Innovation fuels child photography startup

Alison Amick was on a business trip in Atlanta the day a global pandemic caused the country to shut down in March 2020.

The St. Petersburg native launched Little Llamas Portraits about two months prior, and the startup grew exponentially. A new take on the stale child photography business model, combined with a thriving social media presence, led to bookings in Dallas, Portland and Boston.

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USF students use AI to detect Alzheimer’s

Siegrid Pregartner and Laura Borgerding are quick to note they are non-traditional pharmacology doctoral students; Pregartner is an Army veteran and mother of two, while Borgerding is a former middle school teacher.

The two also recently launched a startup, Janus AI, and designed an AI tool that aids in the early detection of Alzheimer's. Their focus is to provide patients suffering from the disease more time to make healthcare decisions before the disease hijacks their mental acuity and motor skills.