Purdue U invests $500K in university-affiliated AI startup

West Lafayette, Ind.-based Purdue University’s medical technology investment fund allotted $500,000 to PhysIQ, a healthcare startup founded by a Purdue alumnus, according to a Jan. 29 news release. PhysIQ uses artificial intelligence to analyze real-time physiological data gathered by wearable sensors. Because it not only identifies patients in need of interventions, but can also demonstrate the […]

President awards $415,000 for faculty and staff research and innovation at UNG

A study on author Toni Morrison’s novel “Beloved,” a film titled “The Tourist Tax,” a textbook about the euphonium, a pilot project on social networks and transfer students’ decisions, and a college algebra boot camp highlight a few of the wide-ranging projects granted 2020 Presidential Incentive Awards at the University of North Georgia (UNG). “With an increased […]

Air Force tech accelerator welcomes third cohort

The Air Force’s Boston-based technology accelerator program announced the companies that will be joining its 2020 cohort Thursday evening. Ten startup companies, working on a very wide range of topic areas from computer vision to learning and training products, will now spend the next three months connecting with the Air Force and working on their respective […]

John Deere selects companies for its 2020 Startup Collaborator program

John Deere is building on the success of its Startup Collaborator program by welcoming four start-ups to its 2020 cohort. Launched in 2019, the program, which is part of the company’s Intelligent Solutions Group, enhances and deepens collaborative relationships with a start-up whose technology could add value for its customers. “The first year of the John Deere […]

Universities are Economic Engines

innovosource note: Indiana and other states are realizing the value of investment into early stage innovation and startups. Many of them are accomplishing this by supporting gap fund/accelerator programs at research institutions. In a previous article, we uncovered over 30 states in the US and countless established and emerging innovation economies across the globe are […]

Can college incubators fuel the next wave of tech startups?

While the debate of how fast or how effectively the economy has been growing in recent years, there is one clear challenge in front of the Indian economy: the problem of creating enough jobs. The fact that the size of India’s working population is growing has been known for some time. Touted as the demographic […]

Ryerson University organizations launch cybersecurity accelerator 

Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst, a cybersecurity research centre at Toronto’s Ryerson University, is working in partnership with Ryerson’s business incubator The DMZ, to launch the Catalyst Cyber Accelerator. The initiative is billed as Canada’s first commercial accelerator specifically designed for scale-up companies in cybersecurity and related fields. Headquartered in Brampton, Ont., Ryerson says the Catalyst Cyber Accelerator will […]

A ‘choose your own’ entrepreneurial adventure | Washington University in St. Louis

Washington University in St. Louis offers a rich ecosystem of support for budding innovators on campus and is consistently recognized nationally for its excellence in educating and preparing the next generation of entrepreneurs. A new program for undergraduates further deepens that commitment while directly connecting them to, and immersing them in, the St. Louis startup […]