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2. Tech Runway
FAU Tech Runway is a South Florida public-private partnership that serves as a hub to accelerate technology development and incubate startup companies. This incubation and acceleration happens in
a 28,000-square-foot collaborative working space that provides entrepreneurs with a complete ecosystem to house, educate, mentor and fund their companies from origination through venture funding. Since its inception in 2014, FAU Tech Runway has launched and served 93 startup companies, which collectively have raised more than $95.3 million in capital, created nearly 587 jobs and generated more than $109.9 million in sales revenue.
Website: fau.edu/techrunway
3. Office of Corporate Engagement
The Office of Corporate Engagement seeks to provide companies, from start-ups to international corporations, with resources and collaborative opportunities that are tailored to industry needs. The office works with companies to create customized partnership portfolios that include sponsored research agreements, IP licensing, innovative technologies, faculty expertise, access to core facilities and state-or-the-art analytical equipment, internships and student recruitment. Acting as a one-stop shop, the Office of Corporate Engagement coordinates initiatives
and project across a number of FAU offices, including the Division of Research, FAU Foundation, and the FAU Career Center.
Website: fau.edu/research/corporate-engagement
3. FAU Wave
FAU Wave is an undergraduate applied research and entrepreneurial competition challenging students across the university in an effort to catalyze solutions to real world problems. The competition provides seed funding for undergraduate students to develop proposed projects. The top three student projects take home a cash prize.
Website: fau.edu/research/fau-wave/
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