Get to know the founder of the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, Pierre Lassonde, a mining entrepreneur and MBA graduate of the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah.
VIDEO: Pierre Lassonde Interview
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5 Lessons for Student Entrepreneurs
Matt Allred is a junior in entrepreneurship at the University of Utah and owner of J.Bones Clothing. While working on his degree, he has already launched several companies and a has variety of experience. His latest experience was traveling to Kansas City, Mo., with Symptomly, a U startup that is advancing mobile health with their symptom […]
Past UEC Winner Featured at World Cup
Student startup KT Tape is in the global spotlight at the World Cup with its unique kinesiology therapeutic tape. Athletes wear the tape to support and prevent injuries to muscles and tendons. The company is a past winner of the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute and David Eccles School of Business’s Utah Entrepreneur Challenge, where the company […]
Honors Students Discover Innovation Scholar Program
Honors students at the University of Utah have a unique opportunity match their passions with a purpose, accelerate their educations and work toward their honors theses. Through the Innovation Scholar Program, Honors students can accomplish all of these things while working with diverse students from around campus and getting recognition on your transcript as an […]
Symptomly Graduates from World Class Techstars Program
Symptomly, a University of Utah startup developing technology for health providers and patients to track health symptoms, recently concluded a three-month stay in Kansas City with Demo Day at the Sprint Mobile Health Accelerator by Techstars. On June 12, more than 1,500 people attended the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts to hear the teams present their […]
Founder Profile: Phil Kilcrease
Phil Kilcrease graduated from the University of Utah in 2013 with a degree in entrepreneurship from the David Eccles School of Business. He started 5th Street Games as an undergraduate student and subsequently developed it while participating in Foundry Utah, a business discovery center. In two years, Phil has grown 5th Street Games from a […]
VIDEO: Lassonde Studios Gift Announcement
On April 8, 2014, we held a Lassonde Studios Gift Announcement to reveal a new $12 million gift to help build a new home for student entrepreneurs at the University of Utah. This video provides an overview of the event and designs for the building, which were unveiled on the same day. Learn more about […]
Wasatch Microfluidics: From the Lassonde Institute to Pfizer Research Offices
After forming on the University of Utah campus in 2004, Josh Eckman, business administration graduate and mechanical engineering masters graduate, made pharmaceutical research technology to a million-dollar company. Wasatch Microfluidics epitomizes the success of companies from the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute. Wasatch Microfluidics develops the technology used by leading pharmaceutical companies for drug discovery and life […]
Foundry to Host Info Sessions May 22 & 27
The Foundry Utah, a business discovery center for students provided by the Lassonde Institute and David Eccles School of Business, is hosting two info sessions to recruit participants for a new cohort on May 22 and 27. The new cohort will start June 2 and meet for 12 weeks. Learn more on the Foundry website: www.foundry.utah.edu/participate
U Students Win $75K for Bacteria-Killing Catheter
After hearing his aunt, a primary care nurse, tell stories of catheters causing clotting and infections, University of Utah bioengineering student Nate Rhodes decided to come up with a solution. Along with a few classmates, he developed a type of catheter — a tube inserted into patients to remove and deliver fluids — that emits […]
