Multi-Year Gift from Cynthia Cohen Supports IDEA Con’s Continued Growth
Innovate@BU is thrilled to announce a significant multi-year gift from Cynthia Cohen (above, left), Founder of IMPACT 2040 and Vice Chair of the Boston University Board of Trustees. The donation will power IDEA Con, the largest cross-college innovation conference in the country, for five years. “Innovation is a critical driver of economic growth and societal […]
Farewell “BUild Lab”, Hello IDG Capital Student Innovation Center!
Since our founding in 2018, the physical home of Innovate@BU has been the BUild Lab IDG Capital Student Innovation Center, aka “The BUild Lab.” The name was chosen to convey the building of ideas, careers, and ventures while also being a “lab” to show that students would learn through experience. Innovate@BU = campus-wide initiative to empower […]
Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: A Nat’l Entrepreneurs Day Message
Dear Innovate@BU Community, Happy National Entrepreneurs Day! I’d like to take the opportunity to give a few updates. In just the past couple of months, we’ve: Hosted our largest IDEA Con ever in partnership with Tufts University, UMass Lowell, and the University of New Hampshire; Awarded $10,000 in prize money to JoinMe for winning the […]
Former MassChallenge CEO Siobhan Dullea Joins Boston University as Executive Director of Innovate@BU
“Every industry and career can use innovators. I want to help any BU student from any school or college learn about how they can innovate in their field of study, career, or passion area.”
BU alum’s ByDesign launches as a new online planning and networking platform
ByDesign, the first achievement-focused social network that helps students plan their lives and achieve goals, was launched at Boston University on Tuesday.
[Video] 2 BU Students Pitch at Novel Event with Innovation Studio
Innovate@BU and Innovation Studio hosted a joint event at MassChallenge for 4 young entrepreneurs to pitch their ideas to a room full of experts for feedback, not funding.
“Astra Wellbeing” Meets State Rep John Lawn to Discuss Healthcare Venture
Astra Wellbeing met with State Representative and Chair of Healthcare Financing John Lawn at the State House to discuss their SMS-based application that addresses the historic nurse burnout crisis by sending them encouraging and uplifting text messages.
Noah Sorin Recognized In Poets & Quants Most Disruptive Business School Startups of 2022
Noah is the founder of Idori, which provides imaginative educational resources to 4-11-year-olds to inspire sustainable behaviors in kids around the world. BU’s Questrom School of Business is one of only two schools with more than one startup featured in the 2022 lineup!
Welcoming our Newest Additions to the Innovation Pathway Program
Join us in congratulating these teams on joining the Innovation Pathway program! Without further ado, let’s meet these five teams and learn about their ventures a little more. Strength from Numbers First up, we have the Strong family’s Strength From Numbers which is an enrichment program for underprivileged students studying math in elementary and middle […]
BU Alums’ Venture “Inversion Space” Puts Them Into Forbes’ 30 Under 30
Justin Fiaschetti and Austin Briggs created Inversion Space to supply cheaper re-entry vehicles to bring cargo back to earth. It’s building a four-foot diameter capsule to orbit the earth, collect cargo in outer space, and deliver it to any place on earth in 45 minutes. They’ve raised over $10 million.