LEAP Challenge Fall 2019 registration
LEAP offers experience, industry connections and funding to research teams with WashU IP.
Office of Technology Management
OTM 2nd Annual Celebration of Inventors
Washington University in St. Louis is a place where scientific discoveries in the lab transform into advances that have the potential to change lives. The university is committed…
2019 WIT Symposium: Supporting WashU women innovators
The annual event supports women innovators and entrepreneurs at Washington University.
A giant LEAP over the ‘Valley of Death’
The LEAP Callenge helps innovators cross a crucial threshold in the entrepreneurial process, making it easier for WashU innovations to benefit the St. Louis region.
Save the Date: WIT Symposium
Hosted by OTM, the event features a full day of speakers, workshops and networking opportunities.
LEAP has record-breaking Fall 2018 cycle
Ten research teams were selected to receive funding in the Fall 2018 cycle of LEAP.
Nichole Mercier: On universities, women and innovation
Now is the time for university women to also recognize themselves as inventors and entrepreneurs.
The Trailblazer: Nancy Tye-Murray
Nancy Tye-Murray, PhD, is the first female faculty member at WashU to found a startup. Her company, clEAR, helps people with hearing loss to better recognize and understand speech through training that uses their loved ones’ voices.
The Discoverer: Lan Yang
Meet Lan Yang. At 14, she was so committed to becoming a scientist, she went on a hunger strike. The photonics researcher now holds the most patents and disclosures of any female faculty member at WashU.