Jordan Locy, Author at Office of Research and Innovation

  • From Idea to Pitch: OORI and Techstars Bring USC Founders Together for Startup Weekend
    by Jordan Locy on May 22, 2026 at 5:29 pm

    Author – Ethan Bochicchio Over the course of 54 hours, Trojan entrepreneurs moved from early ideas to final pitches during the 2026 USC and Techstars Startup Weekend, a three-day innovation experience coordinated by the Office of Research and Innovation (OORI) in partnership with Techstars. Throughout the weekend, USC students, faculty, staff, and alumni came together to pitch…

  • USC OORI-Organized Venture & Innovation Summit Showcases a Thriving Innovation Ecosystem
    by Jordan Locy on April 28, 2026 at 5:41 pm

    Author – Ethan Bochicchio The USC Venture & Innovation Summit, held on February 12, underscored the growing strength of Southern California’s innovation economy and the University of Southern California’s central role in it. Hosted by USC’s Office of Research and Innovation (OORI) and sponsored by Amgen and J.P. Morgan, the daylong event brought together faculty, founders, investors, corporate leaders,…

  • From Lab to Launch: OORI Support Drives SBIR/STTR Success for USC Startup AO Tech
    by Jordan Locy on April 27, 2026 at 10:24 pm

    Author – Ethan Bochicchio AO Tech, a startup born out of the University of Southern California’s (USC) research ecosystem, has achieved a major milestone by securing both a National Institutes of Health (NIH) STTR Phase I award of approximately $300,000 and an ARPA-H STTR Fast-Track Phase I/II award totaling roughly $3.7 million, about $1.5 million of…

  • OORI Unlocks Microsoft for Startups Resources for USC Entrepreneurs
    by Jordan Locy on March 27, 2026 at 9:42 pm

    Author – Ethan Bochicchio Through its expanding network of external collaborators, the Office of Research and Innovation (OORI) has enabled USC founders to access Microsoft for Startups resources by joining the Microsoft for Startups Investor Network. This engagement offers benefits to Trojan entrepreneurs, including cloud credits, go-to-market support, and AI tools. By building these partnerships,…

  • AMI Makes Exciting Investment in Innata Bio
    by Jordan Locy on March 26, 2026 at 7:42 pm

    By – Ethan Bochicchio & Jordan Locy Innata Bio is an inflammation-modulation platform company at the clinical stage, focused on developing advanced treatments to address aging-related inflammation. Co-founded by USCS’s Dr. Denis Evseenko, Innata Bio has identified a key link between inflammation and cellular aging and has created a patented platform to reverse this process.…