Left: Kevin Frankowski, Ph.D. Right: Roslyn Bill, Ph.D. As part of a new collaboration, the Eshelman Institute for Innovation (EII), within the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, will work with Aston University on a three-year project focused on preventing damage … Read more
The Eshelman Institute Rankin Innovator Acceleration Award, supported by Lawson and Gisele Rankin, is given annually to provide graduate students and Post Docs with funding to pursue entrepreneurial training opportunities. Breanna Mann (left) and Ashlyn Elliott (right) Each recipient will … Read more
The Eshelman Institute for Innovation is proud to announce the recipients of our Novel Pain Therapeutics grant cycle! The Eshelman Institute partnered with the North Carolina Collaboratory to solicit projects from academic researchers across North Carolina for funding research and … Read more
Empowering Local Communities Through Design Thinking: A Recap of Eshelman Institute for Innovation’s Nutrition and Mental Health Pitch Competition hosted at NC A&T In today’s fast-paced and ever-changing world, design thinking has emerged as a powerful venture building tool to … Read more
A $750,000 grant will help UNC’s Eshelman Institute for Innovation create PowerUp — an initiative to address food insecurity and mental health challenges faced by Black North Carolinians. The Institute, alongside the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Founders Initiative (HBCUFI) — a … Read more
An eight-month collaboration to bring digital health solutions to market reaches a milestone with Pitch Day Rob Kimball, a Director with High Alpha Innovation, sums up what the company does in one sentence: “We co-create advantaged startups that solve compelling … Read more
The Eshelman Institute for Innovation, within the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, is partnering with the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Founders Initiative (HBCUFI) to create PowerUp, a program that will identify and support innovators as they try to solve … Read more
The Eshelman Institute for Innovation, within the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, launched the First in Venture Studio (FVS) to partner with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in exploring how digital health innovation can improve health care. … Read more
Three-time EII grant recipient, Katelyn Arnold was recently included in the Forbes 30 Under 30 Science List for 2023! Katelyn Arnold is a research assistant professor in the Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry at the UNC Eshelman School … Read more
The First In Venture Studio is a partnership between UNC-Chapel Hill, the Eshelman Institute for Innovation, UNC Health and industry partner High Alpha Innovation, a leading venture builder headquartered in Indianapolis that partners with large corporations and universities. The studio – which aims to launch … Read more
