Senators introduce bipartisan legislation to invest in startups and entrepreneurs across the country
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) introduced the Build to Scale Reauthorization Act of 2026, which would reauthorize the Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) Build to Scale program through fiscal year 2030. “Delaware is a state built on innovation. We know what it takes to turn a good idea into a […]
GAP Insights: UT Austin / Classroom Innovation Becomes a Repeatable Startup Pipeline
What Happened A senior design project at UT Austin’s Cockrell School of Engineering has evolved into an independent technology company after students and faculty participated in the XPRIZE Wildfire Competition. The original FLARE-X team set out to develop an unmanned aircraft capable of detecting and suppressing early-stage wildfires, bringing together UT’s Cockrell School of Engineering […]
U of Arizona and Banner Health Launch Joint Translational Research Accelerator
The University of Arizona and Banner Health have launched the Big Idea Challenge Joint Translational Research Accelerator, a new funding opportunity designed to advance discoveries toward clinical implementation and improved patient outcomes. The new initiative will fund up to four collaborative pilot projects at up to $250,000 each. Source: U of A and Banner Health Launch Joint […]