UNLV’s StepUp & StartUp intern program bolsters the engineering talent pool
Tina Quigley, president and CEO of the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance, had her reservations about LOCATE Las Vegas. The initiative, which entrusted the developmental authority with courting 17 global company leaders in hopes of attracting them to Southern Nevada, already felt like an expensive, time-intensive task. Add on the pressure of doing it during […]
UND Runway Accelerator showcases student startups
On May 1, the UND Center for Innovation held the Runway Accelerator Showcase at the Memorial Union’s Social Stair on the University campus. Five students presented their startups and the progress they are making through participation in the Runway Accelerator program. Runway is designed to provide a launch pad for student startups, offering resources, mentorship […]
NCInnovation to consider UNCW research for commercialization grant
The board of directors of state-funded research grant organization NCInnovation will hear research grant proposals from seven state universities, including the University of North Carolina Wilmington, for its pilot funding round on May 14. The group’s board will hear and approve grants for six to eight research projects, dolling out the first grants from its $500 million endowment. […]
Cancer vaccine ready for commercialization as part of growing MUSC startup community
In the 12 years since its inception, Leukogene Therapeutics Inc. has had one goal: to take an idea from the academic lab into the real world where it can benefit patients. With a new cancer vaccine platform designed to stimulate the immune system and attack cancer, Leukogene offers a therapeutic solution for acute myelogenous leukemia, […]
Vanderbilt U’s Wond’ry Launches First Faculty BioMedical Ideator Cohort to Foster Medical Entrepreneurship
The Wond’ry recently hosted its first Faculty BioMedical Ideator cohort. The program curriculum was based around the Sullivan Family Ideator Program, which helps aspiring university-affiliated innovators (students, staff, faculty and alumni) evaluate and develop their ideas by teaching an evidence-based approach to idea evaluation and offering expert mentorship and access to resources. Launched in January […]