UWM entrepreneurs selected for IdeaAdvance seed fund
Five University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) faculty, students and alumni are among 11 teams receiving start-up grants from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) and the University of Wisconsin-Extension Center for Technology Commercialization (CTC). Each team will receive up to $25,000 each through the Ideadvance Seed Fund. Gov. Scott Walker announced the awards Aug. 22.
Innovation Fund Awards $475,000 to Seven Northeast Ohio Startups
The Innovation Fund, Northeast Ohio’s most active and successful pre-seed fund for technology startups, has committed $475,000 to seven Northeast Ohio companies in its latest quarterly funding round. Four companies received $100,000 awards meant to prove out business models while three received $25,000 awards intended to validate technologies.
New University of Hawaii POC center aims to improve commercial success of UH research
The University of Hawai’i is launching an entrepreneurial springboard for its world-class research. The UH has achieved numerous accolades in research: from the cloning of green mice to the recent launch of a student-designed and built small satellite. Building upon these achievements, UH now aims to transform its world-class research and talent into an equally […]
LSDF announces $750,000 in Proof of Concept grants to promote health-related technologies
SEATTLE, Washington, August 29, 2014 – The Life Sciences Discovery Fund (LSDF) today announced nearly $750,000 in Proof of Concept grants to Washington state for-profit and non-profit organizations to promote translation of health-related technologies from the laboratory to the commercial marketplace. Also announced was nearly $56,000 in supplemental funding to an existing grant to increase […]
Should Universities Get Involved In Venture Capital? Forbes Opinion Piece
The StarTribune noted recently that the University of Minnesota is rethinking its venture capital strategy. Is this smart? I don’t mean to single out one university, because I find similar thinking at some other universities. So it might be useful to bring this into the open and see if the above strategy makes sense. Essentially […]
Aston University spin-out funded £230,00 by Mercia Capital
Aston EyeTech has developed software that supports optometrists with diagnosis, selling optical products and conducting clinical trials. Mercia Fund Management has agreed to invest £230,000 in the first instance.