Volta Labs: Improving workflows for genetic applications
Udayan Umapathi SM ’17 and Will Langford SM ’14, PhD ’19 are co-founders of a Media Lab spinoff building a full-stack platform to enable automation for genomics and genetic engineering.
A dispatch and routing platform to improve deliveries
Wise Systems has grown from an MIT class project to a company helping multinationals improve last-mile logistics.
Enabling AI-driven health advances without sacrificing patient privacy
Secure AI Labs, founded by alumna Anne Kim and MIT Professor Manolis Kellis, anonymizes data for AI researchers.
Bringing precision to musculoskeletal health
Figur8, founded by MIT alumna Nan-Wei Gong SM ’09, PhD ’13, offers a wearable sensor system to improve the diagnosis and treatment of muscle injuries.
At delta v Demo Day, the MIT community celebrates student entrepreneurs
The 2021 event, held in Kresge Auditorium and streamed live, was an unmistakable sign that MIT’s campus is up and running.
End-to-end supply chain transparency
Leonardo Bonanni MA ’03, SM ’05, PhD ’10 is founder and CEO of Sourcemap, an MIT Media Lab spinoff helping multinationals gain unprecedented insights into their supply chains.
3 Questions: Jean-Jacques Degroof SM ’93, PhD ’02 on how MIT became an entrepreneurial powerhouse
The Institute wasn’t always prolific in entrepreneurship, according to the venture investor.
A new hub for MIT innovation and entrepreneurship
InnovationHQ in Kendall Square is home to several entrepreneurial support organizations and features space for startup activities, networking, and education.
J-WAFS announces 2021 Solutions Grants for commercializing water and food technologies
This year’s projects address mobile evaporative vegetable preservation, portable water filtration, and dairy waste reduction.
360-degree transparency for construction sites made simple
Jeevan Kalanithi SM ’07 is CEO of OpenSpace, a company founded by three Media Lab graduates using computer vision to benefit the construction industry.
Company founded by MIT alumnus lets anyone run DNA experiments
MiniPCR bio has sold thousands of its inexpensive polymerase chain reaction machines to researchers and schools around the world.
“AI for Impact” lives up to its name
Entrepreneurship class MAS.664 launches businesses with a global reach.
Energy storage from a chemistry perspective
Eli Paster SM ’10, PhD '14 is the CEO of PolyJoule, a startup working to reinvent energy storage technology to increase efficiency and reduce costs.
Matching health care offices with short-term workers
The MIT alumnus-founded Stynt helps small health-care offices fill last-minute shift openings by hiring credentialed professionals.
Vapor-collection technology saves water while clearing the air
System could reclaim pure water from power plant cooling towers; at-scale prototypes tested on MIT facilities have proven effective.