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.
Category: Research
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.
Olin Award winner develops tool for predicting customer behavior
Olin Award winner, Arun Gopalakrishnan provides research for real world solutions with customer behavior modeling.
Bear Cub Challenge rebrands as LEAP, awards $250K to university teams
After 14 years as the “Bear Cub Challenge,” Washington University in St. Louis’ competition for inventors has received a new name: the LEAP Inventor Challenge, for Leadership in Entrepreneurial Acceleration Program.
Sparo Labs given FDA approval
For any biomedical corporation, approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is the final and most challenging barrier to entering the market. WashU alum founded Sparo Labs joins these exclusive ranks after their asthma care product, Wing, gained approval late this summer.
Bear Cub Challenge awards $225,000 to five research teams
The Bear Cub Challenge awards help researchers make the leap from bench scientists to budding entrepreneurs.
Cancer goggles let surgeons “see” cancer cells
Samuel Achilefu, WashU professor of radiology and director of the Optical Radiology Laboratory, has developed specialized goggles that can help surgeons identify cancer cells during surgery.
New Center for Drug Discovery aims to fill void in drug development
WashU center will focus on unmet needs in public health; help address crisis in drug development