Atacama Biomaterials, a startup co-founded by MIT alumna Paloma Gonzalez-Rojas, combines architecture, machine learning, and chemical engineering to create inexpensive eco-friendly materials from bio-based polymers.
MIT alumnus Randall Briggs developed the GardenByte indoor herb garden, which uses advanced hydroponics technology to grow crops three times faster than they would grow outdoors.
MIT alumnus Dan Gilbert gave $1 million to establish an endowment for the MIT Sandbox Innovation Fund Program. MIT Sandbox will expand its entrepreneurship education offerings to MIT undergraduate and graduate students.
Students from MIT and Hong Kong develop entrepreneurial solutions for the Airport Authority of Hong Kong. The startup tackles real-world problems in the areas of digital service creation for the airport and engaging regional customers to experience the new airport city.