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GAConstructs wins big at Biola’s Office of Innovation Pitch Competition

GAConstructs impressed judges with their customizable 3D-printed dorm solutions designed to make student living more functional and personalized.

Isaac Mancilla, Staff Writer • December 7, 2025

Every year, Biola’s Office of Innovation holds their annual Pitch competition for students to submit ideas for a startup and have a chance to win a stipend to help them start their business. At the 2025 competition on Nov. 10th, 35 different pitches were presented to a panel of judges who deliberated...

Startups, kickoffs and the ProtoDesign Lab launch

The Office of Innovation hosts their latest Startup Competition Kickoff and announces the opening of a brand new ProtoDesign Lab

Patricia Yang, Editor-in-Chief • October 24, 2024

Out at the Library Courtyard on Oct. 22, the Office of Innovation (OOI) hosted its annual Startup Competition Kickoff Event. Complete with snack tables, a board presenting last year’s competition finalists and comfortable chairs for guest panelists arranged beneath a big banner celebrating the kickoff,...

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Startup Competition kickoff draws a crowd

Biolans still have time to pitch project ideas to the Office of Innovation.

Phoebe Vrable, News Editor • October 27, 2022

On Wednesday night in Giumarra Courtyard, the Office of Innovation hosted a lively kickoff event filled with free charcuterie and Chick-Fil-A, as well as a Q&A time and information about the upcoming annual startup competition. Guest speakers Sarah Hartono and Hannah Chu, both Biola alumnae, shared...

Business pitch competition celebrates student entrepreneurs

Biola’s Office of Innovation hosts an inclusive contest for students aiming to start their own brand.

Lydia Snow, Freelance Writer • October 14, 2022

On the night of Oct. 12, the Office of Innovation held the Business Pitch Competition, where students presented original brand and product ideas. In the library courtyard, around a dozen students took turns stepping up to a microphone, hoping both to win a prize of $500 and to promote ideas and causes...

Education department premieres COVID-19 influenced documentary

The new documentary sits down with educators to look at the successes and failures of virtual learning.

Caleb Jonker, News Editor • April 7, 2022

Over the summer of 2021, Interim Director of Elementary Education Luciano Cid executive produced a documentary, “Navigating the Global Pandemic: A Round Table Conversation with Christian Educators.” He hopes the video can be a teaching tool for education majors a world reshaped by the global pandemic. On...

Pitch perfect: For $20,000 prize, student startups strengthen spiels

March 21 workshop introduces Office of Innovation’s new director and prepares for live finals.

Hope Li, Torch Executive Producer • March 23, 2022

VIDI Collective saves souls. Postal Coast saves the ocean. GenGen raises awareness. And the Jakarta Academy of Performing Arts aims to revolutionize Indonesian education. Biola students spearhead all four of these startups in the Biola Office of Innovation’s Startup Competition in hopes...

Biola’s annual startup competition set to commence

Teams compete through virtual format for grand prize.

Bethsabe Camacho, Deputy News Editor • November 6, 2020

Biola’s Startup Competition housed by the Office of Innovation is set to begin after the Nov. 16 sign up deadline. This year’s prize of $30,000—divided among the top three winners—will be awarded on April 8, 2021. Eligible competitors go through four rounds and are coached by experts in business...

Startup winner ParaBrands receives prize money—one year later

Office of Innovation helped junior Victor Miller get back to pursuing his dream through entrepreneurship.

Ashley Grams, Deputy News Editor • March 27, 2020

Editor’s note: A previous version of this story stated that Miller had not yet received the money and that the prize was $10,000. ParaBrands actually won a total of $15,000 in prize money, which Miller received in his business account on March 26, 2020. The article was edited on March 27, 2020 at 7:18...