Entrepreneurship

Avnet and ASU seek nation’s next tech entrepreneurs

September 23, 2016

The next class of entrepreneurs will join the successful ranks of ASU Avnet Innovation Lab participants, who have created revolutionary technologies for today’s high-growth industries including retail, hybrid automotive solutions, security and chemical safety.

Fulton Schools teams win 12 of 20 ASU Edson Student Entrepreneur Initiative Awards

September 16, 2016

The success of engineering student-led teams in earning support for startup ideas reflects their confidence in taking on the challenges of entrepreneurship.

Researcher to entrepreneur: Professor launches virtual lab platform for computing research and education

September 15, 2016

Maintaining a physical lab can be costly, so one ASU professor created a virtual lab to accommodate the growing interest in computer networking and cybersecurity.

No internet, no power, no problem. Solar library empowers schools abroad

September 7, 2016

A new faculty member brings an innovative device to ASU that provides educational resources across the Pacific Islands.

Two more checks on 33 Buckets’ list

July 15, 2016

Engineering, entrepreneurship and community involvement help three ASU alumni and a current biomedical engineering student bring sustainable clean water to communities in need.

Avnet and Fulton Engineering launch innovation lab

May 17, 2016

The Avnet Innovation Lab at ASU will provide critical business consultation and venture support to entrepreneurs developing new technology, especially inventions that make the world a better place.

Engineering startups compete at statewide venture competition

April 25, 2016

Two engineering student-led startups competed against nine other ventures from universities across the state in the fourth annual Arizona Collegiate Venture Competition.

eSeed Challenge cultivates student startups with Silicon Valley trip

April 6, 2016

Student entrepreneurs traveled to the promised land of startups for an innovation retreat

ASU alumni illuminate new way to treat jaundice

March 11, 2016

What started as a simple question has morphed into a bold mission: to eliminate casualties from neonatal jaundice.

Fluidic Energy: ASU academic start-up attains global reach

March 2, 2016

ASU enters partnership to imbue entrepreneurial mindset in engineering education

March 2, 2016

ASU and The Kern Family Foundation have recently entered a partnership dedicated to furthering the entrepreneurial mindset in engineering education on a mass scale.

Engineering students rake in investments at the Spark Tank Live Pitch event

February 5, 2016

Engineering students brought in a combined $30,000 in seed money at the Spark Tank Live Pitch event to develop their entrepreneurial ventures.

Generator Labs to unite entrepreneurial, socially-minded students in one space

January 20, 2016

A new facility will house both EPICS and the Startup Center, bringing support and resources for both programs under one roof.

Zimbabwean engineering student motivated by passion for social entrepreneurship

January 5, 2016

The commonplace hunger Ngoni Mugwisi experienced growing up in poverty in Zimbabwe has evolved into a passion for improving communities through social entrepreneurship.

Fulton Schools host Technology Showcase, build local partnerships

December 16, 2015

We are connecting university researchers with the larger business community in an effort to bolster research funding for applied technologies and ultimately creating new businesses and stimulating the local economy.

Innovators shine, earn funding through eSeed Challenge

November 24, 2015

Students pitched their ideas and now 10 new ventures have earned funding to take the next step to start their companies.

Fulton Schools Startup Center helps students launch their ventures

November 2, 2015

The Fulton Schools Startup Center was launched to empower all undergraduate and graduate students to advance their entrepreneurial ideas.

ASU graduates create medical device to cure jaundice

February 2, 2015

Two ASU engineering graduates and a current engineering graduate student have helped develop technology for an entrepreneurial endeavor to help cure jaundice in infants.