UNIGE and FONGIT strengthen their support for innovation
Technology developed by FluoSphera: fluorescent cells are encapsulated in fluorescent alginate capsules, allowing the measurement of multiple biological activities in multiple tissues in communication. Visualisation by light microscopy (left) or fluorescence microscopy (right). UNIGE The University of Geneva (UNIGE) and FONGIT, the foundation supporting technological entrepreneurship in the canton of Geneva, have announced a strengthening […]
Berkeley SkyDeck Accelerator Presents Batch 12 Startups at Demo Day
Berkeley’s startup accelerator, will host its Batch 12 Virtual Demo Day Sept. 28, featuring 18 innovative global startups (15 from this cohort as well as three SkyDeck alumni companies) specializing in a wide range of industries including AI, life sciences, semiconductor chips, HR, robotics, and enterprise software. With a five-minute pitch opportunity, each startup will […]
MSU contributes to Mississippi startup ecosystem through entrepreneurship support, technology commercialization
Mississippi’s growing entrepreneurial ecosystem is being recognized a top 20 global ecosystem for startup experience, an achievement boosted by the state’s research universities. The 2021 Global Startup Ecosystem Report, released by Startup Genome and the Global Entrepreneurship Network at London Tech Week, acknowledges the roles research institutions like Mississippi State University play in driving innovation […]
Searching for the next Google: launch of McGill Innovation Fund to make history
Today McGill University announced the launch of the McGill Innovation Fund, a funding program that will support both the development of innovative technologies as well as the spinoff companies that emerge from the University. The fund will be open to all McGill members who have declared a Report of Invention to the Office of Innovation […]
New Startups Built From UC Davis Research and Innovation Emerge With Solutions in Health, Energy and Agriculture
uring the 2020-21 fiscal year, nine startups executed agreements to access foundational intellectual property and commercialize new technologies developed at the University of California, Davis. The emerging startups are focused on technological solutions to meet needs in health, energy and agriculture. “It is always exciting to see innovations from UC Davis translated into commercial applications that benefit our regional […]
New accelerator program Ignite brings students from different fields together | Aalto University
There has been a significant change in attitudes towards entrepreneurship over the last decade: today, more than 80% of young people see entrepreneurship as a viable way to influence society, and 71% believe that adopting an entrepreneurial mindset helps in working life, regardless of profession. The Aalto Entrepreneurship Society has played a crucial role in this change […]
What is… a translational research institute? – UNeTech Institute
I will be the first to admit that I began working at a translational research institute (TRI) without any prior knowledge of translational research. As I’ve settled into my position, I’ve learned the basic principles through my work. But for my own sake, I wanted to deep-dive into what translational research really is, and how TRIs […]
Crossing the chasm from startup idea to funding-ready venture | Medium
Geoffrey Moore wrote the seminal book Crossing the Chasm about how tech companies can get from a few early-adopter customers to the many mainstream customers they need for growth and success. But my experience is that the biggest “chasm” for most entrepreneurs to cross is the one that happens much earlier in the process— it’s the chasm […]
Pew Funds Six Teams to Advance Innovative Biomedical Research
The Pew Charitable Trusts announced today the six pairs of researchers who will make up its 2021 class of Innovation Fund investigators. These scientists—alumni of Pew’s biomedical programs in the United States and Latin America—will partner on interdisciplinary research to tackle some of the most pressing questions in human biology and disease. By combining their […]
FORD’s Innovation Center set to support 8200 Impact accelerator program
The FORD Innovation Center, with the support of the FORD Fund in Israel, has announced that it will support the 8200 Impact accelerator program and its startup community. It is understood that FORD will help entrepreneurs develop technological solutions to social and environmental challenges. Over six cohorts, 8200 Impact companies have raised more than $58 […]