We host many events to support student entrepreneurs at the University of Utah. We have workshops, competitions, networking opportunities, seed grant programs and more!
More than 240 students from universities across the state participated in four new Innovation Tournaments at the University of Utah this fall. Students joined teams to pitch ideas and voted on what ideas should get the $2,500 in cash prizes. The events were hosted by the Utah Entrepreneur Series, a student-run division of the Lassonde Entrepreneur […]
Adding another accomplishment to an already impressive year, University of Utah student startup Veritas Medical won second place among graduate students and $15,000 in the Collegiate Inventors Competition in Washington, D.C. Veritas Medical is a team of bioengineering and medical students who have developed a catheter — a tube inserted into patients to remove and […]
The David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah is pleased to announce Frank Davis, founder of Food for Health International, Activz Whole-Food Nutrition and Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, will be a guest speaker Thursday, Nov. 13 at 4:30 p.m. in the Spencer Fox Eccles Business Building (room LL130) at […]
The David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah is pleased to announce Jonathan Johnson III, chairman of the board at Overstock.com and lifetime advocate for entrepreneurs, will be a guest speaker Tuesday, Nov. 11 at 4:30 p.m. in the Spencer Fox Eccles Business Building (room LL130) on the University of Utah campus. […]
An easy, fun, quick pitch is the only thing standing between you and $500. How? Through Innovation Tournaments, the newest addition to the Utah Entrepreneur Series. Innovation tournaments are the launch pad for your great idea. How does it work? Students gather and pitch their innovative problem-solving idea to their peers. Live audience voting and […]
Did you miss the Lassonde Studios groundbreaking event or want to live it again? Watch this video summary for highlights. The event featured 3D virtual tours, the debut of the new building animation video, a student showcase and more. Learn more at www.lassonde.utah.edu/studios.
David Neeleman, entrepreneur and CEO of Azul Brazilian Airlines, will give a guest lecture on Friday, Oct. 24 at 2 p.m. at the David Eccles School of Business (Spencer Fox Eccles Business Building, George S. Eccles Auditorium, Room 1110). Neeleman is a Brazilian-American entrepreneur who has founded three commercial airlines: Morris Air, JetBlue Airways and Azul Brazilian […]
We held a “Sneak Peek and Groundbreaking” event for the Lassonde Studios on Friday, Oct. 10, 2014. View a photo gallery on our Facebook page.
The University of Utah’s Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute is one step closer to becoming an international destination for student entrepreneurs, innovators and “makers” today as it breaks ground on the Lassonde Studios. The five-floor, 148,000-square-foot building will merge more than 400 student residences with a 20,000-square-foot “garage” open for any student to attend events, build prototypes, launch companies and more.
The Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute hosted a guest talk on the “Internet of Things” by PTC CEO Jim Heppelmann.
