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Summer with Skandy Blog Series: Choose it Well
About Summer with Skandy This blog is part of the Summer with Skandy series, highlighting the experiences of participants in the Skandalaris Center for Interdisciplinary Innovation and Entrepreneurship’s summer programs at Washington University in St. Louis. Throughout the summer, Launchpad founders, Launchpad interns,… -
Summer with Skandy Blog Series: Netty’s Juicery
Netty’s Juicery: Closing the Nutrition Gap Through Wellness Innovation Authors: Rahul Sharma & Hansini Mahajan Ninety percent of people in the United States struggle with meeting their daily recommended intake of fresh fruits and vegetables. Although cold-pressed juice helps with… -
Summer with Skandy Blog Series: VertiGreens
About Summer with Skandy This blog is part of the Summer with Skandy series, highlighting the experiences of participants in the Skandalaris Center for Interdisciplinary Innovation and Entrepreneurship’s summer programs at Washington University in St. Louis. Throughout the summer, Launchpad founders, Launchpad interns,… -
Summer with Skandy Explores Innovation at Cortex Commons
As part of the Summer with Skandy professional development series, Launchpad founders and Skandalaris Internship Program (SkIP) participants stepped beyond the classroom and into the heart of St. Louis’ innovation ecosystem with a visit to Cortex Commons. The afternoon combined… -
Skandalaris Founder Earns Second Place at DePaul University’s Pitch Madness
The Skandalaris Center for Interdisciplinary Innovation and Entrepreneurship is proud to celebrate Lilly Ortiz (BA ’27), who earned Second Place at DePaul University’s 9th Annual University Pitch Madness, a premier collegiate startup competition that brings together student entrepreneurs from universities… -
Summer with Skandy Blog Series: Kre8 Spaces
About Summer with Skandy This blog is part of the Summer with Skandy series, highlighting the experiences of participants in the Skandalaris Center for Interdisciplinary Innovation and Entrepreneurship’s summer programs at Washington University in St. Louis. Throughout the summer, Launchpad founders, Launchpad interns,… -
Summer with Skandy Blog Series: Euno
About Summer with Skandy This blog is part of the Summer with Skandy series, highlighting the experiences of participants in the Skandalaris Center for Interdisciplinary Innovation and Entrepreneurship’s summer programs at Washington University in St. Louis. Throughout the summer, Launchpad… -
Finding the Right Fit: Talia Goldfarb Shares Lessons on Product-Market Fit
Successful businesses don’t start with perfect products—they start with a deep understanding of the problem they’re trying to solve. As part of the Skandalaris Center’s summer programming, interns and founders heard from entrepreneur and social worker Talia Goldfarb, founder of… -
WashU Startups Take the National Stage at Midwest Deep Tech Demo Day
Several Washington University in St. Louis-affiliated startups represented the university at the 2026 Midwest Deep Tech Demo Day in San Francisco, joining 40 ventures from leading research institutions across the Midwest to showcase breakthrough technologies to investors, industry leaders, and… -
From Problems to Possibilities: Skandalaris Summer Cohort Tackles Real-World Challenges at Summer Hackathon
On June 17, students and founders participating in the Skandalaris Center’s summer programming came together for an afternoon of collaboration, creativity, and problem-solving during the Summer Hackathon. Unlike traditional hackathons that focus on hypothetical scenarios, this year’s event challenged participants…
