GAP Pipeline Brief: VCU TechTransfer and Ventures Commercialization Fund: Six Faculty Projects Advance Toward Market Readiness
Award & Investment Overview Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) TechTransfer and Ventures has announced the latest recipients of its Commercialization Fund, selecting six faculty-led research projects to receive commercialization funding that will accelerate technologies toward licensing, startup formation, regulatory development, and market readiness. Administered through the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation, the […]
GAP Pipeline Brief: Tulane University Innovation Institute: LumaWave Secures $1.5 Million ARPA-H Award to Advance Fetal Monitoring Technology
Award & Investment Overview LumaWave, a Tulane University spinout developing next-generation fetal monitoring technology, has received a $1.5 million award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to advance a platform capable of directly measuring fetal tissue oxygenation during pregnancy and labor. The award was made through ARPA-H’s Making Obstetrics Care Smart (MOCS) […]
NSF awards 12 new Regional Innovation Engines to fuel research, jobs and economic growth nationwide | NSF – U.S. National Science Foundation
The newest NSF Engines awards span critical technologies and applications ranging from enhancing energy grid security to maximizing the yield of critical mineral mining extraction to advancing quantum computing. Each team, led by a coalition of regional organizations, including universities, nonprofits and private industry, will initially receive an award of $15 million over two years. […]
GAP Pipeline Brief: Colorado State University Advanced Industries Proof of Concept Grant Program: Six Technologies Receive $800,000 to Advance Commercialization
Award & Investment Overview Six Colorado State University-led technologies have received a combined $800,000 through the Colorado Advanced Industries Proof of Concept (AI POC) Grant Program to accelerate commercialization across healthcare, agriculture, transportation, quantum technologies, and sustainable energy. Funded by the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) and administered at CSU through […]
GAP Pipeline Brief: LaunchTN/Tennessee Technology Advancement Consortium: Inaugural Technology Maturation Grants Advance Three University Startups
Award & Investment Overview The Tennessee Technology Advancement Consortium (TTAC) has announced the inaugural recipients of its 2026 Technology Maturation Grant, awarding a total of $300,000 to three Tennessee-based startups advancing university-developed technologies toward commercialization. Administered through LaunchTN, the competitive program provides up to $100,000 in one-time funding to startups affiliated with TTAC partner research […]
GAP Pipeline Brief: UC Davis Aggie Venture Accelerator: Inaugural Life Science Startup Cohort Launches
Award & Investment Overview The University of California, Davis (UC Davis) Innovation and Economic Development Office has announced the inaugural cohort of the Aggie Venture Accelerator (AVA), selecting SinewUS, Pharm to Food, and ThriveSpan Labs as the program’s first participating startups. Delivered in partnership with The March Group, a thematic venture capital firm, the four-month […]