Second Malta €100,000 seed fund enables eight new start-up firms to take off – timesofmalta.com
The University of Malta and the Ministry for the Economy, Industry and Small Business fund awards give start-ups cash for step change. The second €100,000 Takeoff Seed Fund Award will benefit eight researchers and entrepreneurs to help them take their innovative ideas to the next stage of commercialisation. The ceremony, attended by Minister Chris Cardona, […]
U Maryland E-Nnovation Initiative fund, Oculus, team on new fund
The University of Maryland is working to establish itself as the premier virtual reality research center in the nation, and on Thursday it received a huge public sector vote of confidence. The Department of Computer Science at UMd will have all of the private donations it receives of at least $500,000 for endowed professorships doubled […]
Yale, UConn Get $10 Million To Spur Biotech Ventures – Hartford Courant
Yale and UConn are collaborating to launch a new initiative to spur the creation of biotechnology companies in Connecticut. With a $10 million grant from Connecticut’s Bioscience Innovation Fund, the new effort will be called Program in Innovative Therapeutics for Connecticut’s Health or “PITCH” and will be created by the Yale Center for Molecular Discovery […]