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Entrepreneurship

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University Innovation Fellows trained to make impact at ASU

January 22, 2019

ASU’s newest University Innovation Fellows are ready to help other students take steps to becoming entrepreneurs and innovators.
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ASU researchers named 2018 National Academy of Inventors Fellows

December 11, 2018

Arizona State University Professors Joshua LaBaer and Nathan Newman have been named Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors.
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NeoLight, cofounded by ASU alumni, wins AZBio Fast Lane Award

October 4, 2018

The NeoLight team was honored with an AZBio Fast Lane Award by Arizona’s bioscience and business communities at the 2018 AZBio Awards.
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ASU researcher innovates solar energy technology in space

October 2, 2018

Stanislau Herasimenka is developing solar cell technology that is cheaper and more resilient to the harsh environment of space with his startup, Regher Solar.
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ASU and Amazon inspire new student ventures with Alexa

August 22, 2018

Arizona State University and Amazon will enable student-led startups to enhance their products with voice through the Alexa Innovation Fellowship.
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Award-winning cybersecurity startup springs from ASU research

April 6, 2018

Computer science, artificial intelligence and social sciences combine in a startup venture to build defenses against nefarious forces on the dark web.
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ASU biomedical engineering graduate student Nicholas Hool, electrical engineering undergraduate student John Patterson and computer engineering graduate student Sami Mian pitch the Hoolest earbud at the ASU Innovation Open semifinal round.

Hoolest lends an ear to stress relief

January 30, 2018

Hoolest Performance Technologies, a student startup led by biomedical engineering graduate student Nicholas Hool, seeks to create an earbud device that reduces the effects of performance anxiety, stress and nervousness. They will compete for $100,000 in funding at the ASU Innovation Open final round on February 2.
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Photo of two female ASU students showing educational content to local girls on island of Nguna. Caption: On the island of Nguna, a community that lacks access to electricity, internet and running water, Brittany Blevins (far left) and Brianna Fornes (far right) show some of the local children the educational content available on the SolarSPELL

Student’s humanitarian spirit helps make global impact

September 14, 2017

Brittany Blevins knows that engineers have a great responsibility to society. With the speed at which technology is advancing, it is a field that needs skilled people more than ever.
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Photo of seven people standing on a stage. Caption: From left: Samuel Harris, Education Program manager, Amazon AWS; Thai Ba Canh, director, Danang City Department of Science and Technology; Jeffrey Goss, associate vice provost for Southeast Asia Programs at ASU and executive director of Global Outreach and Extended Education; Bruce Newton, vice president of Worldwide Human Resources, eSilicon; Guyen Thi Thanh Thanh, event interpreter and lecturer of English at University of Danang; Le Thi Uyen, event emcee and Da Nang University of Education student, Associate Professor Doan Quang Vinh, vice president, University of Danang at the opening of the Maker Innovation Space in Danang. Photographer: Hoang Tang Kim Nam Phuong

BUILD-IT Alliance launches second Maker Innovation Space in Vietnam

September 6, 2017

The BUILD-IT Alliance has launched it's second Maker Innovation Space in Vietnam, with this one located at the University of Danang.
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Photo of large group of people posing with a caption of "Arizona State University helped launch the Maker Innovation Space in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, as part of the Building University-Industry Learning and Develop through Innovation and Technology program known as BUILD-IT, which rings academia, industry and government together to invest in a dynamic ecosystem for STEM innovation in Vietnam. Photographer: Quynh Giao"

BUILD-IT constructs makerspace to drive innovation, creativity in Vietnam

June 16, 2017

ASU helped launch the Maker Innovation Space in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, as part of BUILD-IT, helping to invest in a dynamic ecosystem for STEM innovation in Vietnam.
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A young man and young woman stand in a pristine white trailer, with laboratory cabinetry and a dental examination chair behind them. The caption reads: Above: Nick Kemme and Sara Mantlik show off the completed mobile dental clinic, which will expand the mission impact of IMAHelps, a nonprofit group that provides dental and medical care to underserved populations in Central and South America. Photographer: Pete Zrioka/ASU

Engineering Smiles’ mobile dental clinic ready to hit the road

May 3, 2017

After four years of hard work, the EPICS team is preparing to send their mobile dental clinic to aid dental missions to developing nations.
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Photo of two men standing on each side of a large golden trophy with a caption of "Left to right, Saiman Shetty and Patrick Patel, Hygiea founders stand with the Mayor's Cup in Los Angeles, California. Since starting the company last year, Hygiea has made waves in the entrepreneurial world, entering numerous startup competitions and raising more than $40,000 in funding. This week, they head to the University of California, Berkeley, for LAUNCH. Photo courtesy of Saiman Shetty."

ASU-led tech startup Hygiea heads to Berkeley entrepreneurship competition

April 26, 2017

Last year, a group of students launched a small startup named Hygiea with a big idea: to make waste management less wasteful.
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Photo of two men holding a clear case with a device inside with a caption of "Left to right, Jonathan Bryan, an electrical engineering doctoral student and Peter Firth, CEO of Swift Coat hold a model of Swift Coat's nanoparticle deposition system on the Rice University campus in Houston, Texas. Photo courtesy of Slyworks Photography"

ASU venture Swift Coat wins big at Rice Business Plan Competition

April 19, 2017

Swift Coat, a venture specializing in nanoparticle coatings, took home more than $70,000 from the Rice Business Plan Competition, hosted by Rice University.
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Photo of Carolyn Hirata teaching a class with a caption of "Caroyln Hirata, lecturer and program chair of the Technological Entrepreneurship and Management program, leads a class on the Polytechnic campus. The program’s faculty has expertise across a wide-range of areas, including crowdfunding, beta development, guerrilla marketing, intellectual property and operations research — all facets of entrepreneurship that makes for a more meaningful classroom experience for the students. Photographer: Jessica Hochreiter/ASU"

Program teaches techies business, entrepreneurial process

March 28, 2017

The Technological Entrepreneurship and Management program empowers techie students, including engineers, to generate new technologies, while teaching them business essentials.
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Velia Francis (left), Anthony Zlaket (center) and Nick Vale (right) are designing orthopedic dynamic splints that both prevent and fix hand deformities. The team will represent ASU at the United States National Grand Challenges Summit in Washington, D.C.

Student engineers take orthopedic startup to international competition

March 9, 2017

Three biomedical engineering students are designing orthopedic dynamic splints that both prevent and fix hand deformities as part of a startup called Rethro.
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Ryan Leeper (left) and Kory Chinn, entrepreneurs from University of Arizona, present their pitch for Nunami Labs during the ASU Innovation Open semifinals. The team earned a spot as one of four finalists and will compete for a $100,000 grand prize April 2.

ASU Innovation Open finalists to compete for $100,000 top prize

February 23, 2017

Wearable tech, autonomous vehicles and nanoparticle coatings mark ASU’s inaugural inter-collegiate innovation competition.

Ramakrishna tapped to lead Grand Challenge Scholars Program’s growth

February 21, 2017

Emeritus Professor B.L. Ramakrishna was named Director of the National Academy of Engineering’s Grand Challenges Scholars Program Network, which prepares students to solve the big challenges of the 21st Century.

Entrepreneurship in engineering has a strong showing at eSeed Demo Day

December 1, 2016

Student entrepreneurs pitching ideas ranging from medical devices and hand warmers to novel web platforms and a revolutionary modular bra competed for additional funding and a trip to Silicon Valley at the eSeed Demo Day.
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