Durham University scientist lands financial backing for graphene production
A SCIENTIST whose company is developing a way of mass-producing a substance that can make cars and planes lighter has landed a £1.6m investment. He has won financial backing from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council in his efforts to commercialise the substance and has signed up industrial partners Dyson and Procter & Gamble.
New York Gov. Cuomo suggests a $50M venture fund, target early-stage start-ups and university technology
ALBANY — Start-up companies in New York state will have Niagara Falls to thank for some of a $50 million venture capital fund that the governor wants to create. One of several ideas that Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed to help encourage the growth of high-tech start-ups in the state is what’s being called the NYS Innovation Venture Capital […]
Boyd Ventures funds two University of Tennessee student companies
College Campuses are prime target markets and hotbeds of potential innovation, according to student entrepreneurs selected as winners of grants from the Boyd Venture Fund at the University of Tennessee. The fund, administered through the Anderson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the UT College of Business Administration, selected InHouse GFX and Adams Innovation to […]
Prostate cancer drug candidate funded by University City Science Center QED program
Could a compound developed by two University of Delaware faculty members be a new line of defense against prostate cancer? Robert Sikes, director of theCenter for Translational Cancer Research (CTCR) and associate professor ofbiological sciences, and John Koh, associate director of the Delaware Biotechnology Institute (DBI) and professor of chemistry and biochemistry, believe they have indeed invented a new […]
Drug discovery proof of concept grants show promise at Temple
An innovative funding model designed to promote interdepartmental collaboration with the Moulder Center for Drug Discovery Research in Temple’s School of Pharmacy is already showing results. As part of the expansion of the Moulder Center in 2010, the university established a competitive process for awarding two-year, $100,000 Drug Discovery Initiative (DDI) grants. These proof-of-concept grants allow researchers across […]
University of Leicester call for spring POC proposals
Providing funds to drive projects with significant commercial potential towards achieving key commercial milestones. Eligible applications include: Proof of Principle Studies Design and manufacture working prototype Development of commercial relationships Validation of technology Market research Deadline for receipt of Expression of Interest Forms: March 1st 2013 More here