Startups and Universities Are Forging New Synergies. Here’s How
Universities have been helping students become entrepreneurs since before the word “startup” existed, but it wasn’t until the dot-com boom that they started taking the commercial value of campus innovation seriously. In the mid-1990s, many technology licensing offices and campus venture funds began popping up. And by the 2010s, more universities were realizing that throwing real resources behind nascent […]
Glasgow spinouts win £540k boost to turn research into innovation
Three spinout companies from the University of Glasgow have successfully secured proof-of-concept funding from the Scottish Government to help them turn university research into innovative industries of the future. The investment, which totals more than £540,000, forms part of the Scottish Government’s new £2.9 million Proof of Concept (POC) Fund, designed to support projects from Scottish universities […]
Four Cambridge innovations awarded UKRI proof of concept funding
Four cutting-edge University of Cambridge research projects are to receive funding from UKRI to grow into market-leading products and services. A total of 48 projects from across the UK are receiving funding from a new £9 million proof of concept programme to support and accelerate the development of new or improved technologies, products, processes and […]
Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund Awards $4.7 million to Support Innovations in Stem Cell Research
COLUMBIA, Md., Oct. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The Maryland Stem Cell Research Commission (the Commission) awarded $4,707,142 in grant funding to accelerate the development of innovative stem cell–based therapies. The Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund (MSCRF), overseen by the Commission, is an independent program within TEDCO designed to promote human stem cell research and treatments through grants to entities in Maryland. The […]
Inside higher ed’s fight to continue groundbreaking research in the face of funding cuts – Fast Company
In the long-established American ecosystem of scientific advancement, fundamental research—not geared toward immediate application—has mostly been conducted at universities with federal funding. The commercial sector, on the other hand, has been more likely to fund more applied research around ideas closer to market, including backing university studies in promising areas of computer science and medicine. Over […]
Stony Brook University awards $1.2M in seed grants to boost early-stage research
The Office for Research and Innovation at Stony Brook University has announced the recipients of its 2025 OVPR Seed Grant Program. In this 11th cycle, a total of $1.2 million was awarded to 22 faculty-led research projects, marking the highest amount distributed in a single round since the program began. This year, the program received […]
Rice announces second cohort of Chevron Energy Graduate Fellows
Rice University has named 10 graduate students as recipients of the 2025-26 Chevron Energy Graduate Fellowships, a program created through a partnership between the Rice Sustainability Institute and Chevron. Each fellow receives a $10,000 award to support research advancing scalable energy innovations that reduce emissions, accelerate low-carbon technologies and improve the reliability and efficiency of current and future […]