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Celebrating its 25th year, the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship hosted the celebrated Rice Business Plan Competition this month, doling out more than $2 million in investment and cash prizes to the top-performing teams.
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School Updates
Intero Biosystems — a life science company that has developed the first cell-derived human “mini gut” replicating cell types, spatial structure and function of the human intestine — took home the grand prize at the 2025 Rice Business Plan Competition.
14 Apr
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In The Media
Five student-founded startups have been named finalists for Rice University's prestigious pitch competition, hosted by Rice University’s Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship later this month. The teams will compete for a share of $100,000 in equity-free funding at the H. Albert Napier Rice Launch Challenge (NRLC).
11 Apr
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Building strategic alignment across an organization is always challenging, but a large gap between actual and perceived alignment makes it that much harder to get on the same page and implement a strategy effectively.
A list based on MBA-salary-to-tuition ratio got an update following the release of the latest U.S. News & World Report ranking, and it placed Rice Business near the top with a ratio of 1.10.
The latest edition of U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools” ranks Rice Business No. 24 nationally — up from No. 27 a year ago — and two programs in the nation's top 25: entrepreneurship (tied for No. 10) and the professional MBA program that U.S. News ranks in its part-time MBA category (No. 15).
Several organizations — from tech startups to a nonprofit — have moved into the Ion recently to either relocate or expand their presence in Houston.
Goldie took home the top prize with its fit-finding software for women’s jeans at the April 19 H. Albert Napier Rice Launch Challenge (NRLC) championship.
Meet Daniel Petterway '23 and read about his past experiences, leadership roles, items on his professional bucket list and his advice on the business school application process.
Meet Taylor Anne Adams '23 and read about her background, achievements, favorite things about Rice Business and lessons learned while earning her MBA.
More Houston hospital workers now have access to on-demand mobile ordering thanks to a Houston startup. Rivalry Tech, co-founded by Aaron Knape '08. The company rolled out its its mobile ordering platform, myEATz, into five of Houston Methodist's hospital cafes.
“With all the digital media and all the conversations or videos being recorded these days,” said Jae Chung, an assistant professor of marketing at Rice, “there’s always a greater chance or a greater risk associated with the idea of using a particular person’s name to name the whole mission or the whole project.”
In this Deans Counsel podcast episode, Rice Business Dean Peter Rodriguez shares his views and experience on the power of conviction, dealing with cultural shifts in student dynamics and more.
