Stories about Baker Institute for Entrepreneurship Creativity & Innovation

Lehigh + Musikfest

Lehigh at Musikfest: ‘Celebrating Innovation at the Intersection of Disciplines’

Lehigh is bringing new, free events to Musikfest, including the live-taping of a podcast, a musical performance and the 'Lehigh Lounge.'

LUPD's dog Grace

Outside the Box: Lehigh Ventures Lab Helping Ideas Take Flight

Meet the entrepreneurs whose ideas could change the way people date, bank, protect their dogs from ticks, and more.

Provost Nathan Urban address symposium

Lehigh Symposium Puts Focus on Entrepreneurship

Community and business leaders are welcomed to campus for discussion on the role of universities in fostering innovation.

Judges

Lehigh Student Wins Several Awards in Entrepreneurial Pitch Competition

Dulra Amolegbe ’26 created the start-up, Dot, that offers immigrant students a way to make cashless transactions.

Ventures lab

Lehigh Ventures Lab and People First Federal Credit Union Partner to Assist Entrepreneurs

Credit Union commits $600,000 per year for startup loans for founders.

Demo Day

Baker Institute’s Student Entrepreneurs Present Projects at Hatchery Demo Day

The students showcased their venture projects after six weeks of immersive entrepreneurial experience through Baker’s Hatchery program.

Chris Kauzmann

Chris Kauzmann '13 '14G Appointed Interim Director of Lehigh Ventures Lab

Through the Baker Institute's programs and sponsored courses, Kauzmann has been guiding student entrepreneurs for a decade.

Eve Freed '21, Julia Pardee '21, Nadine Elsayed '18

Giana Jarrah ’22 Earns Top Honors at Baker Institute Annual Awards Dinner

With Meraki Co. earned the event's top honor, the Joan F. & John M. Thalheimer ’55 Grand Prize, as the student venture project that progressed the furthest during the 2021-22 academic year.

Sareena Karim

New Baker Institute Program Promotes Diversity In Entrepreneurship

R.I.S.E. addresses the challenges of being a woman entrepreneur while also boosting entrepreneurship programs for underrepresented college students.

A prototype of InfernoGuard

Student-Created 'InfernoGuard' Could Stop Forest Fires From Spreading

Zoe Sherman ’25 is part of a student startup that designed an outdoor fire detection device that monitors a property for signs of fire.