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The U’s Entrepreneur Club (or E-Club) awarded $60,000 in seed grants through the Get Seeded program in spring 2015 for a total of more than $103,000 during the 2014-2015 year. One hundred and fourteen teams consisting of 200 students from universities around the state applied for grants. Of those teams, 67 were invited to pitch […]
U alum and inventor Dolly (Holt) Casper’s company NovaBio Technologies won the grand prize and $150,000 at the international OneStart competition recently. NovaBio, formerly known as Ligadon, is developing a coil-shaped and biodegradeable device that holds together tendons and ligaments like a “Chinese finger trap.” It distributes tension, decreasing risk of reruptures and the need for […]
How many of us have lost a pair of sunglasses while out on the water? U students Chase Maires (Marketing B.S.) and Stuart Jardine (Entrepreneurship & Strategy B.S.) are no strangers to this problem. Both love to be on the water and have spent lots of time boating. Their solution? Aurora Sunglasses, a startup company […]
Read the new 2015 edition of “Student Innovation @ the U.” The report is an annual publication celebrating student innovation and impact at the University of Utah. Inside you will find feature stories, images and more showcasing amazing students at the U. Read and get inspired! Publication Website Download PDF
A medical innovation company founded by a team of University of Utah students won big — to the tune of $153,000 — at the prestigious Rice University Business Plan Competition held April 16-18 in Houston. Launched by a team of bioengineering and medical students at the University of Utah’s 2012 Bench-2-Bedside competition, Veritas Medical created […]
The Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute and University of Utah will be featured in a new documentary on Pac-12 Networks. The film is titled “Conference of Champions,” and the segment profiling the U is expected to air for the first time on May 3 at 10 p.m. (MST). The documentary is expected to profile each of the universities in the Pac-12 […]
Our audition for ABC’s “Shark Tank” yesterday was amazing. We had a lot of great people and companies pitching their business ideas. They ranged from medical devices to women’s purses. Don’t miss the images from our photo booth at the event. Browse the photo album on Facebook at: eccles.link/sharkpix.
More than 20 teams of University of Utah students participating in the university’s fifth annual Bench-2-Bedside competition unveiled their projects Wednesday night at the Utah State Capitol Rotunda. Judges rated the medical innovations, and the results are in. Cinluma won the $15,000 grand prize. The team of Kris Loken, Timothy Pickett, Brian Charlesworth, Jennwood Chen, […]
Two University of Utah student medical startup companies are heading to one of the nation’s top business plan competitions this month. The companies, Veritas Medical and 6S Medical, will be competing for more than $1 million in prizes in the 15th Annual Rice Business Plan Competition at Rice University, April 16-18. The winner of the […]
Troy D’Ambrosio, executive director of the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute at the University of Utah, won the Utah Governor’s Medal for Science and Technology last month for distinguished service and significant contributions to these areas. The award is the state’s highest honor in STEM, or science, technology, engineering and mathematics. “It is a privilege to receive […]
