Startups

Birthplace of biotech

March 19, 2013

Successful tech and biotech companies founded by MIT entrepreneurs thrive in adjacent Kendall Square, where innovation and intellectual capital abound.

Also labeled: Entrepreneurship, Kendall Square, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E)

D-Lab Scale-Ups fellowships open for MIT social entrepreneurs

February 22, 2013

Applications due April 3

Also labeled: Business development, Development, Entrepreneurship, Global, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E), International development, Social entrepreneurship, Students

MIT report identifies keys to new American innovation

February 22, 2013

From ‘Main Street’ firms to multinationals, improvements possible in funding of research, collaboration among manufacturers.

Also labeled: Economics, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E), President L. Rafael Reif, Manufacturing, Production in the Innovation Economy (PIE), Political science, Policy

CSAIL launches entrepreneurship initiative

February 7, 2013

Aims to help students turn computer science ideas into successful technology startups

Also labeled: Alumni/ae, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (eecs), Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E), Students, Special events and guest speakers

Bose Corporation and MIT students meet for speed mentorship

December 13, 2012

Student-led social impact ideas furthered with insights from Bose employees and executives.

Also labeled: Entrepreneurship, Industry, Mentoring, Student life, Students, Education, teaching, academics, IDEAS competition, Volunteering, outreach, public service

Sloan student is dressed for success — in her own line of clothes

December 5, 2012

Aminata Kane MBA ’13 aims to have a positive social impact on the African continent while making great-fitting clothes.

Also labeled: Business and management, Entrepreneurship, Graduate, postdoctoral, Management, Africa, MBA, MIT $100K competition, Student life, Students, Marketing, Retail

Photo finish: Sloanies team up to create Bounce Imaging

November 21, 2012

Low-cost camera targeted for first responders, military

Also labeled: Digital technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E), iPhone, Android, smartphones, MBA, Mobile devices, Students, Photography, Entrepreneurship, Management, Natural disasters, Earthquakes, Graduate, postdoctoral, Haiti

Inspired ideas to improve the world

August 30, 2012

School of Architecture + Planning students win thousands in grants for business startups

Also labeled: Architecture, Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E), International development, Media Lab, Urban studies and planning

CloudTop takes top $100K competition prize

May 17, 2012

A record 215 teams competed in this year’s business plan competition.

Also labeled: Business development, Cloud computing, Contests and academic competitions, Energy, Entrepreneurship, Graduate, postdoctoral, Green business, Health care, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E), MIT $100K competition, Special events and guest speakers, Students, Technology, Venture capital

They’re mastering manufacturing

March 1, 2012

A distinctive MIT program trains engineers and managers who want to build careers on the leading edge of industrial production.

Also labeled: Business and management, Education, teaching, academics, Future of Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Mechanical engineering, Laboratory for Manufacturing and Productivity (LMP)

MIT team promotes prostate cancer prognosis tool

February 14, 2012

Group is a semifinalist in MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition

Also labeled: Alumni/ae, Business and management, Contests and academic competitions, Electrical engineering and electronics, Graduate, postdoctoral, Leaders for Global Operations (LGO), Mechanical engineering, MIT $100K competition, Physics, Students

Alumna and students design success in home-décor startup

December 5, 2011

Also labeled: Alumni/ae, Education, teaching, academics, Entrepreneurship, Graduate, postdoctoral, Marketing, MarketLab, Students

Moving inventions to the marketplace

June 16, 2011

MIT/Harvard symposium seeks commercial opportunities for emerging technologies.

Also labeled: Entrepreneurship, Venture capital, Commercialization, Technology licensing, Technology transfer, Aeronautical and astronautical engineering, iPhone, Android, smartphones, Materials science, Mechanical engineering, Neuroscience, Engineering Systems