Founders of Brevada Brewhouse and local student innovators to present at June IDEA Talk

Founders of Brevada Brewhouse and local student innovators to present at June IDEA Talk

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The next Klamath IDEA Talk will be held on June 15 and will feature the story of Brevada Brewhouse founders Seth Gretz and David Murphy. Additionally, the local student innovators and entrepreneurs who will be representing the community at the statewide InventOR competition will be pitching their concepts.

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Innovation abounds in Badger Venture student entrepreneurial competition

Innovation abounds in Badger Venture student entrepreneurial competition

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Two teams are vying for a cash prize and statewide contest entry in this year’s Badger Venture, an innovation and entrepreneurship competition for Klamath Community College (KCC) students and alumni that seeks business, service, and design ideas.

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Oregon Tech engineering students win state invention competition with green energy generator

Oregon Tech engineering students win state invention competition with green energy generator

PORTLAND, Ore. - A team of Oregon Institute of Technology (Oregon Tech) students won the grand prize at Invent Oregon Collegiate Challenge (InventOR) for their natural tree structure with photovoltaic solar leaves and a vertical wind turbine to generate power.

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Student inventors headed to Invent Oregon Collegiate Challenge June 25

Student inventors headed to Invent Oregon Collegiate Challenge June 25

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Two student inventor teams are headed to the InventOR Collegiate Challenge. Biomass Gas and Electerro were awarded $2,500 each from InventOR at Oregon Tech’s annual Catalyze Klamath Falls Challenge in April and invited to participate in the statewide InventOR competition June 25.

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The Reclaimers, OIT student entrepreneurs win first place and $23k at InventOR

The Reclaimers, OIT student entrepreneurs win first place and $23k at InventOR

Portland, Ore. – A team of Oregon Institute of Technology, “Oregon Tech,” students won big this weekend at the InventOR Collegiate Challenge. The grand prize winners are The Reclaimers, a team of Oregon Tech students made up of Renewable Energy Engineering and Electrical Engineering senior Annika Andersen of Baker City, Oregon, and recent graduates of Mechanical Engineering, Ashlei Morgan of Meridian, Idaho, and Jessica Arrington of Paisley, Oregon.

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May IDEA Talk to Feature Student Innovators and Microelectronic Manufacturing CEO

May IDEA Talk to Feature Student Innovators and Microelectronic Manufacturing CEO

The May Klamath IDEA Talk will feature Jessica Gomez, founder and CEO of Rogue Valley Microdevices, Inc. in Medford, Ore. and two teams from Catalyze Klamath on Wednesday, May 22 at 5:30pm at MC’s on Main.

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Catalyze crowns top teams, awards seed money

Catalyze crowns top teams, awards seed money

Klamath Falls, Ore. - Innovative, highly technical and eager student entrepreneurs at the Oregon Tech came together Thursday, April 25, to compete for seed money to turn their product ideas and prototypes into real businesses.

The competition is open to recent alumni and all students pursuing bachelor’s or master’s degrees in a number of different engineering, technology, health care or business programs at the public polytechnic university.

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InventOR Awards $30,000 in Prizes [VIDEO]

InventOR Awards $30,000 in Prizes [VIDEO]

When all the dust had settled, the pitches made, and the prototypes demonstrated, a student team from University of Portland took home the top honors at the 2018 InventOR Collegiate Challenge last Friday for its specially designed silicone mat, called Produce Mate designed to extend the life of fresh produce and reduce food waste. 

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