The Innovation Forum program presents an opportunity for faculty, researchers, postdocs, and graduate students to consider and showcase the impact of their research beyond the academy. Participants will receive coaching by mentors to help them consider the real-world impact of their research which could include commercialization, societal and or cultural potential. Participants will also showcase their research at the annual Innovation Forum competition and networking event during which they will provide a three-minute “elevator pitch” to a panel of judges, followed by a brief question and answer period. A demo station and networking reception will follow the formal pitches allowing for broader engagement with the innovation ecosystem audience.
Date: Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Time: 10:30 am
Location: Frist Campus Center
The audience will consist of investors, designers, community partners and industry, academia, and the broader Princeton-area innovation community. To attend, request to be notified when registration opens.
Innovation Forum is co-sponsored by the Office of Technology Licensing and the Humanities Council at Princeton.
2023 Results
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math
- First Place: ArQiTech
- Second Place: PumpKin
- Third Place: Mechanism-Enabled Discovery Platform
Humanities and Social Sciences
- First Place: Rhythm Bath
- Second Place: Empowering Korean Language Learners
- Third Place: Nuclear Princeton
2023 Judges
Humanities
- Deborah Amos, Ferris Professor of Journalism in Residence
- Chukwuemeka V. Chukwuemeka, Sugarman Practitioner in Residence at the Kahneman-Treisman Center for Behavioral Science and Public Policy
- Benedikt Lehnert, Entrepreneurship & Design Fellow; Chief Design Officer at Stark
- Joy Marcus, Entrepreneurship Program Specialist; Lecturer in the Keller Center
stem
- Shelley Chu, Lightspeed
- Tim Denning, Vice President of Ultratech Capital Partners
- Laura Forese, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of NewYork-Presbyterian (retired)
- Jeff Samberg, Managing Director at Acadia Woods Partners
- Liangcheng Zhou, Managing Director at IDG Capital
Oct 11, 2023
Feature Story
A diverse field of creative inventors from across Princeton University's campus presented their research and impactful solutions at Keller Center's annual Innovation Forum.
Dec 16, 2022
Event Recap
Nov 29, 2022
Feature Story
Oct 13, 2021
In The News
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