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LaBaer start-up selected for Flinn Foundation Entrepreneurship Program
March 20, 2019
Ordinatrix, a startup company launched by Biodesign Institute Executive Director Joshua LaBaer, is one of six bioscience firms from Phoenix and Tucson selected to participate in the Flinn Foundation’s 2019 Bioscience Entrepreneurship Program. Ordinatrix,

Health students take on innovation and entrepreneurship
March 12, 2019
A new initiative from Arizona State University empowers students pursuing health-related degrees to think entrepreneurially. Health focused startups are nothing new to ASU students and faculty, butmany of the entrepreneurial

ASU students win $4,000 for innovative IKEA recycling truck concept
March 7, 2019
A team of four Arizona State University students won $4,000 for their concept of an innovative IKEA recycling truck they designed as part of The Design School’s Interdisciplinary Cluster Competition,

Drinkable water is scarce. These companies are pulling it out of the air
February 1, 2019
In the mountains outside Scottsdale, Arizona, the four people and two dogs living at Cody Friesen’s house get all the water they need for drinking and cooking from two big

ASU start-up wins Arizona Innovation Challenge
January 24, 2019
Breezing, a spin-out company that was the result of discoveries made at Arizona State University’s Biodesign Institute, was recently named an Arizona Innovation Challenge winner by the Arizona Commerce Authority.

New Mayo Clinic-ASU MedTech Accelerator opens applications
January 16, 2019
The Mayo Clinic-ASU MedTech Accelerator, a collaboration between Mayo Clinic and Arizona State University that is designed specifically for medical device and health care technology companies, is now accepting applications. The program, leveraging the resources and

ASU and Phoenix issue new call for ventures to innovate for waste prevention and diversion
January 4, 2019
Arizona State University, named the most innovative school in the nation by U.S. News and World Report for four straight years, in collaboration with the city of Phoenix — named the

50 Best Places in America for Starting a Business
January 1, 2019
The Phoenix area, once known for its hotels and low-wage call centers, is quickly developing a reputation as a hub for tech and entrepreneurship. The number of tech companies headquartered

Anonymous donor steps up to the plate to fund ASU foodpreneur program
December 21, 2018
With new funding and a new coordinator, Prepped — a free, early-stage food business incubator at Arizona State University — is accepting applications for its sixth cohort to begin in spring 2019.