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On May 9, �鶹��Ƶ celebrated its research enterprise with Innovation Awards, recognizing the Innovator of the Year and a �鶹��Ƶ start-up, and those who received and/or licensed a patent.

Fifteen teams competed for $40K in prizes at the �鶹��Ƶ School of Business Patriot Pitch Competition during the in-person April 13 event on �鶹��Ƶ’s Fairfax Campus.

With $40,000 in seed funding up for grabs, �鶹��Ƶ undergraduate students and recent alumni are preparing to pitch their business ideas to a panel of local business professionals and �鶹��Ƶ alumni on Thursday, April 13 at the School of Business Patriot Pitch Competition.

Student entrepreneurs Arastalis B. Choudhury and Fariha Askar and their company NECX are part of the MIX's incubator program.

As a sophomore, electrical engineering major Sai Srivatsav Gutala started a student club called the Inventors and Innovations Team (IIT) with one of his classmates, computer engineering major Nicholas Paschke.

It has been busy year at the �鶹��Ƶ Innovation Exchange (MIX). Since the �鶹��Ƶ makerspace opened in its new space in Horizon Hall in September 2021, it has seen a lot of traffic—more than 9,000 visitors in spring 2022—and has some successes to report.

�鶹��Ƶ’s Business for a Better World Center (B4BW) recently convened an in-person Stakeholder Roundtable on the subject of Corporate Governance. The half-day event took place at Point of View International Retreat & Research Center at �鶹��Ƶ Neck in Lorton, VA on October 21.

Join Dr. Mort as he presents insights on law and
business.

Friday, 10/14 from 10am - 11 am
At the MIX (lower level Horizon Hall).

This class will help you become aware of some legal issues you need to understand as you form a company to make, market and sell your products and services.

Whether you’re looking to meet like-minded founders from different universities or looking for a teammate to launch your next big idea, meet student entrepreneurs from American, Georgetown, George Washington, George �鶹��Ƶ, and UMD on the rooftop of Western Market THIS Wednesday, September 14th from 5:30-7:30pm. During this time, you’ll get a chance to network with one another, share stories, challenges, and ideas over a drink or two.

Explore how and where business opportunities start and examine which technology innovation and business ventures are worth development.