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VentureWell @venturewell.bsky.social · 1d

Take your #HealthTech venture to the next level with five must-know tips from VentureWell-supported innovators.

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VentureWell @venturewell.bsky.social · 1d

Our brand-new podcast, VentureWell Voices, is here!

In the first episode, Micah Ulrich, CEO of Flux Hybrids, shares his journey from a prototype built in a parking lot to a 5,000-square-foot facility.

Tune in for insights on navigating setbacks and building confidence as a founder: bit.ly/4gWpyKp

VentureWell @venturewell.bsky.social · 6d

So what’s holding innovation back, and what’s helping move it forward in higher ed?

Our CEO Phil Weilerstein shares takeaways from a listening session hosted with Steve Susalka, CEO of AUTM, at the 2025 NAI Annual Meeting → bit.ly/46x1la4

VentureWell @venturewell.bsky.social · 9d

✨From bold ideas to thriving ventures, we’ve spent three decades helping innovators turn the impossible into possible.

CEO Phil Weilerstein reflects on the moments that shaped our journey and shares the path forward → https://bit.ly/48vpRd1

#VentureWell30 #30YearsofInnovation

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VentureWell @venturewell.bsky.social · 12d

🚀 Ready to join the next generation of impact-driven entrepreneurs? Apply for the Winter E-Team cohort by September 30 → bit.ly/40QHSxJ

E-Team Program

The E-Team Program provides peer networking, expert coaching, national recognition, and hands-on workshops to move your innovation forward.

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VentureWell @venturewell.bsky.social · 12d

👏🏼 Big congrats to E-Team alums Mayela Fernandez, cofounder & CEO of Ecoplasticity, and Serena Allen, founder and CEO of AirVitalize Innovation, for receiving the Walking Softer Young Leaders Award!

💫 We can’t wait to see what’s ahead!

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SOCAP Global @socapglobal.bsky.social · Aug 29

Please join us in welcoming VentureWell to #SOCAP25 as one of this year's mission-aligned Catalyst partners! ⭐️ @venturewell.bsky.social supports the cultivation of science and technology inventors and the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems critical to their success.

Quote from Jesse Flanagan reads: We have partnered with the International Fund for Agricultural Development to support the Moonshots for Development Alliance, a collaboration among International Financial Institutions, Multilateral Development Banks, and like-minded organizations. Together, we seek to enable the co-creation, financing, and scaling of transformative solutions tailored to the needs of smallholder farmers, rural communities, and Indigenous populations.

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VentureWell @venturewell.bsky.social · 15d

Hooray!!! So excited for what's ahead!

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VentureWell @venturewell.bsky.social · 15d

Since 1995, we’ve championed bold ideas and the people turning them into real-world impact.

As we celebrate this milestone, we’re honoring the faculty, student innovators, partners, and founders who have turned possibility into reality.

Explore three decades of boundless impact → bit.ly/4nrDJt8

Three Decades of Bold Ideas and Boundless Impact

At VentureWell, we envision a world in which science and technology innovators have the support, training, and access to networks and resources they need to solve the world’s most difficult problems

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VentureWell @venturewell.bsky.social · 27d

After a 2011 climate event, blooms of sargassum have exploded across oceans, smothering reefs and filling beaches. Soarce, a startup from our Ocean Enterprise Accelerator, is reimagining this seaweed as a resource for sustainable products.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAYiUN4gvi4&t=9s

VentureWell @venturewell.bsky.social · 28d

🔔 There’s just one week left to register for the BME IDEA 2025 Meeting!

With just 75 seats available, every attendee joins an exclusive community advancing biomed entrepreneurship.

🧑🏽‍🔬 Don’t miss your chance to shape the future of the field. Reserve your spot today → https://bit.ly/40xJKvb

VentureWell @venturewell.bsky.social · Sep 4

📚 Syllabus season is here—but don’t worry, this one’s actually fun: venturewell.org/blog/class-a...

13 Class Activities To Stimulate Inventor-Entrepreneurs

Student innovators will benefit from these nine cutting-edge innovation and entrepreneurship class activities and exercises.

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VentureWell @venturewell.bsky.social · Aug 28

🎉 New year, new innovations in biomed engineering for educators.

Revitalize your classroom with the latest trends and best practices in design instruction featured at this year’s BME-IDEA Meeting jacobsschool.bsky.social.

Don’t miss out, register today: bit.ly/40xJKvb

VentureWell @venturewell.bsky.social · Aug 22

Check out our new MedTech to Market blog series for the stories behind our work with innovators, funders, and researchers who are bringing game-changing health technologies to life.

🧬 First up: how we worked with The NIH to advance the first point-of-care test for hepatitis C → bit.ly/3H6eehn

Medtech to Market: Advancing the First Point-of-Care Hepatitis C Test

As the Commercialization Center, VentureWell provided infrastructure support for a life-saving hepatitis C test-to-treat breakthrough.

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VentureWell @venturewell.bsky.social · Aug 14

Our #AspireMedtech mentors aren’t just advisors—they’re seasoned medtech investors and industry experts who work 1:1 with startups to sharpen strategy, stress-test business models, and prep for real-world investor conversations.

Join us 8/21 to hear what the program offers → bit.ly/3HoR5Hg

VentureWell @venturewell.bsky.social · Aug 13

$7 billion. 💥

That’s the amount of follow-on funding raised (so far!) by NSF I-Corps™ teams turning big ideas into real-world impact.

Check out the latest headlines from I-Corps™ alumni who are shaping the future in healthcare, agriculture, aerospace, manufacturing, and more.

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VentureWell @venturewell.bsky.social · Aug 11

BME educators—will we see you at @ucsandiego.bsky.social‬ for the BME IDEA Meeting on October 8? 🎉

Be sure to reserve your seat (only 75 seats available!) for interactive sessions that foster connection, collaboration, and bold new ideas. bit.ly/40xJKvb

VentureWell @venturewell.bsky.social · Aug 4

🪲 Hate ticks? Us too. This new test is a game-changer.

LymeAlert is building the first at-home test designed to detect Lyme-causing bacteria, giving patients fast answers when it matters most.

Bye, tick panic. Hello, peace of mind.

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Tick Testing at Home: LymeAlert’s Bold Vision for Early Lyme Detection

LymeAlert, which recently completed the VentureWell-led National Institutes of Health (NIH) Entrepreneurship Bootcamp, created a kit to help people identify whether a tick carries Lyme-causing bacteri...

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VentureWell @venturewell.bsky.social · Aug 1

Big ideas are just the beginning. Real change comes from building cultures that sustain and scale innovation. Our VP of Higher Education Innovation Ecosystems, Demetria Gallagher, shares how we’re evolving from funding programs to building ecosystems → bit.ly/3IPAhcx

Why We Flipped the Model: A New Era for Higher Ed Innovation

VentureWell launched the Ecosystem Futures Fellowship to further broaden and deepen our support, focusing on institution-wide transformation, cross-campus collaboration, and leadership engagement.

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VentureWell @venturewell.bsky.social · Jul 24

Two grad students had a bold idea: rethink construction to save time, reduce carbon emissions, and make quality housing possible for more communities.

Kit Switch is proving it can be done—and our Aspire program gave them the tools to scale their impact.

Read their story → bit.ly/4l1vanb

VentureWell @venturewell.bsky.social · Jul 24

Explore the award-winning publication → bit.ly/4abbl9e

VentureWell 2024 Year In Review

2024 was a year of continued growth for VentureWell. We transformed programs, forged new partnerships, and broadened our impact.

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VentureWell @venturewell.bsky.social · Jul 24

🎉 Exciting news! Our 2024 Year in Review has been named a finalist for the Content Marketing Institute's Best Nonprofit Publication of the year!

As we celebrate this honor, we’re reminded of the incredible innovators who made 2024 a truly transformative year.

Learn more → bit.ly/4m7wKF0

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VentureWell @venturewell.bsky.social · Jul 21

What if you didn’t have to wait weeks to know if a tick carried Lyme? LymeAlert is creating the first-ever 30-min home test. After NIH’s Entrepreneurship Bootcamp, led by VentureWell, the team is refining its strategy to bring it to market → bit.ly/46hEJuD

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VentureWell @venturewell.bsky.social · Jul 17

Biomedical engineering educators—BME IDEA is headed to @ucsandiego.bsky.social this fall! ☀️

Come for the sun, stay for the peer-led design sessions, expert insights, and community.

Don’t miss this chance to connect, learn, and lead. bit.ly/40xJKvb

VentureWell @venturewell.bsky.social · Jul 7

ICYMI: Our president & CEO, Phil Weilerstein, received the 2025 National Academy of Inventors Sentinel Award in recognition of his bold leadership and commitment to empowering innovators.

Proud to celebrate this well-deserved honor and grateful for his decades of impact!

Read more: bit.ly/4lUXs3N