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Rice Innovation is thrilled to announce the awardees of the second cycle of the One Small Step Grant. This funding is a crucial boost for two groundbreaking projects that are transitioning from lab to market. 🌟 LymphGuide – Led by Martha Fowler, this project is pioneering a customizable hydrogel platform combined with engineered cell therapy to treat and prevent lymphedema. 🌟 HEXAspec – Developed by Tianshu Zhai, HEXASpec focuses on next-gen chip packaging with innovative materials that enhance chip protection and heat dissipation. We’re incredibly proud of these teams and their potential to drive innovation forward. Next cycle applications open in September 2024. 🔗 Read the full press release for more details: https://lnkd.in/g2q7qGCE #RiceInnovation #OneSmallStep #TechInnovation #Entrepreneurship #RiceUniversity Paul Cherukuri, Adrian Trömel, Nafisa Istami, Omid Veiseh, Chen-Yang Lin, Jun Lou, Trevor Best, Jim Cohen, Mark Poag, Dana Deardorff, Emily Reiser, Sarah Hein, Matthew Harrigan, Paul Sheng, Phoebe Wang, Luay Nakhleh, Rice University School of Engineering, Liu Idea Lab for Innovation & Entrepreneurship