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Affiliated with McCloskey New Venture Competition · Pitch Competition

2026 McCloskey Defense Tech Prize ($5K); advanced passive sensors that detect and track drone activity in real time (Joseph Pugsley).

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McCloskey New Venture Competition 2026 Winners

University of Notre Dame

2026-04-24
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University of Notre Dame

McCloskey New Venture Competition 2026 Winners

The 2026 McCloskey New Venture Competition (26th annual) closed at Notre Dame's DeBartolo Performing Arts Center on April 24, 2026. Five finalists competed for $100K+ in prizes. RETRN Bioworks won the $50,000 Grand Prize (plus the Wray-O'Brien Innovation Prize and Most Innovative Venture – Marmon Prize).

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