Business and management

Members of The Engine's Board of Directors and Investment Advisory Committee at The Engine headquarters in Central Square (from left to right): Katie Rae, Robert Kraft, israel Ruiz, Anantha Chandrakasan, Linda Pizzuti Henry, Amir Nashat, Sue Siegel, David Fialkow, Jeremy Wertheimer, Brad Powell, Felipe Chico, and Jonathan Kraft.

The Engine closes its first fund for over $150 million

MIT’s new accelerator will now focus on selecting startups.

April 6, 2017

Bill Aulet teaches an MIT Sloan Executive Education entrepreneurship course.

Wisdom gleaned from data and behavioral economics

In a follow-up to his popular "Disciplined Entrepreneurship," MIT Sloan Senior Lecturer Bill Aulet provides new insights for entrepreneurs.

April 3, 2017

In a study of 365,000 NIH grants — nearly every NIH grant awarded for 27 years — researchers found that 31 percent produce articles that are later cited by patents in the biomedical sector.

Study: NIH funding generates large numbers of private-sector patents

New research shows large spillover from the lab to commercial activity.

March 30, 2017

Ash Carter, speaking at MIT in April 2016

Ash Carter to serve as MIT visiting innovation fellow

Former Secretary of Defense will work with students and researchers from School of Engineering and Sloan School of Management.

March 29, 2017

Modo Labs’ platform is being used by 200 universities and colleges, as well as Fortune 500 companies and hospitals worldwide, reaching millions of users.

Apps created for everyone, by anyone

Platform created to power MIT mobile app is being used widely by colleges, businesses, and hospitals.

March 21, 2017

At this weekend’s New Space Age Conference, private space industry entrepreneurs and innovators descended on MIT’s campus to showcase their novel commercial ideas and innovations that could help humanity explore space and benefit people here on Earth.

Commercial space: Can we privatize our way to the stars?

Annual conference explores the rise and distant future of the private space industry.

March 14, 2017

MIT graduate programs earn top marks from US News

Graduate engineering and economics programs are No. 1 in the nation; MIT Sloan is No. 4.

March 14, 2017

Bevi is a smart beverage-dispensing machine — made with high-quality components inspired by medical devices — that filters and adds carbonation and customizable flavors to tap water in offices, gyms, and hotels.

The next-generation water cooler

Smart flavored-beverage machines are persuading consumers nationwide to ditch their plastic bottles.

March 8, 2017

MIT rates No. 1 in 12 subjects in 2017 QS World University Rankings

MIT ranked within the top 5 for 19 of 46 subject areas.

March 8, 2017

Recent IDM presentations included one team's proposal for reducing and reusing waste in the production of Camper Shoes.

Constraints and viewpoints

The Integrated Design and Management Program blends creativity, analysis, and empathy.

March 7, 2017

MIT Professor Stephen Ross speaks at the 2013 MIT Sloan Master of Finance convocation.

Professor Stephen Ross, inventor of arbitrage pricing theory, dies at 73

Ross, who joined the MIT Sloan School of Management in 1997, relished the practical use of finance theory.

March 6, 2017

"This initiative is something that is right at the heart of what MIT stands for," said Professor Thomas Kochan, moderator for the launch event of a new project known as Mens et Manus America. "We believe in solving important problems, contributing collectively wherever we can."

Mens et Manus America initiative launches with documentary event

Over 200 students and faculty attend kickoff as SHASS and Sloan begin an exploration of current U.S. social, political, economic challenges.

March 3, 2017

“We found that companies with high leverage around 2006 ended up laying off more people,” says Xavier Giroud, the Ford International Career Development Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management and co-author of a new study that sheds further light on the Great Recession.

The corporate debt trap

Study: Firms that owed more also laid off more workers during the 2007-2009 recession.

March 2, 2017

MIT Global Entrepreneur Bootcamp alumnus Yen Pei Tay has enjoyed startup success with his Simplify app.

From MIT Global Entrepreneurship Bootcamp to boomtown

An MIT global entrepreneur launches one of the world's most innovative companies.

February 15, 2017

Katie Rae has been named The Engine's president and CEO and managing partner of its first investment fund.

The Engine names startup and investing veteran Katie Rae as president and CEO

MIT’s new startup accelerator also announces its Board of Directors and Investment Advisory Committee.

February 13, 2017

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