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Past Newsletters
January 2021
Invent Oregon receives a new $1 million funding grant while the Cleantech Challenge announces its newest finalists for 2021. PSU's commitment to sustainability is explored through its partnership with local non-profit, VertueLab and supported startups: Diatomix and Blake Automotives.
December 2020
Six teams of student innovators present their startups as part of the Center of Entrepreneurship's new Cube initiative. Two PSU researchers and a PSBA startup discuss about their innovations in medicine and medical device technology. And a guide to the three branches which comprise Propel, PSU's hub for innovation.
October 2020
PSU innovations and startups blossom thanks to support from the University Venture Development Fund. Meanwhile, the non-profit Reclaiming Future's pursues licensing for their new tool Here to Help. PSBA companies IRPI and PDX Code Guild are also profiled within this issue.
August 2020
A year in review: A look back at Propel's first year to celebrate how the Portland State Business Accelerator, the Center for Entrepreneurship, and Innovation & Intellectual Property have supported innovators and entrepreneurs from within the university and beyond.
July 2020
In the PSU Business Accelerator, one company looks to pioneer wildfire detection technology while another solves complex problems in the power, energy, and electric motor industries. Meanwhile, teams converge for the annual Invent Oregon competition.
June 2020
Even a global pandemic has no way of stopping Cleantech Challenge participants Open Source Rocket Academy from taking top prize. Includes profiles of Business Accelerator companies Captis Biotech and Iflipd and an exploration of the innovative design behind the Sage Classroom.
May 2020
Companies-in-residence Titania Purification and Ventacity Systems work to create a more sustainable future as members of the PSU Business Accelerator. The Cleantech challenge prepares to hold its annual competition online for the first time!
March 2020
A Portland-based startup develops novel magnetic devices for use in transportation and green energy production. Another reimagines lead medical aprons using new applications of the element bismuth.