European Universities Are The Newest Deep Tech Hotspots
European universities have deep research talent that’s been nearly untapped by venture capitalists but that’s rapidly changing. While few unicorns have emerged from European universities – compared to their U.S. counterparts – there has been a steady, decade-long improvement, both in terms of entrepreneurial attributes at universities and university attitudes toward entrepreneurs. More than ever […]
Horizon Europe: €8.3 billion available for Health research and innovation
If you work in health research and innovation, there are plenty of European funding opportunities coming up. The EU is just launching Horizon Europe, its latest research and innovation programme, which will run until 2027 with a budget of at least €95.5 billion. All types of UK organisations – including academia, industry, the NHS, and […]
Indiana Fund’s Commercialization Award Supports Promising Technology Based on Work of PVM Faculty Member Riyi Shi
Technology related to the research of Purdue Veterinary Medicine neuroscientist Riyi Shi has received major new support as a means of providing new options for patients with neurological disease and pain. Neuro Vigor, a Purdue University-affiliated startup, won a $100,000 Early Commercialization Award from the Indiana Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Fund. The company’s […]
Pioneering a New Fund Option for Venture Capital Investing | Nasdaq
Startup companies are an essential part of the U.S. economy stimulating economic development by providing job creation, business innovation, and wealth creation potential through appreciation of equity value and operating profits. Unfortunately, investing in these young companies has been traditionally limited to private market funds such as venture capital that has only been available to wealthy individuals […]
IU Launches Fund to Support Entrepreneurship
Indiana University has launched the Shoebox Fund with the support of a $60,000 gift from Donna and John Shoemaker. IU says the funding will support student startups that have been built in the startup incubator known as the Shoebox within the Shoemaker Innovation Center at the IU Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering. Two Shoebox-born […]
OSU Accelerator Grant research teams include 20 engineering faculty
Nineteen interdisciplinary teams have been awarded Accelerator Grant funding through the President’s Research Excellence (PRE) program. Seven teams are led by engineering faculty, and ten teams include an engineer as a co-investigator. These grants of up to $50,000 are for small teams formed to pursue curiosity-driven, novel, high-risk and high-reward research. The PRE program provides seed support for […]
UIUC launches new innovation project
The University has chosen to fund an innovation project selected from the Investment for Growth Program that aims to foster connections between industry partners, faculty and students. The Hub for Brand Innovation and Advertising Technology is a new initiative launched in collaboration with the Department of Advertising and the Siebel Center for Design and Technology Services at Illinois. “The […]
A UK biotech looks to bring alliance between GSK, J&J, AstraZeneca, and top universities stateside with its first megaround
Richard Mason was working at the J&J Innovation Center in London about six years ago when the company linked arms with two other pharmas and three of the UK’s leading universities to form Apollo Therapeutics — a translational medicine group aimed at spinning out new therapies. Now he’s running the show at Apollo, and he’s […]
University-backed start-up accelerators get under way
Two university-backed start-up accelerators have launched with the aim of seeking the next wave of entrepreneurial talent. The inaugural AgTech UCD accelerator, which will begin in September, is dedicated to early stage agtech and foodtech-focused companies. Based at UCD Lyons Farm in Co Kildare, the 12-week programme is funded through the Regional Enterprise Development Fund. […]
Esya Labs and HeioThera Receive $250,000 Investment from the George Shultz Innovation Fund
The 2021 Spring Cohort of the George Shultz Innovation Fund has invested $250,000 in both Esya Labs and HeioThera – and this number will increase as they solidify additional funding. The mission of the George Shultz Innovation Fund, managed by the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, is to help researchers turn their innovations into ventures that […]