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Part showcase, part hangout, Pitch Palooza proves that you don’t need a business plan to start thinking like an entrepreneur.

Energy Storage Technologies (EST) has become the second startup to sign an Express Startup License with the university’s Office of Technology Transfer. This license provides EST a fast-track to bring its innovative thermal battery system, developed through Lehigh research, to market. The Express Startup License represents a new era of streamlined licensing, designed to help Lehigh-affiliated startups accelerate their journey from lab to marketplace.

Michelle Julet helps people move from “what if?” to “what’s next.” As the new Director of the Baker Institute, she’s ready to support Lehigh students, faculty, and partners as they explore, test, and launch ideas that matter.

Startup Academy bridges the gap between academia and industry by pairing top-talent Lehigh students with Silicon Valley Bay Area startups for a rigorous 10-week summer talent accelerator.

YumEats is transforming mealtime for families facing feeding challenges. Inspired by co-founder Eric Markovcy’s experiences with his sons, the app uses rewards, progress tracking, and evidence-based methods to help children develop healthy eating habits while reducing screen dependence. Backed by funding from Lehigh University and a Kickstarter campaign, YumEats is set to launch in early 2025. With a strong team and ongoing research validating its impact, YumEats aims to create stress-free mealtimes and improve lives

Lehigh alumna Olivia Abrams '21 and her father will pitch their innovative tick-removal product, TiCK MiTT, on ABC's Shark Tank season 16 finale on Friday, May 16, 2025.

On April 29, Lehigh's Business Innovation Building became a vibrant hub of innovation and creativity as students, faculty, staff, and supporters gathered to celebrate Lehigh’s entrepreneurial "Future Makers" at the annual Innovate! Celebrate! award ceremony. The event showcased the entrepreneurial achievements and bold ideas driving the university’s thriving innovation ecosystem, featuring a dynamic student showcase where participants competed for the People’s Choice Award, a live Eureka! Grand Prize pitch competition, and a faculty showcase highlighting

Abrams is the cofounder of TiCK MiTT, a reusable, tick-removing glove. Olivia Abrams ’21 was named to the 2025 Forbes 30 Under 30 Social Impact list for the TiCK MiTT, a tick-removing glove that can be used on people and pets.

A high jumper on the men’s track team, Skyler Mott ’25 is involved in numerous entrepreneurial ventures ranging from a chess nonprofit to a storage company.