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From WashU to the US Open: Growing SPARC and Championing Mental Performance

This past summer, I worked out of the Skandalaris Center as part of the Launchpad program, developing SPARC, our digital mental performance platform supporting athletic programs across the country. Mental performance is one of the most neglected areas in athletics, held back by

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Public company buys startup using WashU’s AI technology to assess breast cancer risk

Prognosia, a firm founded by researchers at Washington University, has been acquired by Lunit, a publicly traded AI cancer screening firm in South Korea. Led by WashU Medicine researchers Graham Colditz and Shu “Joy” Jiang, Prognosia earlier this summer received

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Revolutionizing nutrition: The WashU startup transforming vending machines with healthy choices

Back in 2013, Luke Saunders, AB ’10, founded Farmer’s Fridge, a start-up with a mission to make healthy food more accessible. Today, that company operates in more than 2,000 locations and has served 13+ million meals from its vending machines

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Inno Under 25 Awards: WashU Tennis player turns startup founder

Sergiu Celebidachi (MBA ’25), has been recognized as one of six Inno Under 25 honorees for 2025. The annual St. Louis Inno awards program for young entrepreneurs celebrates people early in their careers in innovation and entrepreneurship. Celebidachi’s startup, SPARC Sports, aims

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Inno Under 25 Awards: WashU MBA student founds two startups, seeks $3M funding for AI venture

Jeffery Clorissaint (MBA ’26) has been recognized as one of six Inno Under 25 honorees for 2025. The annual St. Louis Inno awards program for young entrepreneurs celebrates people early in their careers in innovation and entrepreneurship. Clorissaint has developed two startups, Menalated

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