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Tampa startup believes USF partnership is the ticket to turning the region into the 'next Silicon Valley'

A Tampa startup is once again teaming up with the University of South Florida in an effort to boost research — and elevate the region overall (Tampa Bay Inno).

August 31, 2021Entrepreneurship, Innovation

USF’s Tampa Bay Technology Incubator Wins National Award for Client Service

The International Business Innovation Association lauds USF’s program for supporting startup COI Energy’s trailblazing efforts.

May 18, 2021Entrepreneurship, Honors and Awards, Innovation

Florida High Tech Corridor Incubators Experience Startup Surge

In Tampa, proof of this startup surge is the waiting list to join USF CONNECT’s Tampa Bay Technology Incubator, which is longer than ever. Entrepreneurs are hungry for lab space and eagerly awaiting the new Research Park building opening fall 2021 (Florida High Tech Corridor).

April 20, 2021Entrepreneurship, Innovation

USF Esports Fall Invitational Partners with Alum-led Company to Enhance Fan Experience

Top Inc., the innovative customer engagement platform founded by USF alum Will Cohen, adds a new dimension to USF’s signature esports event.

November 12, 2020Entrepreneurship, Innovation

USF Drug Discovery Startup Ibis Therapeutics Focuses Technology on COVID-19

Artificial Intelligence-enabled platform created by USF chemistry professor reduces lengthy drug discovery process to days instead of weeks or months (USFRI Newsroom).

October 8, 2020Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Research

New Ranking: USF is 13th Among Large Universities in Innovation Impact Productivity

Report from the Bush Institute and Opus Faveo comes as USF posts record technology transfer numbers for 2019-20 and works to address COVID-19 challenges.

September 21, 2020Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Research

International manufacturers sign deal to produce USF tech

USF's research expenditures extend beyond elevating the school; they also have an economic impact to the Tampa Bay region as a whole (Tampa Bay Business Journal / paywall).

September 17, 2020Entrepreneurship, Innovation

USF Student Innovators Bring Fresh Ideas to Florida Blue Challenge

Entrepreneurial students, from undergrad to doctoral level, join with statewide peers to present new healthcare solutions in upcoming pitch competition (USFRI Newsroom).

September 14, 2020Entrepreneurship, Health, Innovation

A Patent for Humanity

Created by a team of USF engineers led by Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Daniel Yeh, human wastewater converter NEWgenerator will be recognized as a winner of the 2020 Patents for Humanity award by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (College of Engineering).

August 28, 2020Entrepreneurship, Innovation

USPTO announces 2020 Patents for Humanity winners

The NEWgenerator team is one of the 2020 winners of the Patents for Humanity program, a USPTO initiative promoting game-changing innovations that address long-standing development challenges (USPTO).

August 26, 2020Entrepreneurship, Innovation

Molekule, the USF-patented clean tech startup, adds 'Game of Thrones' star to investor lineup

Maisie Williams, an actor most known for her role on "Game of Thrones," has invested an undisclosed amount into Molekule. The company's co-founder Yogi Goswami is the director of USF's Clean Energy Research Center and Molekule itself was patented at the university and has research facilities in the school (Tampa Bay Inno).

August 24, 2020Entrepreneurship, Health, Innovation

NASA testing USF technology for possible use on moon

A technology created at USF could help enable the establishment of a permanent presence on the moon. Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Daniel Yeh has been collaborating with NASA to develop a system that converts human waste into fertilizer and water, which would allow astronauts to grow fresh vegetables in space in a more sustainable way (Mirage News).

August 10, 2020Entrepreneurship, Innovation

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