CUNY Startups’ Second New Venture Accelerator
The CUNY Startups program at Baruch College’s Field Center for Entrepreneurship recently hosted its eagerly anticipated Demo Day event on April 5. The campus was abuzz with excitement as students from across the City University of New York system gathered to showcase their entrepreneurial spirit. The event marked the culmination of the spring 2024 semester’s […]
ROM Utrecht Region launches new POC €9M fund to back innovative startups in Utrecht region
Utrecht-based ROM Utrecht Region has announced the launch of the Startup Innovation Fund (SIF) during Dutch Health Week. The SIF will replace the Proof of Concept (POC) fund, which supported around 20 companies over the past three years. The SIF, with €9M allocated until 2029, aims to support innovative startups in the Utrecht region and continue to foster new […]
Pitch competition to feature five student entrepreneur startup teams | Penn State University
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Nittany Entrepreneur Society (NES) (formerly known as Innoblue) and Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship Society (CIES) will host their biggest pitch competition of the year from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 17. Held in room 603 of the Eric J. Barron Innovation Hub, the event will feature five student startup teams and three […]
Monash University BioCurate POC fund to continue collaboration with researchers to develop a new treatment for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
A research project supported by BioCurate’s Proof of Concept fund led by Monash University will move into the next exciting phase as an exclusive licence in the BioCurate Portfolio. The research, led by Monash University’s Dr Rimma Goldberg and Associate Professor Joshua Ooi, has identified a promising new cell therapy approach to treating Inflammatory Bowel Disease […]
$500M NCInnovation initiative kicks off grant selection for high-value university research
Durham-based NCInnovation, a nonprofit directing millions in state funds toward university research with commercial potential, has launched a pilot round targeting six to eight grants. Pat Ryan, NCInnovation’s spokesperson, tells TechWire that grants will generally be in the six-figure range, but specific allocations depend on researchers’ individual needs. Funding will be awarded in tranches based on set milestones. Backed […]
Israel Innovation Authority Launches New Fund to Establish Deep Tech Incubators
The Israel Innovation Authority today unveiled a new Deep Tech “Incubator Fund” as part its “Boost for the Israeli High-Tech” initiative. The new fund invites both Israeli and international corporations, along with venture capital funds, to submit proposals to secure grants of up to 40 million NIS for the operation of technological incubators. Incubators set […]
Oxford start-up Onfido sale signals largest ever student-led company return on investment | University of Oxford
This purchase marks the highest value return on investment for a student-led start-up for the University of Oxford. The university proceeds will support and fund the creation of more companies and entrepreneurship programmes at Oxford. Onfido was one of the first entrants into Oxford University Innovation’s Incubator in 2012, an entrepreneurship programme that helped to nurture the […]
Annual Houston student startup competition doles out over $1.5M in cash, investment prizes to multiple institutions’ startups
For the 24th year, the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship hosted its Rice Business Plan Competition, facilitating over $1.5 million in investment and cash prizes to the top teams. The 42 startups competing this year, which were announced earlier this year and included teams from around the world, participated in the three-day event that culminated in […]
Three UAMS Research Teams Named Inaugural Recipients of BioVentures Accelerator Awards | UAMS News
April 3, 2024 | BioVentures LLC at UAMS recently announced the selection of three UAMS research teams as the inaugural recipients of its new AR Health Ventures Accelerator (ARHVA) program. The accelerator program, which aims to help jump-start the translation of promising scientific discoveries into therapies, is providing the selected projects with substantial benefits, including financial […]
Washington State University Commercialization Gap Funding Award recipients announced
The Office of Commercialization has awarded eight WSU researchers with the Commercialization Gap Fund (CGF). The CGF supports research projects with high market potential and provides researchers up to $50,000 to demonstrate their innovation(s) can make an economic impact on society. The CGF is intended to be the final funding step for near-market technologies. The […]