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February 12, 2026

Saving Lives in the Critical Minutes: How SelSym Biotech is Transforming Trauma Care

As hospitals close and access to trauma care becomes increasingly limited, especially in rural communities, the window to save lives after severe injury continues to narrow. This is where SelSym…
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February 10, 2026

Stitching the Pieces Together

Since she was young, Annie Hoyt (Fashion Textile Management ‘25) had a passion for sewing. At 14, she started her first business, Annie Elizabeth, making A-line reversible dresses for young…
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February 02, 2026

Build Your Business with the Andrews Launch Accelerator

Stop spinning your wheels and start scaling your business with support from the NC State Entrepreneurship Clinic’s Andrew Launch Accelerator (ALA). Funded through the NC State Acceleration fund — made…
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January 23, 2026

Purpose within the Pitch: Megan Aljian and Forest Found

Curly blonde hair, a humble demeanor and eyes that show a determination not to compete for the world — but to change it for the better. Megan Aljian did not…
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January 21, 2026

Living and Launching: Exploring Life at AEV

The Albright Entrepreneurs Village (AEV), located on Centennial Campus, is NC State’s living and learning community for student entrepreneurs. The village offers sophomore students and above a residential experience that…
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January 14, 2026

KANU Signal Cup Champions: Juleysi Rosario’s Path to First Place

After a grueling 13-hour drive and a setback at another pitch competition, Juleysi Rosario and her sisters refused to let disappointment define them. The KANU Signal Cup became their chance…
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December 23, 2025

2025: A Year in Review

Just like that, 2025 has come to a close. But what a great year it has been for entrepreneurship at NC State. Steve Markham, executive director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship,…
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December 19, 2025

Celebrating Success at the 2025 WIN Holiday Party

NC State’s Wolfpack Investor Network (WIN) held its annual holiday party on the evening of Monday, December 8, 2025, at the Carolina Exotic Car Club in Raleigh, where WIN members…
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December 10, 2025

Ishita Pai Raikar: Innovation at the Intersection of People and Technology

Originally from India, Ishita Pai Raiker spent eight years in Singapore before moving to the United States. She stepped onto NC State’s campus ready to explore, learn and grow. Graduating…
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December 09, 2025

Paul Gorman’s Journey Through Engineering and Entrepreneurship

For most of Paul Gorman’s life, NC State was someone else’s anecdote, always feeling just out of reach for him. After more than a decade of exploring other paths, he…
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December 01, 2025

Entrepreneurship in Veterinary Medicine

After working a desk job for a few years, Cathy Mittenson became interested in finding a career that let her be outside. Between a love for science and growing up…
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November 25, 2025

Powering Up a Startup

Three NC State College of Engineering students entered the Engineering Entrepreneurs Program with an idea to make fleet vehicles more efficient and sustainable. Micah Ulrich (B.S. Mechanical Engineering ‘19, M.S.…

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