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Meantime Coffee Opening Second Student-run Cafe at the Innovate Carolina Junction

The Meantime Coffee Co., Chapel Hill’s only student-run, nonprofit café, will open a second location at the Innovate Carolina Junction...

The Power of Taking the Leap

Predictive LLC, a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill startup, was recently named as 1of 20 winners of the National Institutes...

Carolina Innovators Connect 2024: Event Brings Students and Pioneering Companies Together

Innovate Carolina will host its seventh annual Carolina Innovators Connect, an exciting event that bridges the gap between University of North Carolina...

New data brief: UNC-Chapel Hill innovation, startups drive thousands of jobs, billions in revenue in North Carolina

This week, Innovate Carolina announces the release of its fiscal year 2024 startup data that shows the economic impact of startups connected with...

Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Small Materials, Big Innovations

Robots that mimic human skin. A wearable patch for wireless drug delivery. A device that can communicate with 3D cell...

Innovate Carolina Junction Celebrates One Year of Innovation Impact

This week, Innovate Carolina celebrates the first anniversary of the Innovate Carolina Junction. Since opening its doors in September 2023, the Junction has...

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Moving academic insights into real-world impact

The Translating Innovative Ideas for the Public Good (TIIP) Awards, a key initiative under Innovate Carolina’s Design and Innovation for the...

Daniel Meskill pitches SolveCircle at the Launch Chapel Hill Cohort 25 Demo Day

Great Vibes and Big Ideas: Launch Chapel Hill Kicks Off Cohort 25 Demo Day

Launch Chapel Hill kicked off Cohort 25’s Demo Day with a vibrant celebration at their brand-new location, the Junction. The...

Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Free Office Hours this Fall with Experts at the Innovate Carolina Junction

Experience Office Hours at the Innovate Carolina Junction, where coworking members and community participants can access expert advice and support...

Startups & Ventures

Bridging Cultures through Fashion and Entrepreneurship

Niki and Ritika Shamdasani, the founders of Sani, have built a fashion brand that embraces both the traditional and forward...

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Ultrasound for the future

Ultrasound is one of the best-known medical imaging devices. It is safe, cost-efficient and relatively portable, making it one of...

Startups & Ventures

Weaving recycling knowledge into practice

Nearly 80% of ripped jeans and old dresses end up in landfills, incinerators, or the ocean. But what if all...

Startups & Ventures

Launch tour opens local doors to students

Launch Chapel Hill runs three sessions a year to help innovators get their ventures up and running. But the award-winning...

UNC 2024 Map the System team trip to Banff

Empowering Change: UNC Map the System student team attend Banff Summit

Unlike traditional pitch competitions, Map the System (MTS) uses deep research and mapping of existing problems to foster meaningful, systemic...

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Startups & Ventures

Triangle Universities Startup Workshop: Academic Entrepreneurs Get an Intensive Course in Venture

“I don’t want to say life-changing, but pretty close to it.” That was Shamitha Shetty’s takeaway from the inaugural Triangle...

Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Chief Innovation Officer Dedric A. Carter, PhD, MBA, elected to MIT Corporation

Dedric A. Carter, PhD, MBA, Vice Chancellor for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development and Chief Innovation Officer at the University...

Sasha Surkin, Tiffany Pierce, Anise Robinson

Student startup venture takes second place at ACC InVenture competition

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill undergrad Sasha Surkin took home second place at this year’s ACC InVenture Prize competition for her...

Driving economic growth

New startup data from Innovate Carolina, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s university-wide initiative for innovation, entrepreneurship and...

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Igniting Innovation: The Joan & Chester Luby Pitch Competition at UNC-Chapel Hill

Innovate Carolina announces the inaugural Joan & Chester Luby Pitch Competition at UNC-Chapel Hill, a groundbreaking event designed to showcase...

Idea-to-Impact Series

Always in season

UNC-affiliated company Seal the Seasons creates new markets for farmers to sell produce locally. How did it become the top...

Innovation & Entrepreneurship

For the tenth year, UNC-Chapel Hill ranks in top 100 for patents granted amongst universities worldwide

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has been named to the top 100 list of worldwide universities granted U.S. utility patents...

Idea-to-Impact Series

Beyond bagels

How did UNC-connected startup Brandwein’s Bagels bring New York bagels to downtown Chapel Hill? And how is it making daily...

Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Carolina innovator inducted into the National Academy of Inventors

Gregory Copenhaver, director of the UNC-Chapel Hill Institute for Convergent Science, has been named a 2024 senior member by the...

Jessica Hartman, Ph.D., conducting an experiment on CellRaft AIR System.

Idea-to-Impact Series

Single-cell solution

Cell Microsystems, a company with UNC-Chapel Hill origins, is leapfrogging traditional technologies for single-cell cloning, culturing, analysis and isolation. How...

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Human-Centered Innovation with Liz Chen

In a world where change is constant and innovation is imperative, “The Experimentation Field Book” provides helpful guidance to anyone...

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Idea-to-Impact Series

Clot-busting combination

SonoVascular, a startup based on technologies developed at UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State University, combines drug-based and mechanical therapies into...

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Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Workshop preview: Small business tips for landing a federal contract

What does Pryon CEO and Founder Igor Jablokov think about the current state of AI? Are we trending up—or treading...

Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Future proof (part 1): Which shifts in skills and talent will the future of work demand?

Experts from Deloitte, Siemens Healthineers, Infosys, RTI and InHerSight discuss the steps companies and employees should take now to start...

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Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Future proof (part 2): How can companies develop talent needed for the future of work?

A group of company leaders and UNC-Chapel Hill faculty shared how organizations across all industries, from financial services to retail...

Idea-to-Impact Series

Bowls brimming with good

Equiti Foods, a startup founded by a UNC nutrition professor, creates tasty frozen meal bowls that promote healthier outcomes in...

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