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Wugen, a St. Louis biotech firm in the clinical stages of developing a drug for a rare form of cancer, has closed a $115 million Series C funding round. The startup, based in the Cortex Innovation District, was created through

As a biomedical engineering student, Lili Hostetler (SI and MBA ’24) noticed her peers focusing on developing the latest technology but felt they often overlooked the affordability of the devices they created. This realization prompted her to pursue a different

Barti, a startup co-founded by WashU alum Colton Calandrella (BSBA ’17), recently secured a $12 million Series A funding round. The company is developing AI-powered software that empowers eye care practices to transform the provider and patient experience. As the

The Startup World Cup is the largest global startup conference and pitch competition, where over 70 cities send their champion teams to the San Francisco Grand Finale to compete for a $1,000,000 investment prize. The St. Louis regional competition started

This summer, I had the incredible opportunity to intern with Phoenix Biomedical, a startup working to increase accessibility in prosthetic care by creating a modular below-the-knee prosthetic. Phoenix’s mission is to make adaptable, affordable prosthetics that will change the way