Defining Gap Funding Approaches
Summary Event Held 7.26.17 Recap of 90-minute Community of Action Discussion on Defining Approaches to Gap Funding: Models/Structures of COA member programs, evolution from oneàmultiple fund programs Adopting common community language/definitions for fund types (Translational Research, Proof of Concept, Startup/Seed, etc.) Identifying nuances in approaches, needs and challenges (size/type of institution, location, tech area specific, […]
Raising and Sustaining Gap Funding Programs
Summary Event Held 11.16.17 Recap of 90-minute Community of Action Discussion on Raising and Sustaining Gap Funding Programs: Tactics to R&S funds from institutional support and coordination (royalties, equity, donor/alumni funds) Tactics to R&S funds from external support (government programs, foundations, co-investment with corporations/investors) Approaches to keep sources of funding engaged throughout the gap funding […]
Boeing launches ‘HorizonX’ startup accelerator programme
Global aircraft manufacturer Boeingannounced the launch of the Boeing HorizonX India Innovation Challenge 1.0—a three-month accelerator programme for startups working in the area of aerospace innovation in India. “The Boeing HorizonX India Innovation Challenge 1.0 is our attempt to channelize India’s incredible talent and entrepreneurial energy for the future of innovation in aerospace and related areas,” said Pratyush […]
IoT accelerator programme IoTA Wales launches
A new accelerator, IoTA Wales, has launched and is on the hunt for business to fund. It is looking to identify and support up-and-coming IoT businesses in key areas such as cyber security, energy, manufacturing, education and agriculture. The program has been jointly created and designed by The Accelerator Network, Innovation Point, Barclays Eagle Labs, Inspire […]
GE Healthcare Completes Acquisition of U College London-supported Bioprocessing Start-Up
GE Healthcare has completed the acquisition of Puridify, a UK-based bioprocessing start-up focused on a nanofiber-based platform purification technology for biopharmaceutical production, GE Healthcare announced on Nov. 28, 2017. As part of the acquisition, GE Healthcare will gain Puridify’s technology, FibroSelect, which is complementary to the bead resins and chromatography membranes used in downstream bioprocessing. […]
Cisco Innovation Challenge helps students launch their ventures
Everyone needs to do their part to conserve water. But what if entire communities could work together to eliminate the unnecessary waste of this valuable resource? That’s the idea behind Green Plant Framework/Aquifer Systems, founded by Joshua Parde. The system allows users to compare the total volume of water delivered from a municipal source to […]
UnitedHealth launches venture fund as it tries to stay ahead of Amazon, Apple
For UnitedHealth Group the focus next year is more about getting ahead of potential competition from tech heavyweights such as Amazon and Apple than getting bogged down in the twists and turns of health reform in Washington. That was the underlying message from new CEO David Wichmann at the health-care company’s analyst day in New York. “People have asked me, ‘What’s […]
University of Maryland start-up bought by Royal Phillips
A start-up company launched with technology licensed from the University of Maryland School of Medicine was bought by Royal Philips, the global health technology firm announced. Baltimore-based Analytical Informatics Inc. and its technology will be rolled into the Philips unit Philips Radiology Solutions, expanding its offerings more quickly. “Integrating Analytical Informatics’ software tools and applications […]
University of Maryland start-up bought by Royal Phillips
A start-up company launched with technology licensed from the University of Maryland School of Medicine was bought by Royal Philips, the global health technology firm announced. Baltimore-based Analytical Informatics Inc. and its technology will be rolled into the Philips unit Philips Radiology Solutions, expanding its offerings more quickly. “Integrating Analytical Informatics’ software tools and applications […]