Princeton Entrepreneurship Council
The Empower 2021 Conference explores the path to entrepreneurial success and positive societal impact for academic-driven innovations by Black faculty, graduate students, postdocs and other founders in deep tech
Princeton University is the lead institution in the new Innovation-Corps (I-Corps) Northeast Hub funded by the National Science Foundation to foster startups based on university research. Pictured: Graduate student Marissa Lavagnino sets up chemical reactions that are powered by blue light and enable the rapid synthesis of new pharmaceutical drugs.
Photo by C. Todd Reichart, Department of Chemistry
Aiming to accelerate the transformation of scientific discoveries into technologies that improve everyday lives, a Princeton University-led consortium of regional universities will form a new innovation network with a $15 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Princeton University will host Empower 2021, the first in a new annual conference series that will celebrate and support entrepreneurs in academia from different historically underrepresented groups.
A new technology being developed at Princeton to make it cheaper and easier to distribute temperature-sensitive vaccines and drugs has been selected for participation in the Science Center QED research accelerator program. Photo source: Canva
With assistance from the QED program, the Mezhericher and Stone team will develop a business plan to bring to market a rapid dehydration technique that converts liquid drugs and vaccine formulations into dried powders that are stable at room temperature.
Lelu founder Ana Leyva '11 was Princeton Alumni Weekly's Tiger of the Week for June 16, 2021. Lelu was the winner of last year's inaugural
TigerTalks is a PEC-sponsored educational and networking program that features faculty and alumni entrepreneurs across a wide range of startup sectors.
Princeton alum/faculty/student/postdoc founders or C-Suite members present their companies at our popular Tiger Entrepreneurs Conferences or at standalone events.
OfficeHours connects Princeton alumni mentors with early career alumni, faculty, and students who seek guidance on specific entrepreneurial challenges. Finding and scheduling a meeting with a mentor are simple.
Tiger2Tiger brings in a variety of alumni entrepreneurs to lead a series of workshops on funding and managing your startup.
The Princeton Alumni Entrepreneurs Fund (AEF) leverages Princeton's strong alumni network to deliver meaningful support to early career founders via mentorship, access to capital, education and curated networking.
Join us in the classroom for an entrepreneurial class experience, followed by a live discussion with the professor.
Princeton Innovation Center BioLabs is the premier incubation space for Princeton and New Jersey startups. Currently accepting applications for wet/dry lab, office and desk space.
The Tiger Entrepreneurs Conference is designed to educate, inspire and engage the Princeton entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Stories of Entrepreneurship the Princeton Way, produced by PEC. Available at princetonspark.com or in your favorite podcast app.
Events
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Empower 2021 Conference
Thu, Sep 23, 2021 (All day) to Fri, Sep 24, 2021 (All day)Audience: Alumni, Faculty, Grad Students, Post Doc, SEC-Accredited Investors, UndergradsTags: Empower -
Princeton Alumni Angels Fall 2021 Pitch Night #1
Tue, Sep 28, 2021, 6:30 pmAudience: SEC-Accredited Investors
COVID-19
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