In the News: Startup founded by WashU alum raises $10M in Series A funding
It marks one of the largest funding rounds for a St. Louis startup in 2020.
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Resource Spotlight: Office of Technology Management
The Office of Technology Management manages intellectual properties arising from research programs.
WashU-alum startup Open Door acquired by Social Capital
Opendoor, cofounded by WashU alum JD Ross, will gain a $1 billion infusion in an acquisition that values the company at nearly $5 billion.
In the News: Saving lives with AR
More great ink for Washington University in St Louis inventors Jen and Jon Silva.
In the News: WashU inventors Jon, Jennifer Silva featured in BBC
In the video, they demonstrate their breakthrough AR technology that visualizes a patient’s heart in 3D during surgery.
Trial results released for WashU-based software startup
Newly published research shows that tech developed by two Washington University in St. Louis faculty members improves physician accuracy when treating irregular heartbeat in the operating room. Jennifer N. Avari Silva, MD, associate professor of pediatrics at the School of Medicine, and…
Appointment helps strengthen Department of Defense ties
The U.S. Department of Defense’s National Security Innovation Network (NSIN) appointed Jake Laktas university program director for Washington University in St. Louis. Laktas is housed on the Danforth Campus, within the Office of Research Development under the Vice Chancellor for Research. In…
In the News: St. Louis entrepreneurial renaissance
Forbes highlighted St. Louis’ Cortex Innovation Community as a key catalyst for the region’s entrepreneurial renaissance
Do Well, Do Good: Varsity Tutors offers free virtual K-12 classes amid COVID-19 school closures
Many K-12 schools have closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. More closings are sure to come. In response, Varsity Tutors, founded by Washington University in St. Louis alum Chuck Cohn, has launched a new service called Virtual School Day.