Brock University’s $19-million innovation hub now open
Brock University has officially opened the new Brock LINC — an acronym for Learn, Innovate, Network and Collaborate. The LINC is aimed at bringing together the academic community with the wider community. A non-exhaustive list of what the “maker space” offers includes video and audio studios, 3D printing, carbon engraving, audio and video equipment rentals, […]
Supporting Utah’s Startup Tech Culture University of Utah Health Sciences
The growth of technology startup companies is booming in Utah. Inc. Magazine ranks Salt Lake City No. 2 in the nation among the 50 Best Cities for Starting a Business in 2020. The University of Utah has a long history of nurturing and supporting Utah’s startup culture. Since 1970, more than 175 startup companies have been founded on technologies […]
University of Waterloo launches venture fund for healthtech startups
The University of Waterloo has launched a second venture capital fund targeted at early-stage startups involved in health technology. The Velocity HealthTech Fund will give early-stage health startups a chance to access $50,000 in pre-seed funding to grow their business and would be awarded following a pitch competition. The HealthTech Fund will make investments in […]
Molekule raises $58M in Series C round – Tampa Bay Business Journal
Molekule, a tech startup born out of University of South Florida research, has closed another multimillion-dollar investment round. The San Francisco-based company with a focus on clean technology raised $58 million this week. “The air purifier market is one of the fastest-growing markets in the world right now, and there is an incredible need for companies like […]
Two Purdue-affiliated life sciences startups receive Foundry Investment Fund support for detection technologies
Two Purdue University-affiliated startups have received approvals for up to $250,000 each from the Purdue Foundry Investment Fund to help continue their missions of advancing life science technologies. The investments awarded by the fund will support Purdue-affiliated Amplified Sciences LLC and Brightlamp Inc., both of which are focused on health care technologies. “The Foundry Investment Fund provides an important avenue for […]
UCT participates in Africa’s first University Technology Fund
The SA SME Fund recently launched the University Technology Fund (UTF), a first of its kind in Africa. The University of Cape Town (UCT) and Stellenbosch University are the first two universities that will participate in the fund, which will provide UCT spin-off companies with access to R50 million, as well as additional seed funding to support […]
CO Finalists Pitch Ideas, Earn Seed Money at Big Idea Event
Four 2020 Big Idea finalists presented their venture ideas on Thursday, Feb. 27, at Colorado College’s Big Idea competition, now in its eighth year. CC’s Big Idea competition, put on by Creativity & Innovation at Colorado College, invites groups of students to develop new, innovative ideas and pitch their proposals in front of local investors for seed funding […]
Houston Methodist opens new hub to showcase health tech of the future
Houston Methodist is regularly exploring new digital health technologies, but, until recently, lacked a proper space to demonstrate their vision for the future of health care. Now, with the Center for Innovation’s Technology Hub, the hospital has just that. The tech hub opened earlier this month in Houston Methodist Hospital in the Texas Medical Center. The 3,500-square-foot tech […]
Partnership with Verizon to fuel Emory Healthcare Innovation Hub
The Emory Healthcare Innovation Hub (EHIH) announced Monday that it will be powered by Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband service, adding digital speed and connectivity to an ecosystem working to transform the health care industry. The strategic partnership between Verizon and Emory Healthcare creates the nation’s first 5G health care innovation lab. EHIH is a health care […]
Peptilogics picks up funding from CARB-X accelerator
The CARB-X accelerator has awarded USA-based firm Peptilogics up to $2.56 million to develop a new class of peptide antibiotics. CARB-X (Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator) is a global non-profit project devoted to early-stage antibacterial R&D, based at Boston University. The accelerator was founded in 2016, built on an extensive collaboration between public and […]