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Transforming the Philanthropic Landscape for STEM
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Transforming the Philanthropic Landscape for STEM
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The Courage To Invent
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From Survival to Sustainability for Impact Incubators
Faces of Invention
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Varun Kapoor
(Nura Health) Varun Kapoor, MD, co-founded Nura Health as a med tech company aimed at improving the diagnosis of endometriosis for millions of women. He is a self-described serial healthcare entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience in medical devices and digital health. His desire to solve health inequities for womenMore
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It’s Not Always Easy Being Green, But It Should Be
A pioneer in the field of green chemistry, John Warner talks about the successes and challenges in creating sustainable change. John Warner is, to put it mildly, passionate about his work. He is a prolific inventor holding more than 300 patents, as well as an educator and entrepreneur. He is most passionate when talking about…
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2022 Inventors’ Day Roundup: Faces of Invention
As we confront complex issues like climate change, sustainable energy, and equitable access to food and healthcare, one throughline is constant: progress and innovation are inextricably linked. In 1992, prolific inventor Jerry Lemelson and his wife Dolly founded The Lemelson Foundation to support invention that improves lives and strengthens economies. Since then, the Foundation has…
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From Plastic Surgeon-in-Training to Inventor: How a Family Tragedy Led One Latina to Improve Lung Disease Diagnosis for the World
Maria Artunduaga is the CEO and founder of Samay, a successful startup aimed at providing low-cost, at-home diagnostics for dangerous respiratory conditions. At age 34, Maria Artunduaga took a leap of faith. Ambitious and focused, she was studying plastic surgery — a highly competitive specialty — at University of Chicago Medicine, on track to become…
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Engineering for Impact
Five Invention-Based Businesses Addressing Development Challenges with Hardware-Led Solutions From COVID to climate change, the world has recently witnessed mounting global challenges that have hindered progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In particular, this year’s report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference have shownMore
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As Earth Heats Up, This Inventor is Focused on Keeping Cool
As the climate heats up throughout much of the globe, more and more people are dependent on air conditioning to live comfortably. But the very technology that helps them stay cool is contributing to the rising temperatures it’s trying to combat. MIT lecturer and engineer Sorin Grama is focused on trying to break that cycle,…
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How One High School Teacher and an Invention Project Made All the Difference
Now a satellite orbital analyst, Ford Grundberg used to intentionally blow off his schoolwork. Then an invention education experience changed his life trajectory. Ford Grundberg was a sophomore in high school in Natick, Massachusetts, when he met Doug Scott. It was during a study hall, and Mr. Scott was the teacher overseeing the students. “At…
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These Inventor Entrepreneurs Are Solving Global Health Challenges
From better neonatal care to affordable and accessible diagnostics, invention-based businesses are addressing health disparities and spurring economic growth. Whether COVID-19 or pneumonia, blindness or jaundice, many health conditions can be improved or even prevented when people have access to the right care. But according to the United Nations, less than half of the global…
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Microtechnology, Medicine and Mentoring: One Inventor’s Formula for Success
Sangeeta Bhatia is a leader in advancing human health care — and a role model for other women interested in STEM. At her lab at MIT, Sangeeta Bhatia is singlehandedly inspiring a new generation of inventors through a combination of humor and pragmatism. “One thing I like to tell the students, just to set their…
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Meet the Woman Who Forged an Entirely New Scientific Field
Chemical biologist Carolyn Bertozzi is blazing a trail in the way cancer and other diseases may be diagnosed and treated.
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From Nature to New Materials: This MIT Professor’s Inventions Are Rooted in Biology
An abalone shell inspired Angela Belcher to pursue a career in engineering and cancer research. Angela Belcher likes to make things. Her medium of choice? Atoms. “When you take a couple of atoms and you arrange them in different ways and build them into different shapes,” she says, “it changes their properties.” In nature, those…
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2021 Women’s History Month: Three Women Who Are Blazing a Trail in Medicine
To celebrate Women’s History Month, we’re spotlighting the groundbreaking accomplishments of three women whose work is helping advance human health care. The good news: The number of women inventors is increasing. The not-as-good news: Only about 17% of inventors worldwide are women, according to a report published by World Intellectual Property Indicators. In the United…
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Engineer and Children’s Author Arlyne Simon Breaking Barriers for Female Patent Holders
Simon describes her own invention journey and how she works to inspire other young women and girls to enter STEM fields. At first, biomedical engineer, inventor, and author Arlyne Simon didn’t consider the possibility of becoming an entrepreneur or patent holder. “I don’t think I really associated those terms with something that I would have,…