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EAP announces 10 new startup companies added to the Wall of Entrepreneurial Achievement
BRF’s Entrepreneurial Accelerator Program (EAP) announces the addition of 10 new startup companies to its Wall of Entrepreneurial Achievement, a milestone for portfolio companies that have successfully launched or are in the process of launching in Caddo Parish and...
Cassidy, BRF secure $2 million to support Air Force Global Strike Command headquartered at Barksdale Air Force Base
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) secured a $2 million appropriation from the Department of Defense (DoD) to support the Air Force Global Strike Command headquartered at Barksdale Air Force Base (BAFB). “Global Strike Command is an essential part of...
BRF’s EAP portfolio company Embera NeuroTherapeutics announces first subject dosed in Phase 2 of EMB-001 in cocaine use disorder
BRF’s Entrepreneurial Accelerator Program portfolio company Embera NeuroTherapeutics announces first subject dosed in Phase 2 study of EMB-001 in cocaine use disorder. Company to soon initiate second Phase 2 study of EMB-001 in smoking cessation. BRF’s Entrepreneurial...
BRF awarded $30,000 grant from Regions Foundation for Biotechnology Magnet Academy at Southwood High School
Pictured above: Michelle Berry, Director of the Biotechnology Magnet Academy; Dr. John F. George Jr., President and CEO of BRF; Dr. Kim Pendleton, Principal of Southwood High School; and Mark Evans, Market Executive for Regions Bank. BRF was recently awarded a $30,000...
Tomakk Glass Partners launches in Shreveport; project will create 50 new direct jobs
Tomakk Glass Partners launches in Shreveport Company plans to serve Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas markets; project will create 50 new direct jobs Tomakk Glass Partners has announced the launch of its tempered glass fabrication facility in Shreveport. Tomakk is the...
Entrepreneurial Accelerator Program (EAP) portfolio company CyberReef offering a free trial of its internet filtering technology to schools implementing online teaching
CyberReef, a technology company located in Shreveport, Louisiana, is offering school districts across the country a free, six-month trial of its internet filtering technology Kids Internet Defense Shield. This type of filtering is required under the federal...
EAP portfolio company Oleolive awarded Phase II AFWERX Small Business Innovation Research contract
Oleolive, a pre-clinical biotechnology company located in Shreveport, Louisiana, has been awarded a Phase II AFWERX Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to continue its work on technology that aids in the care of trauma suffered by special operations war...
BRF celebrates the 2019-2020 SMART graduates
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Digital Media Institute at InterTech receives Best Buy Foundation grant for online summer camps
The Digital Media Institute at InterTech (DMII), a division of BRF, was awarded a community grant from the Best Buy® Foundation to support the school’s annual summer tech camps. The camps, aimed at developing STEM skills, have changed to an online format due to...
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Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards and Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins help us celebrate EAP’s sixth year in operation, the end of year two of our NorLEAP program, AND most importantly, the 2020 class of startups that will be joining our Wall of Entrepreneurial Achievement!
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