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Two UMN Startups Advance to Third Round of MN Cup

Aug 16, 2022

Minnesota startup competition MN Cup announced 27 finalists, which include UMN startups Q-rounds and BKB Floral Foam, Inc. Narrowed down from a pool of 90 semifinalists, Q-rounds and BKB Floral Foam will pitch to judges at the end of August. Divisional winners will win $25,000 then present in the 2022 MN Cup Final Awards Ceremony on September 19th.

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General Probiotics: The Path from Academic Innovation to Agricultural Startup

Jul 27, 2022

Yiannis Kaznessis shares how he turned his innovative lab research at the University into growing agricultural startup General Probiotics. 

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UMN Startup Vascudyne Manufactures Vessel Grafts for Research Team

Jul 21, 2022

UMN research team to work with UMN startup Vascudyne to prepare for human clinical trial of bioengineered blood vessels that grow with patients.

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