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2024 Harvard Business School New Venture Competition: Uniting Cutting Edge Ideas, Innovative Ventures, and Talented Alumni and Students

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Friday, March 29, 2024
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The NVC is open to all students and alumni interested in launching new business and social impact ventures.

Key Points: 
  • The NVC is open to all students and alumni interested in launching new business and social impact ventures.
  • The School's Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprise Initiative (SEI), in partnership with HBS Alumni Clubs & Associations , host the annual competition.
  • Students engage in collaborative efforts with peers and receive pragmatic feedback from a deep bench of serial entrepreneurs and early-stage investors.
  • Peter M. Sacerdote $25,000 Runner Up Prize:
    A tool built by the trans community that addresses clinicians' barriers around learning and advocacy.

Next Mission to Space Station Carries Research on Vision Loss Treatments and Earth-Viewing Technology

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., March 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The next resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will carry more than 40 payloads sponsored by the ISS National Laboratory®, including in-space production applications projects, technology demonstrations, life science experiments, and student-led inquiries. These investigations, launching on SpaceX's 30th Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) mission, funded by NASA, aim to improve life on Earth through space-based research and foster a sustainable economy in low Earth orbit (LEO).

Key Points: 
  • Results from this research could lead to improved therapeutics to treat an array of conditions.
  • A collaboration between Boeing and CSIRO (an Australian government agency responsible for scientific research) will test the ability of a Multi-Resolution Scanner to create 3D maps of the space station.
  • Once ArgUS is installed, it will host multiple payloads on this mission, including SpaceTV-1, an optical video system designed to livestream high-definition views of Earth and the space station.
  • An investigation from biopharmaceutical company Oculogenex will use the space station to test a novel gene therapy to prevent and possibly even reverse vision loss from age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

CancerX Announces Inaugural Start-Up Accelerator Cohort

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Monday, February 26, 2024
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BOSTON, Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today on the Central Stage at ViVE 2024, CancerX announced the 16 start-up members of its inaugural Accelerator cohort, launched in partnership with MassChallenge: The Blue Box, C the Signs, Cancer Insights, Curvia, EnteroTrack, Gesund.ai, Gray Oncology, LindAI, Mika Health, Navya, Oatmeal Health, Orbit Genomics, Realyze Intelligence, Reimagine Care, SurvivorPlan, and Xanthos. 

Key Points: 
  • The collaborative environment fostered by this unique Accelerator will promote cross-pollination of ideas within cohort, spurring further innovation."
  • "We are proud to be the first to formalize the support for early-stage digital innovation in oncology through the CancerX Accelerator.
  • CancerX will build on the success of the inaugural round and plans to open Accelerator applications for a second cohort in the fall of this year.
  • For more information about the CancerX Accelerator and updates on future cohorts, please visit the website or sign up to receive CancerX newsletters.

Two Startups Selected Through Technology in Space Prize to Leverage ISS National Lab

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Friday, February 9, 2024
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Selected through the MassChallenge (Boston) startup accelerator program, these two companies will utilize the unparalleled research environment available through the ISS National Lab to further their research and technology development (R&D).

Key Points: 
  • Selected through the MassChallenge (Boston) startup accelerator program, these two companies will utilize the unparalleled research environment available through the ISS National Lab to further their research and technology development (R&D).
  • Through the Technology in Space Prize, CASIS and Boeing awarded Symphony Bio and FluxWorks more than $630,000 in total.
  • Many of the startups awarded the Technology in Space Prize have gone on to secure additional funding from outside sources to further their research.
  • To learn more about the ISS National Lab, including current solicitations seeking projects to leverage the orbiting platform, please visit our website .

AZUL Energy Raised ¥475 Million ($3.2 Million) in Series A Funding

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Monday, February 5, 2024
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AZUL Energy, a clean chemistry startup that develops catalysts for next-generation energy systems, announced that it has raised ¥475 million in Series A funding.

Key Points: 
  • AZUL Energy, a clean chemistry startup that develops catalysts for next-generation energy systems, announced that it has raised ¥475 million in Series A funding.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240205698415/en/
    AZUL Energy is developing rare-metal-free catalysts for next-generation energy systems to improve performance, reduce costs and eliminate resource constraints.
  • AZUL Energy's rare-metal-free catalyst is a promising technology for LDES as it enables hydrogen energy and battery energy storage, an innovation that attracted us to invest.
  • We look forward to supporting this as a new catalyst platform that will lead the way to a decarbonized society.”

Greenberg Traurig's Chinh H. Pham Appointed to USF School of Law Board of Counselors

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Friday, November 17, 2023
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BOSTON, Nov. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Chinh H. Pham, a shareholder in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, was recently appointed to the University of San Francisco (USF) School of Law Board of Counselors for a 5-year term. As an alumnus, Pham and fellow counselors will serve as an advisory group to the dean to help advance the school's mission and the cause of legal education. The Board of Counselors is dedicated to improving connections and fostering relationships between USF School of Law and its alumni and community.

Key Points: 
  • Chinh H. Pham, a shareholder in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, was recently appointed to the University of San Francisco (USF) School of Law Board of Counselors for a 5-year term.
  • BOSTON, Nov. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Chinh H. Pham , a shareholder in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP , was recently appointed to the University of San Francisco (USF) School of Law Board of Counselors for a 5-year term.
  • The Board of Counselors is dedicated to improving connections and fostering relationships between USF School of Law and its alumni and community.
  • Pham is co-chair of Greenberg Traurig's Venture Capital & Emerging Technology Practice and a shareholder in the Intellectual Property (IP) & Technology Practice .

MassChallenge Announces Inaugural Human Potential Sprint Cohort

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Friday, October 20, 2023
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BOSTON, Oct. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, MassChallenge, global nonprofit accelerator connecting innovators to grow and transform economies, launches its inaugural Human Potential Sprint.

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  • BOSTON, Oct. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, MassChallenge, global nonprofit accelerator connecting innovators to grow and transform economies, launches its inaugural Human Potential Sprint.
  • MassChallenge welcomes sixteen startups into the inaugural cohort .
  • The Human Potential Sprint is a six-week, high-intensity program designed to support strategic industry exposure with customers, partners, and investors.
  • Startups accepted into this sprint will have the opportunity to influence innovation roadmaps and the future of the human condition.

Stratyfy to Headline Three Panels at Boston Fintech Week

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Monday, October 9, 2023
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NEW YORK, Oct. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Stratyfy, a pioneering women-led fintech that confronts bias in AI and optimizes credit risk decisions with transparent machine learning solutions, today announced its participation in three panels at Boston Fintech Week on October 10-13. Boston Fintech Week features global industry leaders and emerging fintechs engaging in critical dialogues about the cutting edge of finance.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Oct. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Stratyfy, a pioneering women-led fintech that confronts bias in AI and optimizes credit risk decisions with transparent machine learning solutions, today announced its participation in three panels at Boston Fintech Week on October 10-13.
  • Boston Fintech Week features global industry leaders and emerging fintechs engaging in critical dialogues about the cutting edge of finance.
  • In 2022, Boston Fintech Week featured more than 145 speakers, 56 sessions and over 1,000 attendees spanning 28 countries.
  • To learn more about Boston Fintech Week and view the full agenda, visit: bostonfintechweek.org.

Greenberg Traurig's Chinh H. Pham Named to Boston Business Journal's Prestigious 2023 Power 50: Movement Makers List

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Saturday, September 30, 2023
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BOSTON, Sept. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Chinh H. Pham, shareholder and co-chair of the Venture Capital & Emerging Technology Practice at global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, was named to the Boston Business Journal's (BBJ) 2023 Power 50: Movement Makers list. According to the publication, the list recognizes leaders who are "making actionable change towards fostering diversity, inclusion, and blazing a trail for a better Boston". Nominated by their peers, honorees are considered to be the region's 50 most influential people across a variety of industries who use their influence to advance the community. Pham and his fellow honorees will be honored at a reception Nov. 15. The full list of honorees can be found here.

Key Points: 
  • Chinh H. Pham, shareholder and co-chair of the Venture Capital & Emerging Technology Practice at global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, was named to the Boston Business Journal's (BBJ) 2023 Power 50: Movement Makers list.
  • BOSTON, Sept. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Chinh H. Pham , shareholder and co-chair of the Venture Capital & Emerging Technology Practice at global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP , was named to the Boston Business Journal's (BBJ) 2023 Power 50: Movement Makers list.
  • "Congratulations to Chinh Pham on this prestigious and well-deserved honor," said David J. Dykeman and Terence P. McCourt , co-managing shareholders of the Greenberg Traurig Boston office.
  • List of Boston's 50 Most Influential Asian-American Pacific Islanders, and the Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly "Go To Intellectual Property Lawyers" list.

ReGen Accelerator Launches to Fund and Scale Climate Technologies

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Thursday, September 28, 2023
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NEW YORK, Sept. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Kaplak and ClimateHaven are partnering to launch the ReGen Accelerator, a program for climate tech entrepreneurs.

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  • Accelerator unites Kaplak and ClimateHaven for a new program based in New Haven, CT
    NEW YORK, Sept. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Kaplak and ClimateHaven are partnering to launch the ReGen Accelerator, a program for climate tech entrepreneurs.
  • The first program, ReGen for Startups, will run from April – June 2024 and focus on pre-seed and seed-stage founders tackling the challenge of technology development.
  • The second program, ReGen for Scaleups, will run from September – November 2024 and will support Seed and Series A companies aiming to commercialize their technologies.
  • "By building a venture accelerator, we see an opportunity to systematize and scale the advisory work we do," says Matt Hooper, Managing Director of Kaplak.