Learn about some of the amazing student startup companies at the University of Utah. Students from all departments are inventing new products and starting businesses.
It’s now open! The Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute at the University of Utah opened the doors in August to the $45 million Lassonde Studios, a one-of-a-kind facility where students can live, create new products and launch companies. A dedication and open house will be held on Thursday, Sept. 22. Public tours will be from 12:30 to […]
Here’s a look at the 2016-17 startups in residence in the Company Launch space (in alphabetical order): ADA Mobile Assessment Systems — Creates mobile-data collection systems for sidewalks, ramps and accessible routes to evaluate ADA Title II and III compliance. Andriese Entertainment, LLC — A professional production company that provides audio, lighting, MC’ing and quality […]
University of Utah business undergraduate student Jaron Hall wants to bring new technology to the outdated residential cleaning industry with his company Utah Maids. Traditionally, when somebody wants their home cleaned with their standard local cleaning company, they need to call the company on the phone, tell them specific details about their home like square […]
What started out as a thesis project for six graduate students in the Entertainment Arts and Engineering program at the University of Utah soon turned into a life-saving idea for countless police officers. B.E.S.T Police Training Simulator is a virtual-reality simulator that helps police officers de-escalate potentially dangerous situations that cause many fatalities. There were […]
Planning a summer RV trip this year? Let MyRVdestinations.com help you decide where to vacation this year and what other RVers are saying about their favorite attractions. Cory Heward, a student in the Online MBA program at David Eccles School of Business, and his partners Ryan Badger and Lucas Earl developed MyRVdestinations.com and are now […]
When it’s a matter of life or death, it’s important to constantly improve the industry. Which is why, when University of Utah faculty member and anesthesiologist Sean Runnels had an idea for a safer upgrade to breathing tubes and the process of inserting them, it wasn’t difficult to recruit students for his team. He reached […]
Dalton Clift, a student at Park City High School, has always felt a pull towards technology. Since he discovered the computer at the age of four, technology and innovation have been a huge chunk of his life. Whether programming a new app or taking part in gaming competitions, Clift’s competitive drive inspired him to innovate […]
During his senior year of high school in 2010, Shae Russell wanted one thing — a pair of Velcro shoes that didn’t come off a Wal-Mart rack. As he put pencil to paper, he created four designs which today are part of the VELKS shoe collection. Russell saw a gap in the men’s shoe industry […]
University of Utah student startup LightLine catheter won second place and $15,000 at the the AMA Healthier Nation Innovation Challenge on Saturday. The AMA’s Healthier Nation Innovation Challenge kicked off in April and invited all U.S. physicians, residents and medical students to be a positive force for health care and present their best ideas for shaping 21st-century medicine. […]
Chase Norton, University of Utah alumni and co-founder of Artisan Hardware, won the Utah Venture Entrepreneur Forum’s Utah Student 25 Award recently. Artisan Hardware has experienced tremendous growth during the past couple years as they’ve focused on handmade artisan-quality hardware for interior sliding barn doors. Chase started his business in 2014 while he was still a […]
