Hollison CEO Kevin Humphrey will speak about what global innovation looks like in a small town during a presentation at noon today at the Owensboro Science and History Museum. The presentation ties in with “Spark! Places of Innovation” — the traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street (MoMS) program — which is currently on display at OSHM.
Humphrey’s presentation will be held in the Ford Government Center on the museum’s second floor.
Hollison is a high-tech food safety company focused on the detection of and protection from pathogens that may be found in food production, ingredient sources, and environments. According to the company’s LinkedIn, “Hollison’s proprietary technology – the TrueSampler and DuraSampler – has mastered the accuracy of continuous food sampling to ensure no pathogens are present in the product and environment. Hollison has also developed and distributes natural and safe probiotic blends – one that can be applied to food, and PROTECT, which is used in office and industrial spaces to protect against pathogens.”
The Spark! exhibit will be on display until November 25. It features stories and images from over 30 communities nationwide gathered through a crowdsourcing initiative. These places of innovation examined their existing assets, characteristics, people, resources, and history to tackle the challenges of today with creative solutions and chart new directions for their future.
The innovations that are on display range in their medium.
“Innovation is in all forms, whether artistic, social, technical or scientific. It doesn’t matter, but the catalyst and the inspirations for those are all around us and in their interesting ways that people can promote a culture of innovation and curiosity, which speaks to that,” OSHM CEO Kathy Olson said when it opened in late October.
She said the exhibit’s purpose is to inspire the community to find a way to contribute to tomorrow’s innovations. To do this, she said they are partnering with Owensboro Innovation Academy to begin brainstorming new projects in addition to those already on display.
