Scoring the Pitch
Pitch competitions are an important part of the entrepreneurial ecosystem. They give startup companies a chance to be seen by the business community, practice, and improve their message and, most ... Read More…
Collaborating with Evolution
Mother Nature had millions of years to evolve eloquent designs for the long-term survival of living organisms using natural selection. Studying these biological designs in detail—and mimicking their characteristics in ... Read More…
There is No Box
We live in unprecedented times. Global populations and thriving world economies have been ravaged by an unseen enemy—the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19. Easy viral transmission and high infection rates have ... Read More…
NSF I-Corps Is Catalyst for Innovation
I spent last summer working as a mentor for a startup company chosen to participate in the National Science Foundation (NSF) I-Corps Program. If you are not familiar with this program, ... Read More…
Scaling Up New Technology
Smaller material science companies often have great technology and eventually need to scale up product production to quantities they can sell to potential new customers. Limited resources can represent the ... Read More…