Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E)

NPR’s Chris Arnold reports on Quanttus, an MIT startup that is developing wearable devices aimed at quantifying human health.

CNN Money reporter Lauren Everitt interviews MIT graduate Amrita Siagal, who co-founded Saathi, a social enterprise startup that provides low-cost sanitary napkins and jobs to women in rural India. Saathi was recently selected as the winner of the Harvard New Venture Competition.

WBUR’s Andrea Shea visits the offices of MIT startup Echo Nest, which develops recommendation platforms for music streaming sites. The company was recently acquired by Spotify.

CNBC reporter Paul Einstein writes about MIT spinoff Terrafugia, which is working on developing a flying car.  “The four-seater would be capable of vertical takeoffs and landings,” writes Epstein.

“A series of three studies reveals that investors prefer pitches from male entrepreneurs over those from female entrepreneurs, even when the content of the pitches is identical,” writes Carmen Nobel of Forbes on the findings of a new paper co-authored by Professor Fiona Murray.

In an op-ed for The National Interest magazine, MIT president emerita Susan Hockfield writes that "there is no better way to precipitate growth than investing in innovation."  

The Boston area is seeing a boom in startups that specialize in the use of artificial intelligence to more effectively market to consumers, writes Michael Fitzgerald for Boston Magazine. Fitzgerald writes about the startups, experts, and technologies from MIT that have helped to initiate this renaissance.

Caroline Pugh interviews Kevin Rustagi, MIT alumnus and entrepreneur, for The Huffington Post. Rustagi, two-years out of college, has already founded two companies and worked for Apple where he helped to design the speakers for the iPhone 5.

USA Today reporter Kelly Whiteside highlights Professor Hugh Herr’s work developing bionic prosthetic limbs that emulate the function of natural limbs. Herr developed a bionic leg that allowed Boston Marathon bombing survivor Adrianne Haslet-Davis to dance again.

Writing for Forbes, Leo King reports that an autonomous robotic submarine developed by MIT startup Bluefin Robotics is being deployed in the search for Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370.

Dennis Keohane of The Boston Globe writes about the recipients of this year’s Lemelson-MIT National Collegiate Student Prize Competition.

John Roach reports for NBC News that graduate student David Sengeh was selected as a recipient of the 2014 Lemelson-MIT National Collegiate Student Prize Competition. Sengeh was selected for his work on an innovative socket that makes prosthetic limbs more comfortable and functional for amputees.

The Daily Beast reporter Mike Miesen looks at Sanergy, a company founded by MIT students that manufactures and distributes toilets designed for urban environments with poor sewage infrastructure. The model could improve sanitation in dense urban areas without adequate waste removal.

In a Bloomberg TV appearance, Professor Fiona Murray explains her latest research that shows how the gender gap plays into venture capital funding. Murray also discusses ways to encourage females to pursue careers in science and technology.

During a HuffPost Live panel discussion, Professor Fiona Murray speaks about her new research that shows venture capitalists prefer attractive men to women when funding new startups. In addition to Murray, the panel featured leading female entrepreneurs and journalists.