Startup News

Jan 26, 2026

NC State Startups Bring University Innovation to CES 2026

NC State–affiliated startups participated in the NC State University Startup Pavilion at CES 2026, the global technology event held Jan. 6-9 in Las Vegas, where innovators and tech companies large and small from around the world gathered to showcase emerging technologies and explore future trends.

Jan 16, 2026

NC State Affiliated-startups READYBAR and Complē Coffee Launch CHARGED! Espresso Mocha Meal Replacement Bar

Complē Coffee and READYBAR, two startups with ties to NC State, have introduced an Espresso Mocha meal replacement bar that combines space-inspired performance nutrition with university-developed food science.

Startup founder standing in university library

Aug 28, 2025

Focused on the Future

On a brisk day almost 28 years ago, a graduate student from Paris, France, strode out of the terminal at Raleigh-Durham International Airport. He took in the blue sky and…

Aug 28, 2025

Gut Check: Harnessing Fermentation For Gut Health

Deep in the limestone mountains of Asturias, Spain, wheels of a precious blue cheese stacked on wooden shelves emitted an aroma so wild and musty it made his eyes water.…

Aug 8, 2025

Startup Launches New Website to Support Family Conversations on Puberty and Relationships

Teen Health Research – an edtech startup with ties to North Carolina State University – recently launched a new website to recruit families for its innovative digital learning platform, Let’s…

Aug 4, 2025

Research Leads to Market’s First All-Natural, EPA-Registered Insect Repellent

When Michael Roe arrived at NC State University almost four decades ago, he didn’t have grand plans to invent products or launch startups. Today, Roe holds the title of William…

Group of sustainable food packaging products

Jul 11, 2025

NC State-affiliated Startup Transforming Packaging with Home Compostable Solutions

A Complex Problem Packaging plays a key role in preserving freshness, preventing contamination, and protecting products during transportation. But the widespread use of petrochemical-based plastics, films, and containers – particularly…

Jun 18, 2025

AUTM Highlights Breakthrough Hernia Mesh Technology

A hernia mesh technology developed by NC State professor Jon Rust and former Duke surgeon Howard Levinson has been selected for the AUTM Better World Project, a national initiative that showcases university innovations making a global impact. Now licensed to Deep Blue Medical Advances, the technology led to the T-Line Hernia Mesh—a surgical device designed to improve outcomes and reduce complications in hernia repair.

Jun 2, 2025

NC State Startup Mimikai Launches DEET-Free Insect Repellent

Mimikai, a California-based startup company backed by venture funding, recently announced the launch of its first line of DEET-free insect and tick repellent that utilize natural ingredients for effective bite…

May 1, 2025

NC State to Partner With ChromaGenix on Transformative Toolkit for Manufacturing Biological Therapies

NC State University will partner with ChromaGenix, a life science company that wants to transform the field of affinity purification technologies, on research to expand the company’s ligand discovery platform.…