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Essense Medical wins BU $50K biz plan contest
-Mass High Tech- April 14, 2008
The company develops disposable medical tools intended to both diagnose and treat cancer in real–time, reducing the need for biopsies. The tools use a patented optical biopsy sensor that can identify cancerous tissues noninvasively by using light.>>more


A Red-Letter Day
-BU Today - April 18, 2008
Roberto Reif (ENG’08) had a busy day earlier this month. First, he defended his doctoral thesis, then he competed in the 2008 ITEC $50K Business Plan Competition – and won.>>more


Business Plans Battle for Big Bucks
-BU Today - April 9, 2008
Before the buzzer sounds tonight, the finalists in the 2008 ITEC $50K Business Plan Competition, which will choose one winner from four new business presentations, are hoping for a little extra "click" of support from audience members - a boost that may sway the judges when it comes time to deliberate. >>more


Business, tech. meet in BU pilot program
-The Daily Free Press- January 22, 2008
Jonathan Scherer, a School of Management student, worked on the entrepreneurial side of cutting-edge technology developed by BU researchers in the inaugural semester of eSPRIT -- the Entrepreneurial Students Participating in Innovative Technologies. Unlike other business simulations, eSPRIT students and professors said the program gives them the chance to evaluate real-world biomedical technologies and decide where they fit into the economy and how to effectively incorporate them. >>more


Nijhawan to teach VC course at BU
-Mass High Tech- January 8, 2008
Vinit Nijhawan, formerly of Key Venture Partners, has joined BU’s Institute for Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization as lecturer–; and executive–;in–residence. >>more


Spinoff machines rev up
-Boston Globe-
BU and other universities, as well as teaching hospitals, are stepping up their efforts to hatch new businesses, MIT–style 

Brandon T. Johnson was a biomedical engineering undergraduate at Boston University in 2004 when he stumbled upon an idea for a device that could reduce the time it takes to process tests for sexually transmitted diseases from days to minutes. >>more


Entrepreneurs rent space by offering their 2 cents
-Boston Business Journal- July 6, 2007
BU says its new incubator is different from others at area schools because entrepreneurs will be tapped for their knowledge by being asked to give guest lectures and run workshops for students.  >>more

Putting the Venture Back in Venture Capital
-Private Equity HUB- April 30, 2008
I attended the “Exploring Regional Venture Capital Business Models” yesterday at Boston University, the inaugural event created by Vinit Nijhawan, an entrepreneur-in-residence at BU and chairman of TiE-Boston. As first time events go, this was a winner. Next year will be even bigger I predict. The premise was to showcase/discuss the differences between venture capital in Boston and Silicon Valley. >>more


Boston University School of Management Hires Renowned Venture Capitalist
-Reuters- January 8, 2008
Through Boston University's Institute for Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization (ITEC), Mr. Nijhawan will focus his research and teaching on innovating new business models in the private equity and venture capital markets. He will teach a graduate course, Starting New Ventures, during the spring 2008 semester. >>more



A Start–Up’s Launch
-BU Today- August 6, 2007
Alum’s high–tech business gets a boost from BU’s Entrepreneurial Research Lab

A joint effort of the School of Management's Institute of Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization (ITEC) and the University's Office of Technology and Development (OTD), the ERL provides individual fellowships to recent BU alumni who have started technology companies and are interested in helping to design new entrepreneurship education and training programs.  >>more


Business Incubator brings an entrepreneurial culture to campus
-BU Today- August 17, 2007
BU's Office of Technology Department (OTD) is partnering with ITEC, which teaches entrepreneurial management to undergraduate and graduate students.

“As part of their course work, the ITEC students can now get an internship with our start-up companies, instead of learning entrepreneurship just from case studies,” says Robinson. >>more


Smart Moves for Entrepreneurs
-BU Today- March 29, 2007
At a university as diverse as BU, some professors hope to transform their research into a product, and students often have an idea for the next big Web site. But they all need a plan before venturing into the business world. Now they can get entrepreneurial advice and mentoring at the School of Management’s new Institute for Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization (ITEC).  >>more