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RETRN Bioworks
University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, Indiana
Affiliated with McCloskey New Venture Competition · Pitch Competition
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2026 McCloskey New Venture Competition Grand Prize ($50K) plus Wray-O'Brien Innovation Prize ($5K) and Marmon Most Innovative Venture Prize ($10K); biopolymers from agro-industrial plant waste (Kristin Mannion '12).
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News and official sources documenting RETRN Bioworks's outcome through McCloskey New Venture Competition.
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McCloskey New Venture Competition 2026 Winners
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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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