Brandeis Innovation

September 2023 News

Mixer Event

Brandeis Entrepreneurship Mixer

September 19, 2023 5:30 - 7pm

Are you interested in innovation and entrepreneurship? Do you have an idea for a startup or creative project?

Network, make new friends, enjoy delicious food, and learn about the innovation and entrepreneurship programs available to you as a student.

Register for the Mixer

 

Apply to I-Corps by September 19

Become a leader in the startups of tomorrow. Apply by September 19 to use your business and research skills to make a real-life impact in the Brandeis University National Science Foundation I-Corps program. Be paired with trail-blazing scientists and researchers and play a critical role in bringing new inventions to the world.

Apply to be an I-Corps Fellow

Tree for the Taking Interview

Tree for the Taking: Tuning Into Sustainability

SparkTank first-place winner Tree for the Taking works to craft innovatively sustainable guitars and accessories using waste-wood from invasive trees. Using the invasive species Tree of Heaven, they have worked with the Brandeis MakerLab, as well as participating in the Brandeis Innovation Virtual Incubator, to create a more sustainable, affordable guitar that is good for the planet

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Profiles in Innovation - Sam Aronson: Founder, Tree for the Taking.

In our ongoing series, Profiles in Innovation, we sat down with Tree for the Taking’s Sam Aronson to talk about his experiences as an entrepreneur. Learn about how you, too, can benefit from Brandeis Innovation programs as a student, faculty, staff, or alum. And hear the first guitar made the Spark-winning musical instrument startup.

Listen to the Podcast