Lanza named fellow of National Academy of Inventors
Gregory Lanza, MD, PhD, the James R. Hornsby Family Professor in Biomedical Sciences at WashU Medicine, has been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors in recognition of his application of nanotechnology to a broad variety of medical innovations.
Cooking up a better breakfast
Two WashU students discover a healthier way to start the day.
Five startups with WashU ties named to Arch Grants cohort
A quarter of this year’s Arch Grants recipients are startups with WashU ties.
Frantz appointed vice chancellor for innovation, commercialization
Doug E. Frantz has been appointed the new vice chancellor for innovation and commercialization at WashU, effective Jan. 1, according to Chancellor Andrew D. Martin and David H. Perlmutter, MD, executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine.
Stopping the brain drain: WashU research reveals strategies to keep graduate talent in St. Louis
WashU will host a conference, “Data for Good: Attracting and Retaining Talent in St. Louis,” Wednesday, Oct. 9, for local business, academic and community leaders to discuss how to build and sustain a thriving talent ecosystem in St. Louis.
Small business plans should include ownership transition support
Peter Boumgarden, director of Olin Business School’s Koch Family Center for Family Enterprise, discusses Vice President Kamala Harris’ plan to expand the small business tax credit and other ways in which the government can support existing small businesses.
New support for WashU startups, St. Louis region
The WashU Venture Network Follow-on Investments is a joint effort between WashU’s Skandalaris Center for Interdisciplinary Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the “In St. Louis, For St. Louis” initiative.
Olin StartUp Grants to award $50,000 to WashU, St. Louis-based startups
WashU Olin Business School’s entrepreneurship program will award two $25,000 grants to WashU-founded or St. Louis-based startups. Applications are due by Oct. 1.
How ChiChi is disrupting the breakfast business
Chiara Munzi and Izzy Gorton met in a WashU entrepreneurship class and made their first batches of ChiChi hot chickpea cereal in the Skandalaris Center. Two years later, the brand is booming and the founders will be featured on the Amazon series “60 Day Hustle.”
Entrepreneurs and innovators honored
The Skandalaris Center for Interdisciplinary Innovation and Entrepreneurship awarded more than $125,000 in funding to WashU startups at its spring awards ceremony.
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