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Tech CEOs credit USF talent pipeline for decision to expand and relocate to Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay is one of the nation’s fastest growing regions and much of that success is associated with the talent pipeline created by the University of South Florida.

November 15, 2021Entrepreneurship, Innovation

Commercialization of USF-invented sanitation system set to begin

The latest version of the USF-invented NEWgenerator is on its way to South Africa to begin the process of entering mass production. The solar-powered machine generates nutrients, energy and water by safely recovering them from human wastewater—a technology built to address global sanitation concerns (USF Newsroom).

September 15, 2021Entrepreneurship, Global Research, Innovation

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

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