Business & Entrepreneurship

WashU is an inaugural member of Third Coast Foundry, a new initiative designed to strengthen the combined presence of Midwestern universities in the San Francisco Bay Area.

On-campus leadership opportunities put Christina Walker on a path to help future student-athletes thrive.

Public health scholar and entrepreneur Joseph T. Steensma bridges research and real-world impact, translating science into scalable solutions that address environmental and population health challenges.

Four WashU researchers have been named senior members of the National Academy of Inventors: Rajan Chakrabarty, Vijay Ramani, Christina Stallings and Zhude Tu.

WashU has been named to the National Academy of Inventors’ Top 100 Worldwide Universities granted U.S. utility patents in 2025. The university is ranked 49 on the list, with 70 total patents.

As WashU’s vice chancellor for innovation and commercialization, Doug Frantz helps speed scientific discoveries into real-world therapies and devices. He works to develop strategic partnerships with industry and enhance WashU’s commercialization efforts.

Everyone has reckoned with uncertainty. Should I switch majors? Can I be a better leader? Or, in the case of WashU alumnus Sam Goodwin, will I be slaughtered by my Syrian captors? Goodwin speaks about winning through uncertainty at Graham Chapel at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21.

Startups built on WashU discoveries attracted a record $1.7 billion in private-sector investment over the past year, accelerating the commercialization of WashU innovations into life-changing diagnostics, therapeutics and medical devices.

The Skandalaris Center for Interdisciplinary Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Washington University in St. Louis awarded $33,000 in funding to six student-founded startups at its fall Venture Competition.

Entrepreneurial employees who turn their ideas into successful internal ventures are significantly more likely to be promoted and, within large organizations, more likely to receive higher compensation, according to new research from Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis.