Lab Bench to Commercialization Grant Program accepting 2024-25 proposals
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Penn State Eberly College of Science’s Lab Bench to Commercialization (LB2C) Grant Program is now accepting applications for its 2024-25 funding cycle. The Eberly College of Science is committed to supporting its researchers in translating their research for society. Translation is an early part of technology transfer where scientific discoveries are aligned […]
Purdue’s entrepreneurial ecosystem undergoes record-breaking growth in 2024
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Since the creation of Purdue Innovates in 2023, the comprehensive system has worked to streamline access and strengthen support to technology commercialization and startup support resources. The push to provide top-tier resources for entrepreneurial activities in Indiana is paying off. In fiscal year 2024 Purdue once again reached new entrepreneurial milestones, shattering records […]
Cornell Tech Announces Largest Cohort to Date of New Startups on Campus for Fall 2024
Cornell Tech today announced the newest cohort of 13 startup companies that will enter its established Runway incubator program this September. The program is run by the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute on the Cornell Tech campus and will welcome its largest cohort since the annual program began in 2014. The 13 teams include eight Ph.D. founders, […]
Johns Hopkins, CareFirst, Techstars launch healthcare AI accelerator
Techstars has invested in thousands of early-stage startups, with more than 600 in the healthcare sector, such as fertility tracking firm Ovia Health and baby monitoring company Owlet. Some companies in its portfolio have gone on to become larger players in the space, including online pharmacy PillPack, which was later acquired by Amazon, and digital mental health […]
University of Vermont and BioLabs to launch startup incubator
Vermont Business Magazine The University of Vermont (UVM), Vermont‘s flagship, land-grant university and Cambridge-based BioInnovation Labs (BioLabs), an internationally known innovation laboratory platform with a network of shared lab and office workspaces, will launch a dedicated incubator at UVM’s Colchester facility. The BioLabs Innovation Center at UVM will support entrepreneurs and start-up companies specializing in all areas […]