Corporate Innovation Increasingly Benefits From Government Research-Forbes
Innovation has always relied, to some degree, on government support. But a recent study suggests that public funding might be even more influential than it seems. “Nearly a third of US patents rely directly on US government funded research,” says Dennis A. Yao, Lawrence E. Fouraker Professor of Business Administration and co-head of the Strategy Unit […]
ARCH Venture Partners raises $1.46 billion across two funds for biotech investing
Against a backdrop where the life-or-death consequences of biotechnology innovation are becoming increasingly apparent as the world races to develop vaccines and therapies to treat COVID-19, life sciences investor ARCH Venture Partners has raised $1.46 billion in funding to finance new tech development. The two funds, ARCH Venture Fund X and ARCH Venture Fund X Overage, are […]
What COVID-19 Means For Startup Ecosystems—And What Can Be Done
A year ago, it was estimated that the “global startup economy” created nearly $3 trillion in economic value between 2016 and 2018. Now, billions of dollars of that economic value may be leaking away, likely by the day. In a new report out today, my friends at Startup Genome have taken a first pass at how the global pandemic is already […]
$200,000 awarded to startups for 2020 Texas Tech Accelerator Program
The following is a news release from Texas Tech University: The Texas Tech University Innovation Hub at Research Park announced the list of eight startup companies, judged by investors and accepted into the 2020 Texas Tech Accelerator program after a virtual competition hosted on Wednesday (April 1). Four community members, three student teams, and one faculty team received a […]
Startup accelerators forge ahead with new virtual programs
As companies scramble to adapt their businesses to a world of remote working and isolation, startups vying for investors’ cash and mentorship are facing a new world order too. Intel Ignite, a 12-week accelerator program led by Intel in Tel Aviv, today announced the 10 startups that will constitute its second cohort which is scheduled to start on […]
HealthTech Arkansas Partnering With PwC
The Singapore office of PwC, aka PricewaterhouseCoopers, and HealthTech Arkansas are working together to bring startups from Singapore to Arkansas for clinical trials and pilot projects with 11 health care providers. The first startup will come after a monthslong process. So, for now, the coronavirus outbreak is not expected to affect these plans, said HealthTech […]
Finalists Announced for the University of Chicago’s College New Venture Challenge Finals
The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago has officially announced the seven teams moving on to finals of the 2020 College New Venture Challenge (CNVC). The CNVC is the College track of the university’s nationally recognized business launch program, the Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC). This year’s cohort included a select […]
Osaka University startup seeks to develop vaccine for coronavirus
A drug development startup has begun working on a DNA vaccine against the new coronavirus, aiming to begin clinical trials in six months. AnGes Inc., which was founded by an Osaka University researcher, announced in Tokyo on March 5 that the company is working with the university to develop the vaccine. The vaccine under development […]
The crucial role ‘innovation districts’ will play in the fight against COVID-19
As health organizations, governments, companies, and others continue to work toward solutions for the COVID-19 pandemic, we are reminded that this type of global, real-time coordination doesn’t happen in isolation. It’s through networks of small geographies of innovation—areas of advanced research, rapid prototyping, and commercialization—that progress is made. Since the outbreak began, these “innovation districts” […]
Innovation Brings Big Investments
Investors must like what they see among Hoosier technology companies, because they’re sure bringing in their dollars. Last year saw a serious uptick in investments from venture capital firms and other types of funding sources, and the new decade began with a bang that only held the trend. 2019 was one of the best years […]