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2017
- Weatherhead students take top prizes in TechStars Startup Weekend (WSOM)
- Team of CWRU undergraduates takes first place in Cleveland Medical Hackathon (CWRU Daily)
- Case Western Reserve University Students win Cleveland Medical Hackathon (Plain Dealer)
- CWRU among world's top 20 for innovation impact (CWRU Daily)
- Plastic project fares well at CWRU event (Plastics News)
- Enter the ideaLabs business concept competition for a chance to win prizes (CWRU Daily)
- CWRU students and alumni in the CLE Health Tech Corridor (CWRU Spotlight Podcast)
- Case Western Reserve University students win 2 of 3 top awards at South by South... (Plain Dealer)
- 'Legit' Boxcast poised for a breakout year (Crain's Cleveland Business)
- This is what an engineer looks like (Career Zoo)
- Case Western Reserve University has 2 finalists in South by Southwest Student ... (Plain Dealer)
- Case Students Make Showing at CES in Las Vegas (WCPN 90.3, Sound of Ideas)
- In Search of the Future at CES 2017(WSJ)
- The Incredible, Magical Hololens: A Major Disruption in Computing (Huffington Post)
- Case Western Reserve showcases new technology at Vegas Consumer Electronics Show (Plain Dealer)
- Student Startup Madness Top 64 Includes Three CWRU student entrepreneurs
2016
- Hedgehogs Hold the Secret to Preventing Concussions (Inverse Innovation)
- Winners announced for [M]SPIRE entrepreneur pitch competition (Plain Dealer)
- A young Cleveland Entrepreneur Looks to Undo the Zipper Industry (WKSU Exploradio)
- Training helps money-seekers in elevator pitch contests: Pitch U shows (photos) (Plain Dealer)
- New space created to launch businesses out of think[box] (Observer)
- Case Western Reserve University showcases ingenuity at CES 2016 (CWRU Daily)
- Case Western Reserve University 2014–15 Annual Report (Facebook)
2015
- NEOLaunchNET replaces Blackstone LaunchPad entrepreneur program at four local colleges (Plain Dealer)
- CWRU Signs Option Agreement With Wholesome Wave To Launch FM Tracks (CWRU Daily)
- Hult Prize event seeks social innovation startups (FreshWaterCLE)
- Because Laundry Isn't Your Favorite Class (Observer)
- Student Competition Info Fair encourages campus entrepreneurs (Observer)
- With NASA in the class, LaunchHouse graduates ready to launch in new direction (Plain Dealer)
- CES Hub (Observer)
- Creative entrepreneurship (Observer)
- PEDALING HOMEMADE POWER (CWRU Think)
- STUDENT INVENTION FUELS INTEREST (CWRU Think)
- Bob Sopko talks about Blackstone Launchpad's upcoming switch to NEOLaunchNET (CWRU Daily)
- Blackstone LaunchPad director Bob Sopko discusses importance of working with think[box] (CWRU Daily)
- Student entrepreneurs compete in 2015 Spartan Challenge for more than $20,000 in start-up funds, mentoring (CWRU Daily)
- Student entrepreneurs collect accolades, cash awards (CWRU Daily)
- LaunchPad takes independent step (Crain's Cleveland Business)
- Cleveland Institute of Art is rolling the dice (Crain's Cleveland Business)
- Auto bigwigs back Everykey prior to launch (Crain's Cleveland Business)
- Entry deadline nears for Magnet's ProtoTech product pitch competition (Crain's Cleveland Business)
- Tech that happens in Vegas comes to your home soon (Crain's Cleveland Business)
- The 'Maker Movement' Goes to College (Chronicle of Higher Education)
- Now Everyone's an Entrepreneur (Chronicle of Higher Education)
- 5 innovative ideas win prizes at inaugural Accelerate 2015 event (Plain Dealer)
- Think[box] is Cleveland's free-flowing makerspace (Exploradio WKSU)
2014
- College programs for entrepreneurs receive grants from Burton D. Morgan Foundation (Plain Dealer)
- Case Western Reserve University students to showcase products at International Consumer Electronics Show (Plain Dealer)
- At Startup Weekend, Case Western Reserve University students will begin a new year thinking up new businesses: the Mix (Plain Dealer)
- Student entrepreneurs from Case Western Reserve University and Kent State University to compete in New York City (Plain Dealer)
- Akron drone maker Event 38 attracts GLIDE funding and a welcome in Africa: the Mix (Plain Dealer)
- CWRU's new Venture Clinic puts patents in reach of rookie inventors (Plain Dealer)
- Dreams, fears take flight as CWRU welcomes the world: the Mix (Plain Dealer)
- Three CWRU startups selected to participate in prestigious entrepreneurship competition (Observer)
- CONSUMING PASSIONS (CWRU Think)
- Burton D. Morgan Foundation commits to CWRU's IP Venture Clinic, Blackstone LaunchPad (CWRU Daily)
- Wearable technology puts innovation up your sleeve (Crain's Cleveland Business)
- Case startup rockets near top of LaunchPad contest (Crain's Cleveland Business)
- A NURSE ENTREPRENEUR IN THE MAKING (Think Magazine)
2017
2015
- Apollo Medical Devices Takes Home Two First-place Awards In June (CWRU Daily)
- CWRU Grants License Option To Startup Apollo Medical Devices (CWRU Daily)
- Best Startups of 2015 (Red Rocket Blog)
- Apollo Medical Devices is speeding up blood analysis to just 5 minutes with only one drop of blood (MedCity News)
- Apollo Medical Devices Making Rapid Blood Testing Possible (TechOhio)
- JumpStart's inaugural Startup Scaleup conference draws crowd to Gordon Square Arts District (with photo gallery) (Crain's Cleveland Business)
- Northeast Ohio medical technology projects get financial boost from Third Frontier program (Crain's Cleveland Business)
2018
2017
2016
- Would you trust John McAfee with your passwords? (The Gadgeteer)
- Case Western graduates develop password storage device (WKYC)
2015
- Cuyahoga County gives loan to tech company started by Case Western Reserve University graduate (Plain Dealer)
- Auto bigwigs back Everykey prior to launch (Crains Cleveland Business)
- Case Western student project-turned-tech startup surpasses $1M in funding (News Herald)
- Controversial Security Pioneer John Mcafee Invests In Everykey (Crains Cleveland Business)
2014
- Everykey's wristband that replaces keys and passwords takes first place at ProtoTech pitch competition (Plain Dealer)
- Everykey Wants To Put Your Passwords On Your Wrist (TechCrunch)
- Everykey Wristband Aims to be Your Password Manager (Wall Street Journal)
- Unlock Your Passwords with Your Proximity (Wired)
- This Wristband Wants To Replace All Of Your Keys And Passwords (Business Insider)
2017
- FGC Plasma Solutions Fueling Jet Engine Innovations (Tech Ohio)
- An interview with Felipe Gómez del Campo on ABC7Chicago (ABC7Chicago)
- Capstone to partner on plasma technology (San Fernando Valley Business Journal)
2016
- FGC Photo (Forbes)
- Forbes 30 under 30 In The Energy Sector (Forbes)
- SWIMMER MAKES FORBES '30 UNDER 30′ LIST FOR CLEAN TECH STARTUP (Swim Swam)
- CWRU swimmer no fish out of water in business world (Observer)
2015
- From the White House to his own lab in Glennan's basement (Observer)
- With NASA in the class, LaunchHouse graduates ready to launch in new direction (Plain Dealer)
- #JovenExtraordinarioGQ: Felipe Gómez del Campo (GQ Mexico)
2014
2017
- Jaswig, a highly ergonomic puzzle (Homemade Stories)
- Jaswig's Journey into the Business of Standing Desks (Paste)
- Teachers welcome standing desks in the classroom (CNN Money)
2016
- Q&A: Mathias Ellegiers, co-founder of Jaswig (Crains Cleveland Business)
- Digital Manufacturing and Breaking Bad Habits (Equities.com)
- Legacy equipment still hinders digital manufacturing (Marketplace - APM)
2015
- The StandUp: A standing desk for both kids and adults (Gizmag)
- Hey, Daphne, what’s a… Jaswig (The Devil Strip)?
- JASWIG: Height-adjustable, wooden standing desk for everyone (TrendsSoul)
- A Standing Desk For Kids, To Help Change Sitting Culture (There's An Adult Size, Too) (Fast Company CoExist)
- Standing desk for kids: Jaswig's StandUp lets children sit or stand while working (Today Show - Money)
- Gents bedrijf wil scholieren meer laten rechtstaan (De Standaard)
- Gentse start-up lanceert oplossing voor ongezonde werkhouding: Jaswig (Bloovi)
- Rechtstaan in de klas is goed voor gezondheid en concentratie (Het Nieuwsblad)
- Gents-Amerikaanse start-up wil met statafels zorgen voor fittere medewerkers (Oost-Vlaaderen)
- Avoid sitting too much with standing desk (WKYC)
- Exploradio: Stand up desks help kids learn on their feet (WKSU)
2017
- Beauty and the invisible beast (Medium)
- Engineer and entrepreneur Xyla Foxlin Stars in Micrsoft Commercials (CWRU Daily)
- Can trade shows work in a digital age? (Crain's Cleveland Business)
- Parihug is a toy that lets you feel the hug and heartbeat of a loved one (e27)
- The stuffed animal that'll hug your kids from afar launches on Kickstarter (The Verge)
- Parihug selected to join UBS Project Entrepreneur Class of 2017 (UBS Project Entrepreneur)
- Female Founder? Here's advice from Project Entrepreneur (Huffington Post)
- College student creates lovable stuffed animal that hugs back (Babble)
- Most Interesting People 2017: Xyla Foxlin (Cleveland Magazine)
- This is what an engineer looks like (Career Zoo)
- Meet the 12 finalists at ShowStoppers' LaunchIt startup competition at CES (TechCrunch)
- 'Parihug' stuffed bear makes it possible to send hugs (DailyMail)
- Need A Hug? Parihug Has You Covered [CES 2017] (Nibletz)
- 10 most oddly awesome gadgets this year (USAToday)
- Send hugs through the internet using these cute stuffed animals (Mashable)
- Crain's Twenty in their 20s (Crain's Cleveland Business)
2016
- The Story of a Digital Teddy Bear Shows How College Learning Is Changing (Chronicle of Higher Education)
- Technology can be cute (Gadget Gestures)
- Parihug At CES 2016: The Stuffed Teddy Bears That Provide Virtual Hugs Over Long Distances (Medical Daily)
- Hugs from entrepreneurs: Student's business creates interactive teddy bears (Observer)
- 5 questions with teddy bear Parihug teen co-founder Xyla Foxlin (photos) (Plain Dealer)
- CWRU student wins SXSW Tech Fest award for hugging teddy bears (photos) (Plain Dealer)
- Cultivating Coders, MentorMint, Parihug Win Tech.Co's SXSW 'Startup of the Year' Pitch Competition (Tech Co)
- CWRU student wins SXSW Tech Fest award for hugging teddy bears (TechOhio)
- Could One of These 7 College Dorm Startups Be the Next Facebook? (Time / Money)
- CWRU student invents modern teddy bear (WKYC)
- Hugs on with the Pairhug Bear (Yahoo Tech)
2017
- Concussion Testing Goes Mobile (Cleveland Magazine)
- Better Concussion Detection (Penn State)
- Sophomore entrepreneur wins grand prize in 'Shark Tank' - style competition (Penn State News)
- 3 Lancaster Catholic grads unveil device they believe detects concussions in 30 seconds (Lancaster Online)
- Reflexion Edge: A New Idea for Concussion Assessment (MedGadget)
- A game of 'Whac-A-Mole' can tell if you are concussed (Engadget)
2016
2017
- Local technology startups weigh a westward move (Crain's Cleveland Business)
- The morality of market research in the age of artificial intelligence (GRBN)
- ReMesh (CrunchBase)
2016
- CWRU student software startup company secures $1 million in angel investment (CWRU Daily)
- Remesh, a IIeX Competition Winner, Is Poised To Disrupt Qual Research (Green Book)
- Barclays launches Rise global community and its first US Accelerator (The Financial)
- TechniCLE Speaking 2016 set for Thursday (Plain Dealer)
2015
- Barclays FinTech accelerator in New York unites blockchain and artificial intelligence startups (New York Business Journal)
- Meet the Barclays Accelerator Powered by Techstars Class of 2015 (TechStars)
- Cleveland tech startup Remesh joins Barclays accelerator program in NYC (Plain Dealer)
- Taking Cleveland's entrepreneurial community to a higher level (Freshwater CLE)
- StartMart growing companies in the CLE (WKYC)
- This NYC Startup Will Help You Become a More Informed and Better Citizen (Alley Watch)
- Cleveland-based Remesh gains acceptance into Barclays Accelerator (Crain's CLE)
2017
- CWRU student startup RVS Rubber Solutions finalist in prestigious international ... (CWRU Daily)
- Case student startup competing for $50k prize in Clean Energy Challenge (Plain Dealer)
- Case startup RVS Rubber Solutions wins $50,000 Cleantech University Prize... (Plain Dealer)
- One of eight startups competing in Midwest regional Clean Energy Challenge (CWRU Daily)
2016
2015
- Case Western senior Cal Al-Dhubaib is competing for 2015 Global Student Entrepreneur of the Year (Plain Dealer)
- Senior Cal Al-Dhubaib named finalist for Entrepreneurs Organization's 2015 Global Student Entrepreneur of the Year (CWRU Daily)
- Student entrepreneurs compete in 2015 Spartan Challenge for more than $20,000 in start-up funds, mentoring (CWRU Daily)
- Student, entrepreneur Cal Al-Dhubaib talks about the benefits of relocating to the Health-Tech Corridor (CWRU Daily)
- Senior qualifies for international student entrepreneur competition (CWRU Daily)
- Triple Analytics Pushes Personalized Medicine Into The Future (TechOhio)
- Health-tech corridor vision is becoming a reality (FreshWater CLE)
2014
- Undergraduate student places second in national entrepreneurial competition (CWRU Daily)
- Student Khalid Al-Dhubaib took first place at the Regional Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (CWRU Daily)
- CWRU student wins award for health care business (CWRU Observer)
- UM student wins regional entrepreneurial contest (Sun Sentinel)