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The Farley Center is Northwestern University’s primary source of entrepreneurship education, open

06/03/2026

Join the Farley Center in the Perch at Ford Engineering Design Center on Monday and Tuesday for the Farley Finals Fuel Up! Enjoy coffee, bagels, and good company before your exams. ☕️🥯

06/02/2026

Congratulations to this year’s VentureCat winners and all the incredible teams who competed!

We want to celebrate the spirit of entrepreneurship fostered by competitions like this, and it wouldn’t be possible without the community of innovative Northwestern Wildcats.

Here are the winners:
🥇 HaptE; Trevor Abbott and Quinn McGinley — $100,000 Grand Prize
🥈 HydroFlo; Eva Poliakova, Viet Tong, and Rishi Garg — $50,000
🥉 Restless; Daniel Medina and John Easterby — $25,000 + $5,000 Audience Favorite Award

These teams represent the creativity, entrepreneurship, and ambition driving Northwestern innovation forward. ✨🚀

04/07/2026

Entrepreneurship starts with a problem. Farley teaches you how to pin down those problems and unravel them to find innovative solutions. 🧶📌

How has getting to the heart of a problem helped in your entrepreneurial ventures? Let us know in the comments!

04/03/2026

Calling all Northwestern student founders: VentureCat applications are now open!

VentureCat is Northwestern University's annual student startup competition, bringing together the most innovative student-led ventures competing for over $175,000 in non-dilutive funding.

This is your opportunity to gain visibility, connect with investors and mentors, and secure funding that doesn't dilute your equity. Apply by April 9 at venturecat.nu/apply.

03/18/2026

That’s a wrap on NUvention Medical! 🎉🩺

This quarter, student teams tackled real-world healthcare challenges, from stroke detection and relieving pregnancy pain to improving clinical workflow, while working across disciplines and learning directly from industry leaders. ⚕️⛑️

Many students called the experience transformative, highlighting the power of collaboration and hands-on learning in med tech innovation. The course is a collaborative effort with McCormick School of Engineering, Kellogg School of Management, and Feinberg School of Medicine.

The journey doesn’t stop here! Several NUvention Medical teams are heading into NUvention Launch in the Spring. Good luck, innovators! 🚀✨

Shoutout to this year’s teams: LumaLift, HydroFlo, OmniVue, CliniQ, ClinicFlow Beacon, and FutureFlow.

03/16/2026

Farley students stopped by the Perch today to fuel up before tackling their exams.

Good luck with finals, wildcats! ☘️

Don’t forget, Farley Finals Fuel Up will be back in the Perch tomorrow, 3/17, from 9 AM to noon! 🥯☕️

03/06/2026

We had so much fun at the mHUB Fourth Revolution Awards following the HardTech Summit! Several top Northwestern entrepreneurial students joined Farley Center Director Hayes Ferguson at the event, connecting with NUvention Medical faculty Tyler R. Wanke and other friends and mentors like Patrick Hunt.

Congratulations to the award winners — it won’t be long before these students are picking up prizes for their work in hardware! 🛠️🥇

01/27/2026

Adaptability is key! Entrepreneurship can come with many twists and turns, and Farley gives you the tools necessary to take them in stride. 🏃

When has flexibility come in handy in your entrepreneurial endeavors? Drop a comment and tell us about it!

12/16/2025

What makes a great entrepreneur? A Farley class says it’s not what you might think.

In ENTREP 395: The Psychology of Entrepreneurial Leadership, Professor Jennifer Tackett is debunking the “born entrepreneur” myth with a course that bridges personality science and entrepreneurship.

The approach: Students from diverse majors (engineering, journalism, neuroscience, economics) work in cross-functional teams; Research-backed personality assessments reveal natural strengths and blind spots; and students build leadership strategies based on who they are, not who they think they should be.

The key insight: There are no “good” or “bad” traits for founders.

💡Risk-takers drive innovation (but need grounding)
💡Risk-averse leaders bring stability to uncertainty
💡Self-awareness > personality change

As Tackett puts it: “What matters is awareness of what you have control over. If I know my traits, I can assess who to co-found with, who my mentors are, and how to draw on other personalities to succeed.”

Read more at the link in our bio.

12/05/2025

🎉 Huge congratulations to our Farley Center students and alumni named to the 2026 Forbes list!

We’re proud to celebrate these incredible alumni whose ventures are redefining what’s possible in biotech, health care, and education:

✨ Ana Cornell — Founder, Acorn Genetics, building low-cost, accessible genomics tools
✨ Lauren Huttner — Founder, Pebble Community Labs, empowering community-driven science
✨ Benjamin Somers — Cofounder, Recess, reinventing online, project-based learning for kids
✨ Casey Qadir — Founder, Hubly Surgical, creating safer, simpler neurosurgical tools

These founders embody the spirit of innovation, entrepreneurship, and impact that drives the Farley Center every day. 💡💜

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2133 Sheridan Road, Room G-300
Evanston, IL
60208

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Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

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http://www.farley.northwestern.edu/

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