USC Stevens Center News

USC Ranked #11 in Inc. Magazine’s and Fast Company’s Top 50 School for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

The University of Southern California is ranked #11 in Inc. Magazine's and Fast Company’s inaugural Ignition Schools list of the Top 50 academic institutions for Entrepreneurship and Innovation! The magazines ranked universities with the biggest global impact on business and ideas that define the future. This recognition honors top academic institutions that play a vital

2024-10-03T07:59:55-07:00September 23rd, 2024|

From Blood Tests to Brain Scans: How AI is Revolutionizing Alzheimer’s Research

Today is World Alzheimer's Day. There are more than 55 million people globally with Alzheimer’s disease. Fifty-five million that are struggling to remember. With advanced technology, there has been new hope in the fight against a devastating disease. Enter AI, a technology that famously struggles to forget. What if it could remember hundreds of thousands of

2024-09-26T12:43:43-07:00September 21st, 2024|

USC Researchers Turn the Body’s B Cells into Tiny Surveillance Machines

USC scientists and Paula Cannon, a Distinguished Professor of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, have discovered a way to turn the body’s B cells into tiny surveillance machines and antibody factories that can pump out specially designed antibodies to destroy cancer cells or HIV, two of medicine’s most

2024-08-07T12:06:46-07:00July 22nd, 2024|

USC Stevens Center Announces its First Cohort of Licensing Interns

The USC Stevens Center has revamped the innovation internship program and is thrilled to announce the first cohort of licensing interns!  Seven exceptional PhD candidates with expertise in life sciences and physical sciences and a passion for technology commercialization will work closely with the Executive Director, Dr. Erin Overstreet, and the seasoned licensing team to

2024-07-09T08:21:49-07:00June 25th, 2024|

Venture capitalist and USC alumnus Mark Stevens will begin his second tenure as a member of the USC Board of Trustees this fall. Stevens — who received an honorary doctorate from USC in 2016 — brings more than two decades of finance and investment leadership to the board in addition to a demonstrated dedication to

2024-09-30T08:57:20-07:00June 5th, 2024|

Techstars Startup Weekend: A Student’s Perspective

In early April, I got a chance to not only photograph and document the USC Techstars Startup Weekend but be an active (and winning) participant in it. Joining a team of strangers, coming up with an idea, getting our idea torn apart by mentors, and finally pitching our final product to judges all in the

2024-07-08T14:33:35-07:00May 1st, 2024|

Innovating for a Sustainable Future at USC

With Earth Month coming to a close, it’s important to reflect on the role our planet plays in our daily lives and think of ways we can be more sustainable inhabitants. Earth Day has now been celebrated globally for more than 50 years, and it acts as a time for us to come together and

2024-04-26T15:18:33-07:00April 26th, 2024|

USC Collaborates with Pre-seed Investor Techstars to Kick-start IP

USC will spark new startups and innovation under a new collaboration with Techstars, a leading pre-seed investor. The collaboration is also promising for the local economy as ideas generated at USC are converted into products and businesses that will enhance the university’s economic footprint at “Silicon Beach.” The budding tech corridor spans Los Angeles County

2024-02-29T08:45:53-08:00February 28th, 2024|

11 USC Researchers Named National Academy of Inventors Senior Members

Congratulations to the 11 USC researchers named senior members of the National Academy of Inventors, a nonprofit member organization that encourages inventors in higher education! Election as an NAI senior member recognizes remarkable innovation producing technologies that have brought, or aspire to bring, real impact on the welfare of society. The honor also represents growing success

2024-02-29T08:05:03-08:00February 27th, 2024|

USC Ranked 49th in the Top 100 Worldwide Universities by the National Academy of Inventors

The University of Southern California and USC Research & Innovation continue to have global impact! USC was ranked 49th in the Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents list by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). The report highlights the role patents and IP play in academic research and innovation.  Released annually by the NAI, the Top

2024-02-21T11:02:19-08:00February 19th, 2024|