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ASU grad student in the running for College Entrepreneur of the Year

August 14, 2014

ASU graduate student Anthony Gonzales, co-founder of Force Impact Technologies, has been named one of five finalists in Entrepreneur magazine’s 2014 College Entrepreneur of the Year competition.

Medical device modeling software sparks tech startup

July 16, 2014

A business startup formed to commercialize technology developed by an Arizona State University engineer and his students has won an

Student inventions on display at Innovation Showcase

July 14, 2014

Through the iProjects program, student teams and their faculty mentors work with industry partners to solve important business challenges. This year’s teams presented their final work at the Innovation Showcase

ASU startup introduces innovative alternative to traditional pet care options

June 24, 2014

While working as a kennel assistant at a boarding facility for pets, Arizona State University alumna Paige Corbett saw firsthand how stressful it was for animals to stay in an

Tech venture’s setback reveals passion that drives innovation

June 23, 2014

Scott Shrake prepares students in Arizona State University’s Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) program for the challenges that often arise in launching entrepreneurial ventures. His own recent experience in

Wheezy predicts when asthma will hit

June 14, 2014

No local tech app is perhaps more innovative, or on the money, than Wheezy. The device pairs with a smartphone to help manage and control asthma attacks. Entrepreneur Chris Stiffler began

ASU alum named Arizona’s Young Entrepreneur of the Year

June 14, 2014

Arizona State University alumnus Jeff Kunowski, founder of LED-signage company Illumin8 Media, has been named Arizona’s 2014 Young Entrepreneur of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration Arizona District

ASU startups pitch their products to SoCal investors

June 13, 2014

Hoping to join the ranks of Arizona State University startups that have raised more than $120 million in funding the last two years, two young ASU-linked companies flew to Los

ASU faculty spinout company aims to transform reading instruction

June 13, 2014

Just as students receive report cards at the end of each school year, so too does the United States – and the country’s most recent report card paints a bleak