Propel Newsletters

Propel welcomes Arsh Haque as the new director of the PSBA. Meanwhile, two PSU startups (Lite Devices and AirOmatix) lay a foundation to commercialize their technologies through participating in the WSU I-Corps program. Explore PSU resources for entrepreneurs: the Electronics Prototyping Lab and the CE’s Cube program.

Electerro claims first prize at Invent Oregon Collegiate Challenge, taking home $10,000 for their prototype. Includes profiles of Business Accelerator companies Stark Street Materials and Edgewise Therapeutics and a look at the Oregon Bioscience Organization which represents 1,000 companies, labs and institutions.

See the impact of PSU technologies and programs around the world with an interactive map. This issue highlights PSBA company APDM, which develops novel technologies that enable the scientific community to conduct high-quality movement science. Includes takeaways from the Cleantech Challenge and an intro to new members of the CE team.

The Cleantech Challenge and Invent Oregon Challenge prepare to launch. Inside, we take a look at the 10 year legacy of online learner support system, Learner Web and highlight two PSBA companies-in-residence looking to impact the worlds of embedded camera systems (SightLine) and big data (Tura.io).

The Center for Entrepreneurship welcomes new Special Events Manager, Abigail Van Gelder. Meanwhile, a Portland startup (Magwire) looks to use PSU technology to improve flexible displays in touch devices and a PSBA company-in-residence (Aquastry) works to help companies reclaim and reuse their wastewater. 

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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!

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.