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The key to success: Why university startups don’t perform as well as corporate startups

Waseda University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

University Startup Entrepreneurs (USEs) possess the scientific knowledge and institutional support necessary to build and sustain high-tech ventures. But why are they not as successful as Corporate Startup Entrepreneurs (CSEs)? Empirical evidence suggests that differences in motivations, culture, knowledge, and identity could be the answer. USEs seek intellectual stimulation over financial success, struggle with accepting their entrepreneurial identity, and lack knowledge of the market and customers, putting them at a disadvantage compared to CSEs.

Journal: The Journal of Technology Transfer

Thousands more B.C. women chose top-tier birth control after patient costs eliminated

University of British Columbia
Peer-Reviewed Publication

More than 11,000 additional women opted for the most effective form of birth control—long-acting reversible contraception (LARC)—within just 15 months of B.C. making prescription contraception free. The study tracked nearly 860,000 women aged 15–49 and found that cost had been a major barrier to accessing the most effective methods like intrauterine devices (IUDs) and implants, which can cost up to $450 out of pocket. LARC methods are 10 times more effective than the birth control pill or condoms.

Journal: BMJ
Funder: Canadian Institutes of Health Research

The scuba diving industry is funding marine ecosystem conservation and employing locals

Cell Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The global scuba diving tourism industry generates up to around 20 billion USD per year, finds a study publishing July 25 in the Cell Press journal Cell Reports Sustainability. This revenue helps boost local economies by employing local people and supports marine conservation initiatives both by raising funds and increasing public awareness.

Journal: Cell Reports Sustainability
Funder: National Geographic Society

USC teams up with ShadeLA coalition to cool Los Angeles ahead of 2028

University of Southern California
Business Announcement

ShadeLA, a new USC-led initiative, unites civic, academic and community partners to expand urban tree canopy and shade infrastructure — building lasting heat resilience for Angelenos well beyond 2028.

Delinking PBM compensation from drug list prices could unleash major savings

University of Southern California
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Delinking pharmacy middlemen compensation from list prices and shifting to transparent, fair payment models would reduce annual drug spending by nearly $100 billion, a new USC Schaeffer Center analysis finds.

Journal: Health Affairs Scholar

What happens when society stops expecting you to work

University of Southern California
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The commonly held belief that people become happier after 50 appears to apply mainly to unemployed men. At age 50, unemployed men were more than twice as likely to report symptoms of depression as those who had lost a spouse. By age 65, when retirement becomes the norm, the mental health gap between employed and unemployed men disappears entirely. The findings suggest this improvement stems not from biology or lifestyle, but from easing social expectations around work.

Journal: Journal of Labor Economics
Funder: U.S. National Institute on Aging, Dutch National Science Foundation, European Union’s Horizon 2020 program

Defining lifetime risk thresholds for breast cancer surgical prevention

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: In this economic evaluation, undergoing risk-reducing mastectomy (RRM) appears cost-effective for women ages 30 to 55 with a lifetime breast cancer risk of 35% or higher. These results could have significant clinical implications to expand access to RRM beyond BRCA1/BRCA2/PALB2 pathogenic variant carriers. Future studies evaluating the acceptability, uptake, and long-term outcomes of RRM among these women are warranted.

Journal: JAMA Oncology

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