Startup Companies
Portland is home to a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem. From food carts to high tech industries, dedicated entrepreneurs, innovators, and investors are shaping the social, environmental, and economic future of the Metropolitan region and the world beyond. As a public, urban-serving research university, PSU is in a position to engage with the community to help foster the development of a better tomorrow.
In keeping with our mission to promote the use and increase the impact of PSU innovations, IIP is proud to work with researchers and innovators with an entrepreneurial spirit interested in turning their work into a new company. Read about how some of the exciting companies PSU researchers and innovators have started are working to improve lives and translate their work into direct impact.
SWEET Sense Inc.
Integrating data acquisition technology to support a more sustainable environment while continuing to innovate exciting technology with a focus on socially-redeeming values.
Hawthorne Materials Corp.
Developing state of the art x-ray contrast agents for use in the medical field.
Virtual Device Technologies
Enabling effective, inexpensive, and convenient virtual prototyping for developers of software and electronic devices.
Elex Biotech
A Portland biotech startup is designing and developing drugs to help those suffering from cardiovascular disease.
DesignMedix
A PSU startup is designing the next generation of hybrid drugs to overcome drug resistance in infectious diseases.
