Yale launched the Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking, made possible through the generous donation from Yale College and Yale Law School alumnus Joseph Tsai. This center stands as a transformative addition to Yale’s physical landscape, dedicated to advancing Yale’s mission of fostering an interdisciplinary learning environment that nurtures the University’s innovative ecosystem.
Yale faculty members Akiko Iwasaki and Anna Marie Pyle founded RIGImmune, which pioneers a new class of therapies that target conditions that arise from viral infections and cancer. Central to this technology is RIG-I, the protein from which the company derives its name.
In October 2022, the inaugural Yale Faculty Innovation Awards were granted, honoring the pioneering efforts of Yale faculty investigators. These awards celebrate their groundbreaking work in creating new technologies and launching startups dedicated to tackling global challenges.
Jinali Mody, a student at the Yale School of Environment '23, and her startup Banofi, which transforms banana crop waste into an eco-friendly leather alternative, won the Hult Prize, the world’s largest social entrepreneurship business competition for students.
