The knowledge economy, software engineering, electronics, biotechnology and financial services - jobs for the 21st Century.

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To date, StartX has supported more than 240 founders and 90 companies across fields from clean technology to IT services to biotechnology.

FORBES: Stanford Accelerator StartX Receives $800,000 Grant From Kauffman Foundation

It's the impact of a Health and Human Services Department that funds research by women like Dr. Nina Fedoroff, a biotechnology and life science pioneer -- (applause) -- who won the National Medal of Science in 2006.

WHITEHOUSE: Creating the White House Council on Women & Girls