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Farley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Also known as: Farley Center, Farley

Northwestern University · Evanston, Illinois

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Key numbers

Funding range

Equity

None

Application

Annual

Institution Wide

Last activity

2026-07-13

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Known startups and winners

Competition winners and notable student ventures from our research.

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Farley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Entrepreneurship center in the McCormick School of Engineering. Offers NUvention experiential courses, entrepreneurship minors, and the Morehead Family Innovator Fellowship. Open to all Northwestern students.

Key Details

  • Director: Mike Marasco
  • Courses: NUvention (6 tracks: Medical, Energy, Web/Tech, Analytics, Launch, Advanced Materials)
  • Fellowship: Morehead Family Innovator Fellowship (10-week summer)
  • Partners: 1871 Chicago incubator, mHUB physical product innovation center

Notable

NUvention is Farley's flagship project-based course series where interdisciplinary teams build ventures over a single quarter. Many projects continue at The Garage or into VentureCat.

News & articles

News articles and official sources documenting Farley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Northwestern University.

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