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4 05, 2019

Trust Center 2019 Academic Year-End Entrepreneurship Awards Announced

2019-05-04T13:04:59+00:00

On May 2, the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship handed out its yearly entrepreneurship awards for students, mentors, and alumni at its annual Celebration of Entrepreneurship. The honorees included Bob Metcalfe ’68, who for his lifelong contributions was awarded the Adolf F. Monosson Prize for Entrepreneurship Mentoring, and MIT ...

Trust Center 2019 Academic Year-End Entrepreneurship Awards Announced2019-05-04T13:04:59+00:00
2 07, 2018

Alumni-founded robotic kitchen cooks up tasty meals

2018-07-02T11:50:07+00:00

by Julie Barr from MIT News Four hungry MIT student-athletes were on a mission to find a filling, inexpensive meal and ended up creating the first robotic kitchen. “It was a natural solution to the problem of creating inexpensive, healthy food. We just wanted to figure out how to cook ...

Alumni-founded robotic kitchen cooks up tasty meals2018-07-02T11:50:07+00:00
1 07, 2018

World’s first “integrity rating” agency launched

2018-07-01T12:00:07+00:00

by Patrick Jenkins from Financial Times A former US government counter-terrorism expert and an emerging markets healthcare lawyer are poised to launch a new rating agency for conduct risk, as the world’s banks struggle to avoid doing business with terrorists, drug dealers and other organised criminals. In a twist on ...

World’s first “integrity rating” agency launched2018-07-01T12:00:07+00:00
30 06, 2018

Alba, an MIT Startup, Helps Latin American Mothers Easily Find Babysitters

2018-06-30T12:04:07+00:00

by Frederick Daso from Forbes Recent demographic changes in Latin American countries have resulted in more women entering the workforce. As more Latin American households have both parents working, child and eldercare has increased in demand. An MIT MBA  and Andrés Bello National University graduate have created an online platform to help ...

Alba, an MIT Startup, Helps Latin American Mothers Easily Find Babysitters2018-06-30T12:04:07+00:00
28 06, 2018

Amazon to Acquire PillPack

2018-06-28T16:50:17+00:00

by Tom Relihan from MIT Sloan News PillPack, an online pharmacy that delivers personalized packets of medication to customers at home, will be acquired by retail giant Amazon for “just under $1 billion,” TechCrunch reports. Amazon announced in a press release Thursday morning that the Manchester, New Hampshire-based startup, co-founded by MIT ...

Amazon to Acquire PillPack2018-06-28T16:50:17+00:00
27 06, 2018

This bra could save lives

2018-06-27T11:53:47+00:00

by Karen Weintraub from MIT Technology Review As a female engineering student, Alicia Chong Rodriguez, SM ’18, was used to being one of the few women in any room full of engineers. But three years ago, she was shocked to learn that women are also woefully underrepresented in research on ...

This bra could save lives2018-06-27T11:53:47+00:00
25 06, 2018

Ethical Fast Fashion is Possible — and This Women-Led Startup is Proving It

2018-06-25T11:44:59+00:00

by Macaela MacKenzie from Forbes “Ethical fashion” and “fast fashion” have become antithetical in the $2.5 trillion fashion industry. The latter seemingly has two identities; on one side of the debate, it’s an economic wunderkind, easily outpacing sales growth from traditional fashion brands. At the same time, it's become the poster child ...

Ethical Fast Fashion is Possible — and This Women-Led Startup is Proving It2018-06-25T11:44:59+00:00
19 06, 2018

Gates-Backed Ricult Raises $1.85M to Improve Smallholder Farmer Profitability with Digital Tech Platform

2018-06-19T11:42:36+00:00

by Louisa Burwood-Taylor from AgFunder News “The biggest reason why microfinance institutions haven’t been able to alleviate poverty in developing markets is that they only focus on one part of the problem by providing credit,” says Usman Javaid, CEO of Ricult, a fintech data platform and marketplace for smallholder farmers. “I’m ...

Gates-Backed Ricult Raises $1.85M to Improve Smallholder Farmer Profitability with Digital Tech Platform2018-06-19T11:42:36+00:00
15 06, 2018

With a Part of His Team Working Remotely, This Founder’s Startup is Online 24/7

2018-06-15T14:40:33+00:00

by Frederick Daso from Forbes Alex Pustov, cofounder of Synaps Labs, has a lot to say about the pros and cons of having a part of his team located in different regions of the globe. Synaps Labs is a software and hardware platform that enables real-time targeted ads for digital out-of-home advertising ...

With a Part of His Team Working Remotely, This Founder’s Startup is Online 24/72018-06-15T14:40:33+00:00
8 06, 2018

New system recovers fresh water from power plants

2018-06-08T14:18:17+00:00

by David L. Chandler from MIT News A new system devised by MIT engineers could provide a low-cost source of drinking water for parched cities around the world while also cutting power plant operating costs. About 39 percent of all the fresh water withdrawn from rivers, lakes, and reservoirs in ...

New system recovers fresh water from power plants2018-06-08T14:18:17+00:00
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