MASTER'S DEGREE IN TECHNICAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Are you an innovator?

Lehigh's Master's Degree in Technical Entrepreneurship provides training in the art and practice of creating new companies while bringing revolutionary products and services to market. The one-year, in-residence program draws upon Lehigh's deep-rooted and powerful ecosystem of programs dedicated to the teaching of business and technology innovation, building upon the success of such endeavors as Lehigh's Integrated Product Development (IPD) program and the Baker Institute for Entrepreneurship, Creativity and Innovation.

Simply put, Lehigh teaches and nurtures innovation like no other university in the world. The results are evident among the ever-growing list of successful startups springing from our campus ...

EcoTech Marine

EcoTech Marine
Pat Clasen and Tim Marks, Class of 2004

EcoTech Marine was cofounded in 2003 by Clasen and Marks after their participation in Lehigh's Integrated Product Development (IPD) program. The company's three-year growth rate of 995 percent and revenues of $3.8 million in 2009 helped launch them into the Inc.com Top 500. The company's most successful product, the VorTech Pump, has revolutionized aquarium pump technology.

Viddler

Viddler
Rob Sandie, Class of 2006

Viddler is a social networking Website that allows users to upload, edit, and share digital videos quickly and with ease. By capitalizing on the growing popularity of social networking and social media websites, such as Facebook and Twitter, Viddler has created a successful and popular platform for digital video sharing across the web.

Lehigh Valley Grand Priz Lehigh Valley Grand Prix
Mike McCreary, Class of 2007

When his idea to start a grand prix in the Lehigh Valley won a grant through Lehigh's 2007 Joan F. and John M. Thalheimer '55 Student Entrepreneurs Competition, McCreary kicked his plan into motion. With the grand opening just two months after he received his diploma, Lehigh Valley Grand Prix, McCreary and his business partner, Chris Cooper '06, were on the fast track to success. As one of the largest facilities with the fastest indoor go-karts in the area, Lehigh Valley Grand Prix offers an adrenaline-boosting experience for a reasonable cost.
hField Technologies hField Technologies
Curtis MacDonald, Class of 2005

While still a student in the Integrated Business and Engineering program, MacDonald began designing and building a wireless adapter that would allow him to live outside of the Lehigh network but still connect to it. Although his first prototype was made from an old soup can, he eventually designed the Wi-Fire adaptor, a one-of-a-kind device in its field. HField Technologies, established by MacDonald, as well as Lehigh graduates Tom DiClemente '74 and Blake Kleintop '06, sells the Wi-Fire adapter, which allows user to access wireless networks from three times the standard distance by simply plugging the product to their computer's USB port.
LifeServe Innovations

 

 

LifeServe Innovations, LLC
Zach Bloom and Rick Arlow, Class of 2009

LifeServe Innovations develops medical devices that help open a patient's airways to receive more oxygen in emergency situations. With the firm's products, patients receive noninvasive procedures to open their airways that take only 60 seconds to perform, compared to the traditional 10- to 15-minute surgical procedure. While at Lehigh, the team successfully competed for the 2009 Joan F. and John M. Thalheimer '55 Student Entrepreneurs competition and the 2009 Michael Levin Advanced Technology Prize. LifeServe Innovations is now a sponsor of Lehigh student projects and Bloom has served as Lehigh's entrepreneur-in-residence. In late 2011, Bloom and Arlow visited the White House as representatives of American entrepreneurship.

George Guest LTD George Guest, Ltd.
George Keeler, Class of 2009

What began as a personal project by George Keeler '09 became George Guest, Ltd., a company that designs and manufactures backpacks for everyday use, but also for outdoor enthusiasts and travelers' adventures. After designing the first prototype, Keeler entered and won the 2008 Joan F.and John M. Thalheimer '55 Student Entrepreneurs Competition, which awarded him the grant he needed to edit and redesign his sample backpack, as well as jumpstart the company. As the first product Keeler developed, the extremely lightweight and waterproof G-paK features an innovative drawstring closure system and can be compacted into a pouch the size of a wallet. The company is now preparing for the launch of their new line of travel-inspired products that will be released through its Web site in Spring 2011.
Identity Finder Identity Finder, LLC
Todd Feinman, Class of 1990

A leader in data loss and identity theft prevention services, Identity Finder, LLC offers its services to more than 3,000 corporations in 40 countries around the world. CEO and co-founder Todd Feinman '90 leads the company in its mission to protect users' stored personal information. Using an innovative approach, Identity Finder protects a user's 'Data-at-Rest,' ranging from bank account information to social security numbers, rather than trying to prevent the hackers from entering users' servers through 'Data-in-Motion' like most other data loss and theft prevention resources.

Technical Entrepreneurship @ Lehigh
LifeServe Innovations' Zach Bloom and Rick Arlow

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS


What majors/degrees can I have to apply?

A bachelor's degree in any major - including business, engineering, liberal arts and sciences - from an accredited school.


How long will it take to get my degree?

One year. The 12-month (summer-fall-spring) program starts May 21, 2013.

 

What is the deadline to apply?

Jan. 15 for scholarship consideration and April 15 for priority review of online and paper applications. Applications are accepted through July 1.


What is the value of the program?

Your investment in the graduate program includes mentoring by experienced mentors (faculty and entrepreneurs) to help you with your success; infrastructure such as work spaces, labs and prototyping equipment to develop your technology and launch your business; access to seed funding and assistance from economic development organizations; and diverse course work tailored to develop entrepreneurial skills and culminate in the launch of your venture.


What projects can I do?

Any idea you have with a technology or technical component - biomedical, environmental, social, electronic, etc. - that you can develop as a product/company and launch at the program's end.


Do I need to take the GRE or GMAT?

No. Neither are required for admission to the program.