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UNT Murphy Center emphasizes faculty-to-market pathways and mentorship for startups

5916619 · October 8, 2025
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John McCarrie, director of UNT’s Murphy Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, described expanded mentoring, student competitions and new faculty-industry alignment to accelerate university research into spinouts and startups.

John McCarrie, director of the Murphy Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of North Texas, presented the center’s work to the Economic Development Partnership Board on Oct. 8 and outlined programs aimed at commercializing university research and supporting startups.

McCarrie said the center provides mentoring, capital connections and talent access for startups, noting two company exits from center-supported firms and roughly $8 million in funding accessed by companies…

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