Carnegie Mellon - Olympus - Carnegie Mellon University

“It’s really gratifying to see how the Olympus model resonates with faculty and students
campus-wide. The phenomenal growth of Olympus PROBEs and companies attests to the value
of providing appropriate resources and support within the academic arena where we can tap
into our university’s tremendous talent base and great ideas early on. The Carnegie Science
Catalyst Award is further recognition of our impact beyond campus. As we move forward, we
are working to transform Olympus into a world-class innovation accelerator for the benefit of
all our communities.”
Lenore Blum, Founder, Project Olympus
"Olympus is focused on encouraging an entrepreneurial culture across campus. Of prime
importance is commercializing the next generation of technologies developed by our top notch
faculty to help people. That's what we do at Olympus: we enable the commercialization process
so that these great technologies can make it into the marketplace."
Babs Carryer, Embedded Entrepreneur
“Olympus is a nurturing environment where students can explore the process of
commercialization, and learn from their successes and mistakes as they develop all aspects of
their business strategy. When selecting student PROBEs, we look for students who have a
plausible business concept and show the commitment and perseverance to get the most from
the Olympus experience.”
Kit Needham, Senior Business Advisor
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