Carnegie Mellon and Innovation Works hold ‘venture fair’ for Pittsburgh AI and robotics startups
Pittsburgh’s robotics and artificial intelligence sectors are gaining more attention than ever before, thanks to continued interest from tech giants like Facebookand Google, which opened offices there, as well as local university Carnegie Mellon’s recent announcement that it will be offering the nation’s first undergraduate degree in artificial intelligence. But startups in the area still face the same challenges […]
Ben-Gurion U. announces first Israel entrepreneurship fund of $1 million
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) President Prof. Rivka Carmi has announced a $1 million BGU Entrepreneurship Fund (BEF), the first of its type established by an Israeli university. The student-led fund will provide students and recent graduates with micro-grants to jump-start innovative technologies and concepts. The Fund was announced at the SilicoNegevBGU conference, the […]
Pitt startup working to treat carbon monoxide poisoning raises $5 million
A year-old University of Pittsburgh startup company has raised $5 million in Series A funding as it develops an antidote for carbon monoxide poisoning. Tus Science & Technology Service Group of China led the funding round for Globin Solutions Inc. with participation from UPMC Enterprises, the commercialization arm of the Downtown-based hospital and health insurance […]
MTRAC Innovation Hub awards $177,000 for applied materials projects
A self-cleaning glass mixture and a transparent conductor are two of the latest projects to win financial support from the state of Michigan’s Innovation Hub program. Four inventions from three of Michigan’s public universities will share more than $177,000 in awards bestowed by the Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization’s applied advanced materials projects hub at […]