U Chicago Publishes Story on Commercialization; $20M Innovation Fund
John Flavin stands in the Harper Court “Skydeck” illuminated by a spotlight. Around him, in a loose semicircle, about 100 onlookers fill the 12th-floor space with a buzzing intensity. Flavin draws them in. “Everybody huddle up,” he says. “Let’s form a scrum.” Four UChicago research teams are at the Skydeck to receive Innovation Fund awards […]
University of Kansas POC Fund Faculty Program Set For June 10th
This seminar will be held at the Simons Biosciences Research Laboratories, Room 100. Located at 2093 Constant Avenue, Lawrence, Kansas
OHSU Funds Venture Firm to Raise $100M Life Sciences Seed Fund
Oregon Health & Science University is collaborating in a new venture capital fund that’s the only one in the state focused on health care and life sciences. OHSU is paying Allegory Venture Partners up to $1.2 million over a two-year period to support the fund’s launch and operation. Allegory is attempting to raise at least […]
University of Wisconsin System IdeaAdvance Seed Fund Announces First Recipients
University of Wisconsin’s IdeaAdvance fund announces its first round of seed funding. IdeaAdvance couples funds with support services, such as business mentoring and development assistance to encourage technology transfer from the UW System, especially those schools without a historic capability of transferring its ideas to the marketplace.