Based in the College of Arts & Sciences since 2017, the Institute for Convergent Science has been approved as a pan-University, interdisciplinary center.

An “Innovation Road Trip” hosted at the UNC Institute for Convergent Science yields timely wisdom and hard-won insights for aspiring faculty entrepreneurs.

Chris Clemens, director of the UNC Institute for Convergent Science, was named Chancellor’s Eminent Professor of Convergent Science. He is only the third holder of the prestigious Chancellor’s Eminent Professorship.

The National Science Foundation names the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill an I-Corps site. The prestigious designation will position Carolina to deliver focused entrepreneurship training and customer discovery research as part of a larger national effort.

How can we use sensor technologies and adaptable surface materials to trap and test for COVID-19? A new paper from Professor Ronit Freeman’s lab explains the possibilities.

Funded by the U.S. EDA Sprint Challenge award, the new hub will boost economic development in the Research Triangle by providing startups with entrepreneurial advisers, a joint talent network and access to service providers

How can local government and business leaders in North Carolina balance the personal safety of their citizens with the economic wellbeing of their communities? The Digital Health Institute for Transformation partnered with Innovate Carolina on a new digital tool that offers county-level insights and answers.

For the second time in less that two years Durham-based Ribometrix has landed a deal potentially work several hundred million dollars. This time, it’s even bigger – as much as $1 billion.

UNC-Chapel Hill faculty and graduate students create the I4 Boundary Spanners program to address local COVID-19 concerns by combining data analysis with firsthand community perspectives

Polymer chemist Frank Leibfarth is rethinking plastics, with a focus on sustainability.