Provost's Proof of Concept Teams

Meet the teams that are ready to launch!

The Tulane University Innovation Institute is pleased to announce the Provost’s Proof of Concept (PPOC) Fund recipients. This grant, up to $50,000, is designed to help advance promising ideas and technologies to a become market ready.  The Tulane Innovation Institute has awarded more than $540,000 to 11 projects, as of April 2024.

SPRING 2024 TEAMS


Single Defects in SiC For Qubits

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Derived Outer Membrane Vesicles

Terahertz Pulse Shaper for High-Contrast Biomedical Imaging

FALL 2023 TEAMS

 Artificial Intelligence and Medical Wisdom for Precision

Cell-Free Bacteriophage Synthesis Production Platform

Precise Photoacoustic Patch

Spring 2023

Plant-based blood replacement for mosquitos

Matt Escarra

Solar Cogeneration Pilot Plant

Biomimetic Artificial Knee Meniscus 

A precision diagnostic for antibiotic resistance using machine learning 

Jay Rappaport

Skin regeneration, wound healing, scar inhibition, and growth of hair