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How Vaporsens Went from Startup to Acquired

By Kathleen Stone October 15, 2021 Leave a comment Startups
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Ling Zang, a materials science and engineering professor at the University of Utah, had an idea to make public transit safer. After 9/11, it was clear that airports needed tools to identify the explosive chemicals in bombs. So, Zang developed Vaporsens, a company with a chemical sensor with nanofiber material that can detect airborne chemicals. […]

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Juliana Duran: An Email That Created an Entrepreneur

By Kathleen Stone October 15, 2021October 21, 2021 Leave a comment Features
Juliana Duran

Ten years ago, Juliana Duran was working the front desk at the University of Utah campus gym when she received an email with the subject line, “Do you have an idea?” The email was from the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, advertising the program, Foundry, which helps students turn ideas into reality. Duran had been thinking about […]

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How Josh Eckman Launched Carterra and Raised $50M in Funding

By Kathleen Stone October 15, 2021October 15, 2021 1 Comment Startups
Carterra

Most students working for the Lassonde New Venture Development Center gain valuable experience by helping an existing company get started. Josh Eckman, on the other hand, started a company while he was in the center. Eckman went to the University of Utah for his undergrad in engineering. Then, Eckman served a religious mission in South Korea […]

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