Penn State collaborative effort aims to accelerate the future of agriculture | Penn State University

An innovative interdisciplinary collaboration between Penn State’s Smeal College of Business and the College of Agricultural Sciences will focus on fostering innovation in food and agriculture. The 2026 Land Grant Startup Launch Competition is the brainchild of Travis Lesser, the director of Smeal’s Center for the Business of Sustainability, and Mark Gagnon, the Harbaugh Entrepreneur and Innovation […]

Ocular therapeutics start-up wins University College Dublin VentureLaunch Award 

OcuHealth, an emerging eye therapeutics start-up, was named overall winner of University College Dublin’s (UCD) VentureLaunch Accelerator Programme for 2025. The joint UCD and South East Technological University (SETU) project received €700,000 through the Enterprise Ireland Commercialisation Fund and is already being supported by technology transfer offices at SETU and NovaUCD. The company is developing […]

GAP Insights: University of Utah Builds a “Lab-to-Patient” Pathway — What It Means for GAP & Translational Innovation

The University of Utah has unveiled a new strategic model designed to accelerate the translation of research into patient impact. Their integrated framework connects laboratory discoveries, clinical research, infrastructure, and commercialization capabilities — creating a bridge from academic innovation to real-world therapies. This development underscores a broader shift in how research institutions view their mission […]