The half-billion-dollar idea
While at MIT, alumnus Todd Zion developed an insulin product that ultimately drew the attention of a pharmaceutical giant.
Six faculty recognized for Russian engagement
Institute names inaugural Skolkovo Foundation Professors.
Students have engineering on the brain
MIT class offers student teams a chance to create business ventures based on neurotechnology research.
MicroRNA detection on the cheap
MIT alumni’s startup provides rapid, cost-effective microRNA profiling, which is beneficial for diagnosing diseases.
New grants help amplify impact of MIT IDEAS Global Challenge teams
Student-led entrepreneurship supported by new Venture Grants
From biotech to high-tech
Newer Kendall Square firms attribute their success to innovative ideas — and to location, location, location.
Birthplace of biotech
Successful tech and biotech companies founded by MIT entrepreneurs thrive in adjacent Kendall Square, where innovation and intellectual capital abound.
Fostering an innovation ecosystem
MIT President L. Rafael Reif and others discuss ways to support Kendall Square’s burgeoning innovation culture.
MIT researchers develop solar-to-fuel roadmap for crystalline silicon
New analysis points the way to optimizing efficiency of an integrated system for harvesting sunlight to make storable fuel.
Q&A: U.S. immigration policy and entrepreneurship
MIT’s Bill Aulet, Danielle Guichard-Ashbrook and Edward Roberts discuss the challenges facing foreign-born entrepreneurs under U.S. immigration policy.
Students examine Russian networks in action
MIT-Russia program sends 12 students to Moscow as part of “Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Networks” IAP course
MIT report identifies keys to new American innovation
From ‘Main Street’ firms to multinationals, improvements possible in funding of research, collaboration among manufacturers.
Scaling Development Ventures conference goes digital in face of storm
Speakers and attendees from around world convene online to share lessons learned on the path to 'scaling-up' products and services for global social impact.