Ohio Third Frontier Commission growing technology startups, talent
This month, the Ohio Third Frontier Commission approved $72.7 million in funding that will provide capital to innovative startup companies, advance medical technology and foster young talent through a new High School Tech Internship Pilot Program. “We are investing in technology that will attract private capital from across the state and beyond,” said Lydia Mihalik, […]
Five Auburn University faculty teams competing for $100,000 in Launch funding
In research and development, there is a place known as the Valley of Death – it’s the gap between applied research and viable products. To help bridge this gap so that powerful, useful research can make an impact on the market and improve quality of life, Auburn University’s Office of the Vice President for Research and […]
City University of Hong Kong launches start-up program
The City University of Hong Kong has launched a large-scale flagship innovation and entrepreneurship program – HK Tech 300 – for aspiring entrepreneurs among its students and staffers, aiming to create 300 start-ups in three years. The program will offer professional training and a seed fund for different project teams to develop innovative ideas into start-ups, validating […]
Nexus Louisiana, LSU Launch Accelerator Program for Entrepreneurs
Nexus Louisiana and Louisiana State University have announced Ignition, a new initiative to help aspiring entrepreneurs evaluate their business idea’s viability through customer discovery and development. During this eight-week entrepreneurial accelerator program, business mentors and industry experts will guide participants through the customer development process step-by-step designed to help them answer a very simple but […]
UTLP to boost biopharma-academic collaboration on novel drugs
The University Technology Licensing Program (UTLP) received approval from the US Department of Justice on 13 January. The UTLP forms a pool of intellectual property and scientific patents from the US’s leading institutions and aims to encourage licensing deals between these universities and Pharma companies for the commercialisation of the universities’ emerging technologies. The program […]
MSU’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach awards $36K during annual Startup Summit | Mississippi State University
Mississippi State’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach again hosted its annual Startup Summit, the university’s top student business venture competition, which resulted in a first-place tie in the event’s grand finale. MSU’s two grand prize recipients are Shuvam Saha, an engineering doctoral student from Kolkata, India, and Stone Vincent, a fashion design and merchandising master’s […]
Amazon donates funds to Nashville Entrepreneur Center
Nashville’s record-setting economic development recruit is helping fund a series of programs at the city’s Entrepreneur Center. Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) is now a formal “supporting partner” of the 11-year-old nonprofit organization, which announced the contribution on March 31. Amazon’s funding will support five existing programs at the EC: PreFlight, which is for first-time entrepreneurs […]
Alums gives thousands to local Miami U accelerator
A pair of Miami University alums are giving a financial boost to the school’s in-house accelerator program. Jeffrey and Sarah Kadlic have committed $50,000 to start the Sarah and Jeffrey Kadlic Entrepreneurial Growth Fund to benefit the RedHawk Launch Accelerator, the Oxford university announced Monday. The program, based in Over-the-Rhine’s Union Hall, is a seed stage startup accelerator for […]