Fellows Visit the BUzzLAB
On Monday, October 31st, Ian Mashiter, Senior Lecturer Strategy and Innovation at the Questrom School of Business, introduced our Fellows to the BUzzLAB, BU’s center for entrepreneurship programs, student clubs, and student- and alumni-initiated startups—which he also directs. Professor Mashiter explained why Boston is regarded as one of the most vibrant ecosystems for startups in the world and then described the major steps and challenges associated with building a new company. He then introduced Dr. Wisam Breegi, an alumnus who has been working within the BUzzLAB to build his startup, Breegi Scientific—a company whose mission is to reduce neonatal and infant morbidity and mortality in low- and middle- income countries. Dr. Breegi has developed a disposable neonatal intensive care incubator (NICI) that costs 1% of comparable solutions. He gave the Fellows a detailed description of the challenges he has faced in building his company and promoting his signature product worldwide.
All our Fellows are interested in entrepreneurship and innovation, and this session gave them both a realistic view of what to expect on the road ahead as well as the myriad opportunities for advancing their knowledge at BU and throughout the Boston area.