UW CoMotion accelerator rolls out new licensing process to streamline negotiations with spinouts – GeekWire
The University of Washington is aiming to make it easier for spinouts to get out of the research lab and into the market. This week the UW unveiled Husky FAST Start, a new licensing process meant to speed up startup license discussions. The launch coincides with the 40th anniversary of the landmark Bayh-Dole Act, which gave […]
UMD computer scientist’s VisiSonics raises $3.5M, including $500K from Momentum Fund
For one, there’s a question of visuals. The objects have to be three-dimensional enough to look like they’re in front of a player, and a character has to be able to move around to see those objects to the right or left. It’s not just a question of look, but also feeling like you’re somewhere […]
Biden Appointees Have A Lot Of Ties To Startup And Venture Spheres – Crunchbase News
As President-elect Joe Biden moves ahead with appointments to key government roles, it’s notable that quite a few of the people selected have ties to the tech, startup and venture capital spheres. That this would be the case with an incoming Democratic administration is not entirely surprising. Venture capitalists and funded startups overwhelmingly carry out business in […]
COVID Not Slowing VC Investment – Harvard Business School Working Knowledge
The COVID-19 pandemic has battered industries around the world, but one sector’s prospects aren’t so bleak: venture capital. Startup backers—and private-equity managers in general—say that half of their portfolio companies haven’t been harmed by the coronavirus that stalled the economy in March, according to two new surveys by Paul A. Gompers, the Eugene Holman Professor of […]
Punjab to set up innovation mission, fund to promote start-ups
The Punjab cabinet on Wednesday gave its nod for setting up Punjab Innovation Mission and Punjab Innovation Fund to give further impetus to the start-up ecosystem in the state. The Punjab Innovation Fund of Rs 150 crore is proposed to be set up to invest in early-stage start-ups in the state. The government”s participation in […]
Ohio State startup helps focus attention on government-sponsored research
A startup spun out of technology from The Ohio State University will be recognized next month in an event highlighting the role of federally funded research. IR Medtek is one of 22 university-affiliated startup companies from across the nation to participate in the University Innovation and Entrepreneurship Showcase sponsored by the Association of Public and […]
Interview: PIVOT Center at the University of Utah with Keith Marmer
Click here to listen to audio Keith Marmer from the University of Utah is Lisa’s guest on this episode of Tech Transfer IP. Keith is the Chief Innovations & Economic Engagement Officer at the Partners for Innovation, Ventures, Outreach and Technology (PIVOT) Center at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. Before working at the PIVOT Center, Keith served as the […]
Duke, NC Central Launch Program to Showcase Black-Founded and Black-Led Businesses
DURHAM, NC — U.S.-based college students and recent alumni who founded or lead growing businesses are invited to showcase their companies to investors who are committed to investing in Black-founded and Black-led businesses, and to compete for up to $25,000 through a new Duke University-North Carolina Central University program. “pitch: A Competition for Black Student-Founders” […]
MIT Faculty seed projects grow into pandemic research opportunities
Global partnerships are a fundamental component of research at MIT — even during this time of suspended travel. MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI) supports those connections via MISTI Global Seed Funds (GSF). GSF enables participating faculty teams to collaborate with international peers, either at MIT or abroad, to develop and launch joint research projects. MISTI […]
UNR-based tech accelerator program to expand statewide
The Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development announced recently it’s expanding a Northern Nevada-based program “to help technology entrepreneurs earn federal grant funding to support early-stage development of their businesses or innovations” throughout the state. Initially funded through the Federal And State Technology Partnership (FAST) at the University of Nevada, Reno in 2019, the Sierra Accelerator […]