CUREs is an educational, interdisciplinary business plan competition that seeks to create sustainable social ventures based on innovative health care technologies that address the medical needs of those most in need in the developing world.

Core Principles

CUREs provides a competitive and collaborative educational experience that inspires and prepares university students to have a positive impact on the world.

CUREs creates an interdisciplinary opportunity that illustrates and leverages diverse skills and talents.

CUREs supports the creation of health care technologies that provide innovative solutions to critical medical needs.

CUREs seeks to improve the quality of life of the people most in need in the developing world, those surviving in poorest third of the world's nations.

CUREs builds sustainable social ventures that produce a significant positive impact by efficiently using resources.