TechPoint Mira Awards to Cap Notre Dame’s IDEA Week

Since 2018, IDEA Week has offered the South Bend-Elkhart region a week of innovation, opportunity and entertainment that has become a must-see event for anyone involved or interested in the latest innovations coming out of the University of Notre Dame and the surrounding region.   This year, for the first time, the event widens its reach […]

NearWave Imager wins Innovation of the Year Mira Award

South Bend, Ind.-based NearWave won the award for Innovation of the Year during TechPoint’s 22nd annual Mira Awards gala honoring the best of tech in Indiana.  What began as a class project for two PhD students at the University of Notre Dame, is now a potential game-changer in the fight against breast cancer that will […]
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Notre Dame, Elevate Ventures see no slippery slope in Frost Control Systems investment

South Bend startup Frost Control Systems, supported by Elevate Ventures and Notre Dame's IDEA Center, shows why South Bend's tech community is on the rise.

Notre Dame IDEA Center helps startups de-risk and take off

In its first 12 months of operation, Notre Dame's IDEA Center launched 27 startups and recently announced a $22 million seed fund for faculty, student, alumni and community startups.