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RETRN Bioworks

Competition winnerGrand prize$65,000 prize

University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, Indiana

Affiliated with McCloskey New Venture Competition · Pitch Competition

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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McCloskey New Venture Competition 2026 Winners

University of Notre Dame

2026-04-24

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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