help solve one of the most vexing challenges of the digital age: delivering affordable ... Read More
Si66: Resilient Solutions 21 Maps Data to Improve Municipal, Social Services to Vulnerable Populations
In the business world, the words ‘big data’ have almost become synonymous with business intelligence. But as companies and entrepreneurs scurry to find ways to harness all that potential for profits, an Albuquerque start-up called Resilient Solutions 21 is layering data into new applications that could also have broad implications for public safety and social and economic change. Imagine first responders being able click on a button to see a 3-D map of their town with accurate ... Read More
Si66: EquiSeq Gene Test Can Eliminate Crippling Disease In Horses
Editor’s note: This is the third and final installment of a three-part series on the growing field of genomics and bioformatics in the Silicon66 region, which includes Oklahoma, the Texas panhandle, New Mexico and Arizona. The series included an examination of genetic research being done at Oklahoma’s Langston University to help goat producers, and a look the work of Agric-Bioformatics. Lexi Palmer can tell when a horse is suffering, how it nips and bucks when ... Read More
Si66: A Tale of Two Cities: Rise of the Rest Awards $100K to Albuquerque, Phoenix Startups
When Rise of the Rest founder Steve Case set out on a bus tour to find startups to fund in Albuquerque and Phoenix this fall, he wanted to find “great opportunities for inclusive entrepreneurship.” He wanted to break the cycle of startup capital going to “the same kinds of people for the same kinds of ideas,” he says. “Everyone deserves a shot at the American dream.” The AOL co-founder gave $100,000 to the winner of a pitch competition in each city along the tour, which also included ... Read More
Si66: ABQ Poised to Become US Ignite’s 17th “Gigabit City”
As cities like Albuquerque have turned a laser focus on broadening economic development and nurturing entrepreneurs and technology startups, the discussion invariably turns to one key word: broadband. Still off the radar of big fiber optics projects that have brought gigabit Internet service to homes and businesses in many larger states and cities, the lack of advanced, affordable broadband in Albuquerque and rural communities across New Mexico has created a chicken-or-egg type situation for ... Read More
Si66: Growing Network of Native American Incubators Changing Southwestern Business Landscape
Native American incubators are popping up across the ‘Silicon 66’ corridor – from Tulsa to Flagstaff, from the Navajo Nation to Albuquerque -- and a bill introduced recently in the U.S. Senate may spur even more. “I think we’re really poised,” says Peter Holter, interim executive director of Native Entrepreneur in Residence Program (NEIR), which offers capital and mentorship to entrepreneurs in New Mexico and Oklahoma through New Mexico Community Capital. “I think the entrepreneurial spirit ... Read More
Si66: Igniting Albuquerque – Gary Oppedahl Takes Economic Development To Lightning Speed
For most entrepreneurs, the clock is ticking, and Gary Oppedahl is no exception. It’s just that his startup is a city – the City of Albuquerque – and what he wants to leave behind is an entrepreneurial ecosystem that will live on. “We are going to have a platform city,” said Oppedahl, Albuquerque’s economic development director. “The true visionaries of the future are not prescriptive. They help you fill in the future as you get there.” Heading into the final quarter of his third year, ... Read More
All-Natural Hand Sanitizer ActiveClean Hits Market
After four years of research and testing, Albuquerque’s CleanSpot Technologies recently launched ActiveClean, an all-natural hand sanitizer available in a palm-sized spray container. Its main components are ethanol, which kills the bacteria, and beeswax, which acts as a moisturizer. Other ingredients include peppermint, citrus, apricot seed oil and vitamin E. From the Albuquerque Journal: “It’s a dual-mode sanitizer made with all-natural ingredients that offers the same instant bacteria ... Read More