The Association of University Technology Managers, (AUTM), an international non-profit whose 3,200 members support academic research globally, shepherding innovations from the lab to the marketplace, selected Richard Chylla, PhD, CLP, RTTP, Executive Director of MSU Technologies to be the AUTM Chair-Elect, beginning his term as Chair in February 2019.

MSU startup Switched Source LLC took home $10,000 after winning the nationwide Pitch and Play Venture Challenge at the Association of University Technology Managers’ (AUTM) 2018 Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona.

It only makes sense that student entrepreneurs interested in food and agriculture would thrive at Michigan State University. As a Land Grant Institution with agricultural roots, it’s in our institution’s very DNA — MSU has been graduating food entrepreneurs since 1855. Recently, however, student momentum around food-based startups has increased in delightful ways.