Startup Successes

Portland is home to a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem. From food carts to high tech industries, dedicated entrepreneurs, innovators, and investors are shaping the social, environmental, and economic future of the Metropolitan Region and the world beyond. As a public, urban-serving research university, PSU is in a position to engage with the community to help foster the development of a better tomorrow.

In keeping with our mission to promote the use and increase the impact of PSU innovations, IIP is proud to work with researchers and innovators with an entrepreneurial spirit interested in turning their work into a new company. Read about how some of the exciting companies PSU researchers and innovators have started are working to improve lives and translate their work into direct impact.

Design Medix

DesignMedix is a drug discovery company that designs and develops novel, low-cost hybrid drugs to combat drug resistance. The initial drug addresses the pressing need for an orally available, inexpensive drug to counter the spread of chloroquine-resistant malaria.

SweetSense

SweetSense is the leader in low-cost remote sensors specifically designed for the global development sector.