$2.9M in WA Life Sciences Discovery Fund (LSDF) grants announced
Celiac disease-safe wheat, premature infant pain detection, and new medicines to fight flu and cancer are among the ideas to receive $2.9 million in funding from Washington’s Life Sciences Discovery Fund (LSDF). The 10 new commercialization awards are part of LSDF’s $100 million portfolio, which features an impressive 7-to-1 ROI statewide—including $510 million in new […]
PwC Malta’s €1m Start-up Fund attracts 87 applications
PwC Malta has received 87 applications so far for its €1 million Start-up Fund launched in mid-June 2013. This is an initiative whereby PwC Malta assists start-ups with innovative business ideas, by providing pro-bono advisory services. The fund is supported by Times of Malta. Applications are reviewed by a selection committee that meets on a […]
OHSU, University Venture Development Fund grantees hope to regenerate nerves, create better dental composites and treat breast cancer
Oregon Health & Science University’s BioScience Innovation Program awarded three technology development grants to scientists with promising early-stage research projects. The program leverages funds through the University Venture Development Fund, a state tax-credit program established in 2003 to further commercialization of university research. The funds support promising technologies and helps move them to the “proof […]
TEDCO hoping slight changes translate to big boost in investment for local startups
There are a couple of common analogies for startups wooing potential investors, said entrepreneur Brian Razzaque — it’s like herding cats, or getting one lemming to lead the others. Most investors are wary of bankrolling an unproven company without someone else’s seal of approval. That’s why the backing of the Maryland Technology Development Corp. was […]
How UAB plans to turn research into more startups and jobs
Obtaining more research funds has always been a point of emphasis for the University of Alabama at Birmingham, but turning those dollars into commercial success and economic development opportunities is quickly becoming more of a focus for the school. Last year, the school experienced an uptick in funding from the National Institutes of Health that […]
Mercia investors warm to group’s approach to university start-ups
If only investors had it that easy: gaining some exposure to the next hot start-up without the risk that it might fail. Several University spinout groups such as Imperial Innovations and IP Group have had mixed fortunes as investors took fright after the 2008 financial crisis. Now, Mercia Technologies, which listed on Aim last December, […]
Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund grants $2.8 to promising commercial research
Two local groups specializing in research and technology will receive nearly $200,000 as part of a group of 38 firms statewide to receive awards totaling over $2.8 million. Funding from the Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund is awarded to companies making strides in research in the fields of commercialization, including advanced manufacturing, cybersecurity, and energy and […]