Five WashU research teams win awards in LEAP Inventor Challenge
The challenge’s facilitators anticipate investing more than a quarter million dollars in this cycle’s winners.
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Social Enterprise Competition kickoff Sept. 15!
The Social Enterprise and Innovation Competition’s annual kick-off event on Sept. 15 will celebrate the 2016-2017 awardees and launch the 2017-2018 cohort. Register today. Event details: Date: Friday, September 15, 2017 Time: 5:00-6:00 pm; Reception to follow Location: Paraquad Health and Wellness Center,…
What’s Up This Week – Week of 9/3
Sept 5 – Skandalaris Center Info Session Skandalaris Center Info Session Learn all about the Skandalaris Center’s programs and involvement opportunities, and meet some of the entrepreneurial student organizations! Food provided. Open to all WashU students. 5:00 – 6:00pm Skandalaris Center |…
The Student Entrepreneurial Program (StEP): Innovating Student Entrepreneurship
It’s no secret that starting a business isn’t easy. Add that to being an undergrad and the mix gets even more difficult. Yet, somehow, student-run businesses seem surprisingly common at WashU. From Bear Bites to Bear Bikes, to U-Shuttle and UTrucking, the…
Student-designed app helps docs diagnose Alzheimer’s
A student-led team at Washington University in St. Louis has designed an app to streamline diagnoses of Alzheimer’s disease.
Washington University sets records in innovation, entrepreneurship
During the past fiscal year, the Washington University in St. Louis Office of Technology Management (OTM) reported a number of record figures as a result of the innovative technologies developed by university faculty. In fiscal year 2017, which concluded June 30, OTM…
Skandalaris Center launches new startup course this fall
Based on Y-Combinator’s Startup School, “Navigating the Startup World” is The Center’s first for-credit offering.
LEAP Inventor Challenge deadline extended to June 9!
LEAP is open to faculty, postdocs, graduate students, and staff. Your team could be the next winners!
Washington University LEAP Inventor Challenge winners announced!
Five WashU teams win LEAP Inventor Challenge funding and mentorship for their early stage research to help propel innovations to market.