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Eighth annual EIC teams chosen
The EIC 2015 banner outside of the Seattle Center. Founded in 2009, the Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge has spent seven years tackling some of the most pressing environmental issues...
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Eighth annual EIC wraps up with a bang
It’s the eighth year of the Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge and possibly the most eventful yet. With more than 150 judges present — ranging from local startup leaders to...
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Wells Fargo awards $450K to EIC
Wells Fargo has a long history of strong environmental commitment. With more LEED-certified square footage than any other financial institutions in the world and more than $52 billion deployed to...
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36 student startups head to the 2016 BPC
BPC 2015 grand prize winning team Vie Diagnostics pitches judges during the 2015 Investment Round. A powerful catalyst for turning student innovation into new ventures, the Buerk Center for...
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BPC teams head for the Sweet Sixteen
At the nineteenth annual UW Business Plan Competition (BPC) Investment Round, student innovations took center stage. This tradeshow-style round involved 335 judges listening to the 36 teams’ pitches...
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$85,000 awarded to students’ new ventures
May 26, 2016 – Like pig farmers, entrepreneurs — when handed pigs — should make bacon. That’s according to John Gabbert, CEO and founder of PitchBook and Foster School alumnus (’96), who got his...
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New Health Innovation Challenge launches
Emily Willard (left) and Katherine Brandenstein (right) of team Engage display the prototype for the SafeShot, a device to sterilize needles and prevent the spread of bloodborne pathogens. Eighteen...
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Recruiting with a startup twist
The UW Startup Job Fair gets underway with tables labeled with 32 company names you’ve probably never heard of: FlyHomes, AnswerDash, Saltbox. But that’s the point – these are early-stage companies...
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Crustacean-shell plastic might save the planet
A member of the AgriC team displays their prototype of chitin-based plastic. Plastic made from crustacean shells sits atop a pan of dirt and growing plants. In front of the prototype display, four...
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UW Business Plan Competition makes new ventures a reality
JikoPower displays their $25,000 Herbert B. Jones Foundation grand prize with Herbert B. Jones Foundation representative Michael Bauer. Four student teams take their turns pitching to a panel of seven...
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