One Wilmington startup is set to present at the DIG SOUTH Tech Summit in Charleston, South Carolina, this week as part of the Wild Pitch event. Electronic Lab Logs, a health care startup that has developed a cloud-based platform for laboratory maintenance, was chosen to participate in the pitch event, which is aimed at helping startups “connect with investors, hir ...

Legaltech company Litify has plans to locate its regional office in downtown Wilmington. The New York-based company is finalizing a lease agreement for its downtown Wilmington office location, company officials said in an email Tuesday. The business is slated to open the downtown office in the fall, officials said. Company officials said they could not release more d ...

Legaltech company Litify is opening an office in Wilmington, with plans to hire 50 employees, company officials announced Monday. The New York-based company operates a platform built on Salesforce.com aimed at law firms, in-house legal departments, government agencies and nonprofits to help manage and streamline their tasks, intakes, documents and client communications. ...

For many homebuyers, websites like Zillow or Trulia may be their first stop when starting the search for a home. When finding a home they like, they may click the “Contact Agent” button and submit their contact information with the goal to directly contact the listing agent. However, real estate search websites are selling that contact information (and other us ...

Next Glass Inc., the parent company of Wilmington-based Untappd, is adding another unit to its business model with a recent acquisition. Last week, Next Glass acquired Vancouver, Canada-based Ollie Order, or Ollie, an omnichannel multi-tenant alcohol marketplace platform, according to a news release. The financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. As ...

When someone experiences a stroke, a blockage causing a lack of blood flow to the brain, minutes are crucial because brain cells begin to die, an estimated 2 million every minute. The longer a stroke goes untreated, the greater the potential for brain damage and disability to occur that can include paralysis, speech and vision problems and memory loss, according to the Ame ...

About 90% of people over 65 years old want to stay in their home for as long as possible, and 80% believe that their current residence is where they will always live, according to a report by the National Conference of State Legislatures and the AARP Public Policy Institute.   Health conditions, however, can be one of the top barriers for seniors to be able to conti ...

A Wilmington biotechnology company has welcomed William Humphries as its new CEO. Isosceles Pharmaceuticals Inc., which develops nonopioid products for pain relief using synthetic cannabidiol, announced Humphries’ new role Monday. “We are excited to welcome Bill for the role of chief executive officer,” said Tim Wright, chairman of Isosceles' bo ...

A Wilmington startup that is using artificial intelligence (AI) to help family members and caregivers monitor seniors has recently launched. SentryTell, founded by CEO Alan Rupp, combines motion, door and smoke sensors that communicate activity to its system and develops a baseline for normal activity based on the seniors’ movements throughout the day, he said. & ...

Those with an interest in innovation and solving health care problems can exercise their entrepreneurial spirit and earn a certificate while doing so as part of the University of North Carolina Wilmington’s new Health Care Innovation Certificate Program.   The semester-long program was developed by the UNCW Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE), UNC ...