New $115 million investment funds to accelerate research discoveries from idea to reality

In a first for an Australian university, the University of Melbourne today announced the establishment of two new major investment funds, in partnership with Breakthrough Victoria and Tanarra Capital, dedicated to supporting Melbourne’s world-leading researchers to turn their extraordinary discoveries and innovation into commercial reality. The $15 million University of Melbourne Genesis Pre-Seed Fund, being […]

Innovation Maturation Fund provides grants for healthcare innovations for pain and diabetes management | Clemson News

Researchers at Clemson University and Prisma Health have received grants that will help them find new ways to treat cancer and manage chronic pain and diabetes. Researchers from the College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences and the College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences have been awarded funding through the Innovation Maturation Fund, a joint effort of the Clemson […]

Kairos Ventures Raises Fund for University startups

Kairos Ventures, a Beverly Hills-based venture capital firm funding early-stage life sciences companies, announced on Monday that it has closed its third fund with $58 million raised. Kairos said its new fund has already invested in 27 startups including Vivodyne, a University of Pennsylvania spinout that cultures human tissue for experiments, and Linnaeus, a New […]

Early investors can forecast future of startups, study says

Success comes in many forms. For a movie, it could be box office numbers or critical acclaim. In academia, maybe it’s publishing research or helping students land dream jobs after graduation. New research from the University of Washington shows there are also multiple ways for startup companies to be successful. Early investors often predict which […]

Entrepreneurship Isn’t Genetic—It’s a Mindset

In a bold display of support for cultivating an intrepid mindset across campus, the Entrepreneurship Center, located within the Design and Innovation Building, officially launched last week. The private gathering welcomed students, faculty, university officials and business collaborators to visit with representatives from dozens of companies residing in the building. UC San Diego’s newest center […]