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Two Postdoctural Entreprenerus are Recognized for Excellence

Dr. Stephen W. Turner, chief technology officer of Pacific Biosciences, has been named the 2010 Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Outstanding Postdoctoral Entrepreneur, and Dr. Antonio R. Webb, co-founder, senior scientist, and lead development engineer of VesselTek, has been named the 2010 Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Emerging Postdoctoral Entrepreneur. 

High-Growth Firms Account for Disproportionate Share of Job Creation, According to Kauffman Foundation Study

According to a new study released today by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, the current national conversation on economic recovery would be more productively focused on creating a favorable environment for entrepreneurship—and particularly high-growth entrepreneurship—because top-performing companies are the most fertile source of new jobs. 

Kauffman Foundation Launches Online Energy Innovation Network to Help Scale New Energy Economy

With more than $80 billion already invested in U.S. clean energy development and another $150 billion being proposed, this emerging industry has been tagged as essential to jump-start the economy and create new jobs. Yet significant barriers plague this highly regulated, complex sector that prevent it from making the kind of progress that such high expectations demand. 

Pediatric Medical Device Idea Campaign Now Online To Stimulate Early Stage Innovation

The medical device market for children has a higher demand than supply, so the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation today announced an eight-week online "idea campaign" to encourage innovations and collaborations to meet the growing medical needs of children. 

Scouts Honor Ewing Kauffman

The Heart of America Council of Boy Scouts of America is commemorating Scouting’s 100th Anniversary by establishing an award honoring Ewing Kauffman.