# Mission: Appossible, the NYU Mobile App Contest, Hosts Kickoff Event

![Cynthia Franklin and Tyler Becker](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/sites/default/files/assets/images/Mission_Appossible_Cynthia_Tyler.jpg "Cynthia Franklin and Tyler Becker")
*Cynthia Franklin, director of Entrepreneurship, and Tyler Becker, assistant director of Entrepreneurship, for the W. R. Berkley Innovation Labs*

NYU students, alumni, faculty and staff gathered at NYU Stern on February 7 for the kickoff of the Third Annual [MISSION: ](http://nyucontest.messapps.com/)[APPOSSIBLE](http://nyucontest.messapps.com/)[, the NYU Mobile App Contest](http://nyucontest.messapps.com/), a collaborative effort between Stern's [W. R. Berkley Innovation Labs](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/about/departments-centers-initiatives/centers/innovation-labs) and [Messapps](https://messapps.com/).

*![Vasily Malyshev](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/sites/default/files/assets/images/Mission_Apposisble_Vasily%20Malyshev2.jpg "Vasily Malyshev")
Vasily Malyshev, CEO of Messapps*

*About the NYU Stern W.R. Berkley Innovation Labs*

The NYU Stern W. R. Berkley Innovation Labs are a creative hub for the design of twenty-first century businesses and learning environments. Its Entrepreneurship team helps NYU founders launch and lead high-growth companies.

Research Center Events

— 2/7/2018

## Past Events

- [Mission: Appossible 2017](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/news-events/mission-appossible-2017)
- [Mission: Appossible 2016](/node/51522)