FACIT and University of Toronto launch precision medicine company, supported by seed fund
FACIT, a commercialization venture group, together with the University of Toronto (“U of T”), announced the creation of Ontario-based Cellular Analytics (the “Company”). Cellular Analytics is founded upon a proprietary microfluidic platform that enables molecular characterization of cancer at the level of single circulating tumour cells. The technology quantitatively detects sensitivity to immune-oncology agents ‘on-chip’ at both significantly […]
BHF Accelerator Award to boost research at University of Birmingham
The university is one of only six institutions in the UK to be awarded with a BHF Accelerator Award, which encourages pioneering research of the highest calibre. It will bolster the university’s research in atrial fibrillation (AF), heart failure, thrombo-inflammation and vascular biology. Advancing research from bench to bedside The award will create a joined-up […]
Inside Ottawa’s newest startup accelerator
An Ottawa biotech startup that’s finding new ways to regrow skin, bones and even spinal tissue has found a new home in La Cité’s accelerator program – the latest addition to the college’s entrepreneurship program. Spiderwort recently moved into La Factorie Desjardins – an area designed for entrepreneurs in the newly constructed Excentricité pavillion. The bioengineering […]
Innovative ideas are supercharged at Texas Tech Red Raider Accelerator
Braxton Manley wanted to create “really cool Apple Watch bands” because his was boring and uncomfortable. Nine-year-old Cooper Williams wanted a way to track the ice cream truck so he could have his money ready when it arrived. Gage Dutkin wanted a way to make sure no more children died after being left in hot […]
OSF Ventures invests $7.3M in healthcare data analytics startup
Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare’s venture arm participated in a $7.3 million funding round for Socially Determined, a startup using data analytics to identify patients in need of social services and other resources, OSF Ventures announced Oct. 28. Socially Determined’s analytics and machine learning tools are fed commercial and government data and information from insurers and health systems. […]
Reps call for $10 Billion Investment in Biomedical Research
Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Mike Levin (D-CA) introduced the Biomedical Innovation Expansion Act of 2019 with Representatives Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) to invest $10 billion over the next ten years in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to provide support for scientific research related to antibiotic resistance and rare diseases. The Biomedical Innovation Expansion […]
Purdue Foundry unveils first DDX cohort
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – World changing. High growth. The Purdue Foundry has unveiled its first cohort for the Double Down Experiment (DDX), which includes nine businesses ready to reach the next level with technologies designed to advance the world. The nine businesses were selected by the Purdue Foundry staff from among the 253 companies the organization has […]
UW’s Fisher Innovation Launchpad Announces 10 Finalists
Ten innovative businesses — that range from a company that has created a digital assistant to track workouts and diet, to a virtual reality system to help children learn music instruments — are finalists in a University of Wyoming entrepreneurship competition. The finalists are UW graduate and undergraduate students, alumni and faculty who will compete […]
Cascade Seed Fund raising sixth fund to invest in more Pacific Northwest startups
Early-stage entrepreneurs in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest have a new source of funding available. Cascade Angels Fund today announced that it is rebranding as Cascade Seed Fund, which just raised $5.4 million for an initial close of its sixth fund. The Bend, Ore.-based firm aims to make an average investment of $250,000 in young tech […]
University of Arizona venture fund backs local laser startups
UAVC, the University of Arizona’s in-house venture capital fund, has invested in three new laser companies recently spun out of the Tucson institution. Between them the three companies to win backing – DeUVe Photonics, CThru Lasers, and Wavelength Unlimited Technologies – are looking to cover almost the entire breadth of the optical spectrum. DeUVe is […]