FSU funding helps researchers turn inventions into business ideas
A faster way to make test samples for the automotive and aerospace industries, an improved method for producing a wound-healing therapy and the development of an environmentally friendly X-ray material all earned funding from a Florida State University program that helps researchers bring their work to the marketplace. FSU’s Office of the Vice President for […]
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 […]
Technology Incubators Fuel Startup Success on University Campuses | EdTech Magazine
Visitors flock to Las Vegas for its glitzy resorts and casinos, stylish restaurants and vibrant entertainment and nightlife scene. In recent years, however, city leaders have recognized the need to expand beyond the appeal of a tourist destination. The University of Nevada, Las Vegas and Caesars Entertainment aim to do exactly that by launching a new, state-of-the-art […]
UofL, partners select promising health-tech projects for funding
The Kentucky Network for Innovation & Commercialization (KYNETIC) has selected its first round of promising university-born health and medical technologies, each of which will receive training and $50,000 for development. Seven projects were selected, two of which are from UofL: A novel immunotherapeutic compound for uveitis, an inflammatory disorder of the eye that ranks as […]
TEDCO’s Maryland Innovation Initiative Accelerates Technologies from Bench to Market | TEDCO
TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, announced its recent round of investments in six (6) start-up companies and funding to fifteen (15) university projects through the Maryland Innovation Initiative (MII). Established in 2012, the MII program was created as a partnership between the State of Maryland and five Maryland academic research institutions: Johns Hopkins University; Morgan […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]