Georgia Tech launches a crowdfunding site

Allison Jo Mercer, a researcher at Georgia Tech, is developing an adhesive based on a brilliantly sticky fish. Her work could some day translate into Band-Aids that don’t pull your hair out when you rip them off, safer bandages for serious wounds, or just a better way to stick your GPS unit to your car window. […]

University of Southern Maine calls for proposals for Commercialization Gap Fund

The Office of Research Administration and Development has released a Call for Proposals for the Commercialization Gap Fund Program.  Full-time USM faculty and staff from all colleges are eligible to apply. Graduate and undergraduate students who have discoveries and inventions resulting from their work at USM are eligible to participate as long as they identify an eligible USM faculty […]

Angel investors plan to increase investments

Most early-stage or “angel” investors say they plan to maintain or increase the number of start-up investments they make next year, and many have their sights set on a few booming industries, according to a new poll. Compared to this year, one in four angel investors expect to increase both the number of deals and […]

Harvard opens office space for a venture capitalist

With preppy good looks and a casual confidence, Hugo Van Vuuren moves effortlessly among the student body at Harvard University, holding court with undergrads in the Yard or in a Harvard Square coffee shop. But Van Vuuren, 29, is not a student, or a faculty member. He is a venture capitalist with campus office hours.

Stanford makes $3.6M investment in student incubator, venture fund

Stanford’s StartX program received a $3.6 million grant and announced the formation of the StartX Fund, which will support Stanford entrepreneurs as they develop ideas and bring products to market. StartX is a nonprofit startup accelerator that provides student entrepreneurs with education and training, professional connections, housing, office space, cash stipends, advice, and mentorship. It is a […]