By Greg St. Martin March 30, 2012 A sustainable urban housing prototype, a sensor-laden shirt that tracks exercise effectiveness and an interactive computer game for people with physical disabilities were among the student and faculty research projects showcased Thursday at RISE:2012, the university’s research, innovation and scholarship expo.The event — sponsored by the Center for [...]

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by Anne-Marie Dinius, Intellectual Property Manager for Northeastern’s Center for Research Innovation Two recent legal decisions highlight the importance of exercising caution in the selection of logos, insignia, domain names and other University advertising and marketing materials.  The first of these cases involves a trademark application for the term “CRACKBERRY” that was opposed by the [...]

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March 12, 2012 — Boston, MA Two students and one alumnus are one step closer to seeing their vision become a reality.  Tom Olsen, a 2011 graduate of the College of Engineering; Preston Turk, a freshman business major; and Robert Hertig, a senior engineering major; have been chosen to receive Prototype Fund grants to help [...]

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IDEA, Northeastern’s student-run venture accelerator, announced today the start of a new Prototype Fund – a joint effort by IDEA and the Center for Research Innovation (CRI) to advance the rapidly growing entrepreneurial atmosphere at Northeastern.  The announcement came during IDEA’s standing-room-only NEXPO event, which showcases student-run businesses and entrepreneurship. “The prototype fund is a an exciting opportunity to help [...]

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CRI and the Office of the Provost are pleased to announce a “Call for Abstracts,” for this year’s RISE:2012, which will take place on Thursday, March 29th. All abstracts are due on March 1st. The event will feature more than 300 student and faculty presentations from across the University, showcasing the breadth and depth of innovative thinking at Northeastern.

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Max Kilb is a duct tape wizard, Lindsey Burke has an eye for design and Nikki Makwinski can bake almost anything in her dorm room.All three were in the Curry Student Center last Friday afternoon to sell their products and promote their new businesses at the first annual Holiday Entrepreneurs Fair.The fair — a collaboration [...]

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On November 17th, the Center for Research Innovation hosted crowd-sourcing entrepreneur Ben Kaufman of Quirky, who spoke to more than 75 students, faculty, staff and alumni at a reception designed to celebrate the entrepreneurial mindset at Northeastern University. The event was sponsored by WilmerHale. Kaufman, the 24-year-old founder and CEO of Quirky, was joined by [...]

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Ken Gordon, Partner, Goodwin Procter Bill Schnoor, Partner, Goodwin Procter On Friday morning, Bill Schnoor and Ken Gordon joined CRI for an informal breakfast where they introduced participants to a unique program at Goodwin Procter entitled Founder’s Workbench. Founder’s Workbench provides a free self-service document generator to assist entrepreneurs in forming their start-up companies.  The [...]

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Peter Osborn, Senior Associate, WilmerHale  While enjoying boxed lunches, a group of students, faculty, staff, and alumni listened to Peter Osborn of WilmerHale as he carefully detailed the protocols for setting up a business — discussing such topics as incorporation, partnerships, taxation, intellectual property, investors, and other considerations in forming a company. Participants were engaged [...]

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Jeff McCarthy, Partner at North Bridge Venture Partners Former entrepreneur-turned-venture capitalist Jeff McCarthy understands what it’s like to sit on the other side of the table.  A partner with North Bridge Venture Partners for the past 13 years, McCarthy spoke to students, faculty and alumni during Global Entrepreneurship Week, describing the challenges faced by entrepreneurs [...]

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