January 31, 2024
The UC Startup, a three-day student competition, took place at the UC 1819 Innovation Hub over the past weekend. With over 190 student applicants from various Ohio regional colleges representing diverse majors and degree levels, the event provided a platform to showcase their innovative prowess, vying for a chance to win prizes of up to $5,000.
February 12, 2024
To celebrate excellence and dedication to entrepreneurship education, the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) awarded its prestigious Entrepreneurship Educator of the Year Award to University of Cincinnati professor Charles H. Matthews, PhD.
April 11, 2024
TThe University of Cincinnati 1819 Innovation Hub welcomed a unique guest—a shark, though not of the marine variety. Despite his penchant for hunting opportunities, this species shared no similarities with its aquatic counterpart. Renowned as one of the original "sharks" from ABC's acclaimed series, Shark Tank, Kevin Harrington recently brought his expertise to the UC New Venture Championship 2024 as a guest judge.
May 9, 2023
The University of Cincinnati delivers a significant economic boost to the region and state of Ohio thanks to alumni impact, operations and research spending, student demand for goods and services, launch of startup companies and more.
October 7, 2022
A University of Cincinnati Venture Lab-backed startup is developing a breast cancer treatment that may be more effective with fewer side effects thanks to RNA nanotechnology that is similar to what was used to produce COVID-19 vaccines.
November 23, 2022
From a pool of more than 1,000 applicants nationally, a University of Cincinnati Venture Lab-backed startup was one of just six companies selected for a 12-week accelerator program.
August 18, 2023
When he finished high school, Michael Arens had dreams of ridding the oceans of plastic pollution and sketches in a notebook of a device that he hoped could accomplish the task. While he had the desire and the entrepreneurial drive to make it happen, he needed help to take the idea from a long shot to a viable company.
April 24, 2023
Clean Earth Rovers, a University of Cincinnati Venture Lab-backed startup that’s developing autonomous rovers that clear debris from waterways, has been in the news following its announcement of a distribution deal with a Florida-based company.
May 4, 2023
A University of Cincinnati Venture Lab-backed startup has been honored in Fast Company’s 2023 World Changing Ideas Awards, the Cincinnati Business Courier reported.
May 5, 2023
A hands-free device developed by researchers at the University of Cincinnati could help the 12.5 million Americans who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease breathe easier, Action News 5 in Memphis, Tennessee, reported.