
Founders Day Highlights MVP Challenge
Monday, May 15, 2023
Founders Day 2023 welcomed 250+ guests to celebrate innovation and entrepreneurship across the University of Minnesota. Â In addition to recognizing the student, teacher and alumni Entrepreneurs of the Year, the 12th annual event was highlighted by the second year of the MVP Challenge - a semester long program that supported 25 teams with workshops, mentoring and grants to develop initial prototypes for customer discovery. Â Seventy student and faculty participants across 25 teams represented 13 unique colleges, department and research labs. Â
Congratulations to the 2023 MVP Challenge winners:
  Crowd Favorite: Telo
  Best Overall: Octo
  Best Undergraduate: Aspiration Containment System for Large Ovarian Cyst Removal
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Thank you to our platinum sponsor Proto Labs for their incredible support for the student teams in the development of their prototypes.
