Entrepreneurship

Bus Transportation App Puts Users First
Graphic design and media innovation student Tanay Govardhan knows the difficulty residents and tourists in Pune, India, face when using public bus transportation. So, for his senior thesis, he decided to tackle a public service project: creating a mobile app for bus riders.

Biotechnology Conference Explores New AI Frontiers in Healthcare
At the Fifth Annual Biotechnology Conference, attendees gathered to exchange innovative research and share ideas centered on the future of medicine and therapeutics through artificial intelligence (AI) and cutting-edge technologies.

Symbol of Movement
Doctor of Physical Therapy student Sofoklis Sarellis is hard at work launching his athletic footwear company, Symbol.

Students Get “Immersed” at Prestigious Hackathon
Graduate students from the Department of Digital Art and Design competed at MIT’s Reality Hackathon 2025, standing alongside teams from Meta, Snapchat, Harvard, and other top institutions.

Engineering Student-Entrepreneurs Pitch Startups
College of Engineering and Computing Sciences students gathered at the New York Tech Business Incubator to present their startup companies—a unique culmination of one of the college’s newest experiential learning classes.

Pioneering NYITCOM Cardiologist Recognized by the National Academy of Inventors
Todd J. Cohen, M.D., is one of 170 exceptional innovators elected to the organization’s 2024 Class of Fellows. The fellowship is the highest professional distinction awarded solely to inventors.

Riding the Brain Wave
When Ryan Ahmed’s father suffered a brain aneurysm, Ahmed sprang into action, developing earbuds that register brain activity. At New York Tech, he has taken his idea even further.

Engineering Students Take Top Prizes at CREATE Symposium
College of Engineering and Computing Sciences students won top prizes for their inventions designed to assist those with developmental disabilities in their everyday tasks at work.