HealthTech Arkansas partners with Center for Advancing Innovation
HealthTech Arkansas and the Center for Advancing Innovation (CAI) will work together with healthcare researchers and early-stage companies to drive innovation in clinical environments. The Center for Advancing Innovation launches startups around promising inventions with exponential impact. “This collaboration with the Center for Advancing Innovation has incredible potential for both organizations, as each of […]
Amplified Sciences attracts second IU Ventures investment
Diagnostic cancer testing startup Amplified Sciences is the first company to receive a double investment through IU Ventures’ startup support ecosystem. After receiving an investment from the IU Philanthropic Venture Fund in April 2020, Amplified Sciences attracted a $25,000 investment through the IU Angel Network in June. “An objective of IU Ventures is to introduce each founder we meet to resources to support […]
TMC Biodesign expands startup fellowship beyond medical devices and digital health
Elizabeth Jaworski, Ph.D., who studied biochemistry and molecular biology at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, has taken innovation from the lab bench and transformed it into a business. During her doctoral program, she worked with a professor who invented a technology for next-generation sequencing sample processing. Elizabeth Jaworski, Ph.D., TMC Biodesign 2020-2021 Fellow […]
UWM Research Foundation developing $400,000 fund for startups
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee-Research Foundation is raising a $400,000 pool to help commercialize innovations developed at the university. The fund will be used to invest in startup companies involving UWM faculty, students or staff who have licensed intellectual property through the foundation. The foundation has received a $200,000 matching grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development […]
MSU Foundation and MEDC announce Michigan Rise Pre-Seed Fund III
EAST LANSING, Mich., Aug. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — As the newly named administrator of the Michigan Pre-Seed Fund III (MPSF III) by the Michigan Strategic Fund, Michigan State University Foundation (MSU Foundation) announced Michigan Rise. MSU Foundation was awarded the MPSF III on April 14, 2020 and will work closely with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC)’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation Initiative to […]
How to access ‘America’s Seed Fund,’ the $3 billion SBIR program-TechCrunch
One of the best-kept secrets in the world of capital is that the federal government has billions of dollars it’s dying to give away to early-stage founders and inventors — and all you have to do is ask. Well, there’s a bit more to it than that, so here’s a guide to getting in the door of the […]
UK University launches ‘innovation factory’ to identify viable spin-offs
Designed to be one of Europe’s most effective University Technology Transfer offices, the University of Manchester Innovation Factory has built a new team and processes for commercialising the university’s innovations and intellectual property. The new organisation’s core mission is to use this IP to create positive social and economic impact. The Innovation Factory works with […]
Northern Accelerator launches GBP1.7m seed investment fund
The Seed Investment Fund, managed by Northstar Ventures, will officially launch on 4 August, with the first deals to be completed in the next two months, and further funding allocated over a 12-month period. The fund will make significant investments in businesses with the best commercial ideas and high growth potential in a targeted group […]
‘Culture of innovation’: Topeka looks to capitalize on Plug and Play partnership
In coming weeks and months, Topeka’s Plug and Play accelerator program, which was announced last year, is expected to gain serious momentum. Additional founding partners are set to be announced throughout August. Then, those founding partners will help select the first group of startup companies to participate in the accelerator. And this fall, they’ll begin […]
UCL launches new £100m start-up investment fund
University College London has launched a new £100m investment fund to back university spin-outs developing medical research as well as artificial intelligence (AI) projects. The new UCL Technology Fund is backed by British Patient Capital, as well as UCL itself and other new and existing investors. It will be managed by London-headquartered investment firm AlbionVC. “There […]