Innovation Campus

David Luzzi, Innovation Campus leader, elected a National Academy of Inventors fellow

“It’s a great honor to be elected to the NAI,” Luzzi says. “Entrepreneurship and innovation coming out of universities need to be recognized.” Luzzi was cited for a spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating inventions that have made a tangible impact on the quality of life, economic development, and the welfare of society.

• by Peter Ramjug   February 10, 2021

Northeastern’s COVID-19 testing facility collected 1,300 samples on its first day

Roughly 1,300 students, faculty, and staff, were tested for COVID-19 on Monday, the first day of testing on the Boston campus before students return on Aug. 29. “It’s going well so far," said David Luzzi, senior vice provost for research and vice president of Northeastern’s Innovation Campus.

• by Molly Callahan   August 17, 2020

Northeastern’s Life Sciences Testing Center secures certifications to process the university’s coronavirus tests

With state-of-the-art laboratory equipment to conduct the complex tests that can determine whether someone has contracted the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, and a growing team of medical, clinical, and other laboratory technicians with specialized training, the new facilities are designed to process up to 5,000 samples a day, and turn around results in about 24 hours.

• by Roberto Molar Candanosa and Matthew Modoono   August 5, 2020

‘The human factor has to be at the center of everything we do’

New technologies should be focused on human ethics and a universal desire to make life better for people around the world. That was the message embraced by Northeastern leaders, security specialists, and defense experts at an innovation conference hosted by the university in Washington, D.C. Monday.

• by Ian Thomsen   September 23, 2019