Pitchbook: What are the best universities for startup founders?
Great entrepreneurs can come from anywhere, but some universities have a truly exceptional track record of producing future entrepreneurs. PitchBook’s annual university rankings compare schools by tallying up the number of alumni entrepreneurs who have founded venture capital-backed companies. The undergraduate and graduate rankings are powered by PitchBook data and are based on an analysis […]
Innovation fund expands to faculty, staff projects
The Planet Blue Student Innovation Fund, which supports universitywide carbon neutrality and climate action by funding select on-campus projects to reduce U-M’s environmental impact, is expanding to include faculty and staff projects. In the past, the fund has offered up to $25,000 each semester, predominantly funding student projects. Now, a total of $50,000 will be […]
VT LAUNCH’s Proof-of-Concept Program seeks proposals, seeds larger opportunities
The Innovation and Partnership’s LAUNCH team in collaboration with Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties (VTIP) is seeking proposals from Virginia Tech researchers for Proof-of-Concept grants designed to provide paths to market for research and technologies with the potential for significant societal and economic impact. Researchers interested in submitting should review the following timeline: Application submission open: Dec. 12 […]
Rowan Innovation Venture Fund backs tech startup, MRIMath, LLC
The Rowan Innovation Venture Fund has made a $200,000 investment into MRIMath, LLC, a Rowan University-affiliated startup that uses artificial intelligence to dramatically improve the detection of brain tumors—as much as three years earlier than the standard of care. The medical technology company was co-founded in 2017 by Dr. Nidhal Carla Bouaynaya, professor of electrical & computer engineering […]
Hackensack Meridian Health Research Institute Accelerates Discovery and Innovation in NJ’s Largest Health Network
The Hackensack Meridian Health Research Institute (HMHRI) is accelerating scientific progress for patients across New Jersey. The HMHRI was formed this year to bring together all the many departments and areas of expertise across the state’s largest and most comprehensive health network, Hackensack Meridian Health. Key to the network’s mission to “Transform health care and be recognized as […]