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= Campus Overview =

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Saint Louis University is a Catholic, Jesuit Institution With Campuses In St. Louis, Missouri and Madrid, Spain. Slu Values Academic Excellence, Life-Changing Research, Compassionate Health Care, And A Strong Commitment To Faith And Service. For 200 Years, The University Has Gone Beyond Teaching Facts And Figures, Encouraging Students To Form Ideas And Identities. Today, Slu Students Are Nearly 13,000 Strong, Seeking To Mold Their Lives Into Something Stronger. The University Has Invested Vast Resources To Advance Academic Programs And Enhance The Student Experience. Slu Also Is A Major Research Institution Where Premier Researchers Tackle Local And Global Challenges. And The University's Commitment To Community Service Has Earned It National Acclaim And Bolstered Its Status As A Character-Building College.In Slu's Classrooms, Ethics, Spirituality And Compassion Are Fundamental, No Matter What The Subject. More Than 80 Of Slu's Courses Integrate Service Into Academics. And This Spirit Pervades Campus; Slu Students, Faculty And Staff Provide More Than A Million Service Hours Each Year.

The Mission Of Saint Louis University Is The Pursuit Of Truth For The Greater Glory Of God And For The Service Of Humanity. The University Seeks Excellence In The Fulfillment Of Its Corporate Purposes Of Teaching, Research, Health Care And Service To The Community. It Is Dedicated To Leadership In The Continuing Quest For Understanding Of God's Creation And For The Discovery, Dissemination And Integration Of The Values, Knowledge And Skills Required To Transform Society In The Spirit Of The Gospels. As A Catholic, Jesuit University, This Pursuit Is Motivated By The Inspiration And Values Of The Judeo-Christian Tradition And Is Guided By The Spiritual And Intellectual Ideals Of The Society Of Jesus.

==== Business School ====

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The John Cook School Of Business Has A Long-Standing History Of Creating Successful Business Leaders. As The Oldest Business School West Of The Mississippi River, In The Heart Of A Large Metropolitan Area, The School Offers Highly Ranked Business Programs And Is Well Connected And Respected In The Business Community.

==== College of Engineering ====

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Saint Louis University's Parks College Of Engineering, Aviation And Technology Offers Aviation Degrees And Engineering Degree Programs That Enable Students To Study These Technical Disciplines In A Traditional University Setting. As The First Federally-Recognized Flight School, Parks College Has A Rich History Of Creating Well-Rounded Leaders In Aviation And Engineering Fields Such As Civil, Electrical, Computer, Mechanical, Biomedical And Aerospace.

=== Entrepreneurship Center ===

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The Goal Of Saint Louis University’s Entrepreneurship Center Is To Help Entrepreneurs Combine Their Business Passion With The Planning Skills Taught In A World-Class Institution, To Produce High-Performing Organizations. Our Mission Is: To Deliver And Develop World-Class Entrepreneurship Education For All.Students are made to exercise their minds and creativity, just as they would with their bodies. they help the ability to work with people who are different from me, and it helps in discussion, commercializing advances in science and engineering for social benefit.

The Center for Entrepreneurship connects entrepreneurs through networking, peer mentoring and other resources to help develop a successful business. We sponsor the following networking and mentoring programs:

*Institute for Private Business (IPB) 
*Entrepreneurial Alumni Hall of Fame 
*Entrepreneurship Spotlight 
*Technology Transfer 
*iScholars 
*MedLaunch 
*SLU Law Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic 
*CMA Family Business Speaker Series 
*John Cook School of Business Student Clubs 
*SLU Entrepreneurship Club 
*Billicon Valley 

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=== Promoting Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship ===

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Innovation and Entrepreneurship is a key part of Parks College of Engineering. The KEEN Foundation has helped introduce the entrepreneurial mindset by encouraging the Weekly Innovation Challenges and by sponsoring the iScholars( Innovation Scholars) Program. The iScholars program, where students learn by leading, is funded by the Kern Family Foundation – Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network  (KEEN). The program promotes the entrepreneurial mindset learning across campus while engaging students in different roles and activities, such as: community outreach, innovation leadership, creative thinking and entrepreneurial projects.

=== Encouraging Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship ===

The faculty here at Saint Louis University does an excellent job of encouraging innovation and entrepreneurship within the classroom and around campus. Saint Louis University’s engineering school is part of the KEEN network. The KEEN network focuses on encouraging entrepreneurship throughout the engineering curriculum. KEEN also sponsors a group called iScholars that focuses on product design and marketing throughout each school year. The head of mechanical and aerospace engineering is a big advocate of this program and incorporates many of the KEEN ideals into the programs. We have many other professors that have this same outlook on incorporating these values into class.
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=== Actively Supporting the University Technology Transfer Function ===

Technology Transfer promotes and supports the research enterprise at the University by creating relationships with the private sector to develop, protect, transfer and commercialize research results for the public benefit.

Our university goals are to:

•Facilitate the transfer of University-developed research results to industry for commercialization through licensing or start-up company development

•Secure patent protection for the creative efforts of the University community

•Educate the university community on the latest topics and trends in intellectual property sector

Through our research we discovered our incubator space and startup venture space were T-Rex, CIC and Fredsparks. Our seed funding resource is Billiken angels network and our venture assistance is Rose.
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=== Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration ===

Internship and co-op opportunities for students, to helping the industry with continuing education, to research collaboration, the college focuses on building industry relations. The college not only wants to work with connections in the surrounding St. Louis area, but also wants to work with industry worldwide to strengthen its programs. Collaborations and relationships with companies around the world to enhance their industry network. Faculty work on grants with industry organizations, alumni connect with the college and continuing education is growing, with recent courses in civil engineering offered.

Through our research we discovered the technology part and wet lab space which were CIC, Space Systems Lab and Tinkerlab. Our source for capital was Billiken Angels Network, Arch Grants Stadia Ventures. To help us in our mentor and advising we have Ken Harrold, Ken Harris and Dr. Doug Schwaab.

=== Engaging with Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts ===

Saint Louis University has many connections with surrounding incubators, accelerators, and centers that help startups. Here at Saint Louis, we have connections with an incubator called the CIC and they allow many of our student groups to come to their building and work there. We also have mentors from a design company called FredSparks. FredSparks has sent many of their employees to come and mentor design teams here at the engineering school. Besides these two companies that are involved with the school, we have many mentors that come help that come from all different backgrounds. In particular, Boeing does a great job of sending representatives to help students at Parks College of Engineering. All of these connections greatly benefit both the students and local companies in an economic sense.

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= Overview =

[[File:Startx 3.jpeg|border|right|Startx 3.jpeg]][http://startx.stanford.edu/ StartX] is an educational, non-profit program associated with Stanford University with goals to accelerate the development of top entrepreneurs through education and collective intelligence.

 This program was developed in 2011 by Cameron Teitelman and Dan Ha as a spin-off program of the Stanford Student Enterprises, which is the non-profit financial arm of the [http://www.stanford.edu/dept/registrar/bulletin1011/4813.htm Associated Students of Stanford University]. In February 2012, Silicon Valley companies contributed $400,000 towards the advancement of StartX, just prior to an $800,000 [http://www.kauffman.org/newsroom/2012/08/kauffman-foundation-announces-grant-to-startx grant awarded] in August 2012 from the [http://www.kauffman.org/ Kauffman Foundation] (a nationally recognized center for entrepreneurship and education) to again further advance the program’s success.  As of last month, Stanford University has announced its recipient status of a $3.6 million grant that will be dispersed over three years to contribute to other StartX funding sources like Stanford Hospital and Clinics.  

[http://startx.stanford.edu/apply StartX Visiting Founders Program]), applicants from any university can be accepted. This program allows for non-Stanford start-up companies to spend three months (during a summer accelerator program from June through September) in the Silicon Valley working under the mentorship and education of StartX to accelerate their developing company. The VFP companies are treated no differently from those affiliated with Stanford University, have access to all of the same resources and are offered additional financial support to offset costs of moving to Silicon Valley.

[http://startx.stanford.edu/med StartX Med] is a program within StartX focused on accelerating the development of Stanford’s top medical entrepreneurs. With a focus on advancing breakthrough healthcare technologies through StartX Med, this branch of StartX affords a unique opportunity for those seeking innovation in the medical field.  StartX partners with companies like Johnson&Johnson and Merck to foster young entrepreneurs.

StartX seeks founders at all stages.  Among their core values, it is stated that StartX puts "founders first."  Of the 331 founders so far, 136 companies have formed with a success rate of 85%.  Ten of these companies have been acquired by companies such as Google, Yahoo, etc.  The success of this program can be seen in all with which they are associated.

= Purpose =

The purpose of StartX is to accelerate the development for the highest potential of start-up founders through education and collective intelligence that strives to support start-up founders.

'''First-time Founders'''

First-time Founders will receive 1-1 mentorship and educational seminars on the topics that affect you most. First-time founders also greatly benefit from our community of founders of different stages, board of advisors, fundraising coach, etc.

Plus, all companies receive $600k+ of free resources, as well as drop-in office space, legal advice, etc.

'''Experienced Founders'''

Experienced Founders are given a peer group of other experienced founders in the same stage/role/industry, as well as educational training for their employees, and access to industry experts.

StartX also handles recruiting from Stanford University’s best students, offers PR & BD resources, and much more.

'''What else can be expect from the accelerator program?'''

StartX is a home to some of the best Stanford affiliated (and non-Stanford) founders, mentors and advisors. StartX offers tactical help & resources, experiential education, funding and a vast network of mentors, investors, and domain experts.

Through the StatX community, you can get access to 1000+ alumni founders, world class coaches and advisors, on demand access to experts, and customized educational programming based your team + industry + stage.

Plus, all companies receive $600k+ of free resources, as well as drop-in office space, legal advice, etc.

= Distinct Differences From Other Offerings =

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#StartX requires no fees
#StartX takes no equity (ZERO EQUITY) in the technologies and companies that it helps get off the ground.

= Impact Achieved For Students and Campus =

#Alphonso Labs developed the Pulse App.
#Apple, Inc. acquired WifiSlam for approximately $20 million.
#If your innovation is medically focused, a new track within StartX called StartX Med was launched in May 2012 to focus on medical-related start-up companies.
#As of 2013, StartX has helped 6 start-up companies achieve greatness.
#StartX founder’s companies have been acquired by a collection like Apple, Instragram and Yahoo, and have been featured in all major news publications, TEDtalks and Harvard Review articles.

= Steps Required To Bring Resource to Campus =
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#StartX holds three sessions per year; Fall (November - February), Spring (March - June) and Summer (June - September). ''Note:'' Applications for each session are due one month prior to each session.
#Teams typically consist of two to three founders, but all sizes are accepted. Teams come from all industries and departments (biotechnology, cleantech, hardward, medical devices, nonprofits, music, finance, IT, etc.)
#Requirements for teams considering to apply for the StartX Accelerator Program: (1) Passion in an Idea (2) Committment- this will be a full-time job (3) Good team dynamics (4) Technical Skills and Domain Expertise (4) Idea Quality
#Following a submitted application, the first round of interviews is conducted at the StartX office. (*Note: The acceptance rate to this stage alone is 10%.)  These interviews are conducted in front of a panel of judges comprising StartX mentors, venture capitalists, serial entrepreneurs and other StartX staff.
#A second round of interviews are conducted during which applicants will meet with StartX alumni and staff members who assess the team's cultural fit with the community, after which, final decisions are made.
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= University Innovation Fellow Special Opportunities =

#'''Thought Leadership Bootcamp at StartX:''' University Innovations Fellows (UIF) travel to Silicon Valley where they have the opportunity to learn how to StartX was created, and share in student-led sessions of incubator ideas and best practices. This interactive bootcamp will introduce UIFs to the customized education and opportunities available through StartX.
#'''Webinar Sessions:''' Over the course of a year, UIFs will share topics and challenges encountered on their campuses. Webinar sessions will then be organized and occur three times per year by StartX, in which feedback from the StartX community will provide recommendations, advice and solutions for the UIFs challenges.

Both of these opportunities seek to provide the most customized education for students looking to change the world.

= Contact Information =

''Pooja Garg'' (818) 297 - 7508 pooja@startx.stanford.edu

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