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New Venture Competition 2024 Winner GuideGuard

The 2025 GW New Venture Competition Awards Funds for Startup Visions

April 14, 2025

The nationally recognized NVC awarded over $100,000 to winners from the GW community in its 17th year.

NVC Winners 2024 Oncovana

What’s the Big Idea? Oncovana Guides Cancer Patients to Fertility Preservation Options

February 7, 2025

Milken Institute School of Public Health doctoral students created a prototype platform connecting patients to cancer centers and fertility clinics.

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Farewell and the Best of New Beginnings: Kate Heath

November 19, 2024

On behalf of the entire team at the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and all the students, faculty and partners who know her, I would like to bid a fond farewell to our friend and colleague, Kate Heath, our Director of Student Entrepreneurship...

Andy's Pizza sponsors OIE

Andy's Pizza Sponsors GW OIE

September 24, 2024

“DC's best pizza and DC's best University, is there a better pairing than that?" said Andy Brown, founder of Andy’s Pizza, commenting on their sponsorship of the GW Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OIE)...

Bob Smith Korea Innovation Center

Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Continues Its Global Reach

September 12, 2024

Effort is highlighted by an annual Tech Frontier program, in collaboration with the Korean Innovation Center, hosted at GW.

Liz Clayborne

What’s the Big Idea? NasaClip Stops the Bleeding

August 20, 2024

GW alumna Liz Clayborne created a nosebleed rescue device to prevent trips to the emergency room.

Jim Chung

Jim Chung Reflects on 14 Years at GW's Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

July 18, 2024

As I reflect on my 14-year tenure founding and leading the GW Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, I feel immense pride and gratitude...

Bob Smith & Jim Chung

Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Celebrates Impact and Looks to the Future

July 16, 2024

Bob Smith will take the reins from Jim Chung, who built OIE into a globally recognized program during his 14-year tenure as leader.

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OIE Alumni Feature: Dulceology

NVC 2019 Winner & Dulceology co-founder, Edith Leiva, reflects on building a business and the resources at OIE she utilized

July 9, 2024

In 2019, Edith Leiva was a GW masters student studying design at the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design when she found out about the New Venture Competition...