Michigan State University Conquer Accelerator announces program’s 2018 cohort participants
The Conquer Accelerator program announced today the five startup teams selected to participate in its third summer cohort. Designed to help both newer and established companies overcome business hurdles, Conquer Accelerator emphasizes smart planning and growth, extensive mentorship from an experienced bench of professionals and structured educational components focused on bringing its cohort startups to success. The […]
Louisiana State University LIFT program starting to see results, awarded additional funding for patents
The LSU Research and Technology Foundation touted the success of its LIFT grant program today before the LSU Board of Supervisors, and won approval for an additional $200,000 to cover fees associated with the “significant increase” in patents filed with the university. The board created the LIFT—Leveraging Innovation for Technology Transfer—program in 2014 to award […]
Wisconsin Badger Fund of Funds launches statewide student entrepreneurship fund
The Badger Fund of Funds has selected another fund manager, who has launched a fund that will invest in college student entrepreneurs statewide. Richelle Martin Richelle Martin this month launched the new Madison-based venture capital fund, The Winnow Fund, with the aim of raising $8 million to $10 million. The Badger Fund has committed $4 million to the […]
Penn State-Monash collaboration progresses, seeks proposals for seed funding
The Monash-Penn State partnership began in the early 1990s and has since evolved to an institutional level. The collaboration now includes strategic work on common areas of research to better leverage the capabilities of both universities. “Penn State and Monash have committed to a strategic partnership focusing on teaching, research and service, using the complementary […]
$15 million gift to expand Blavatnik Fund for innovation in life sciences
Yale University has received a $15 million grant from the Blavatnik Family Foundation, headed by American industrialist and philanthropist Len Blavatnik, to expand the Blavatnik Fund for Innovation at Yale. First established in 2016 with a grant of $10 million, the Blavatnik Fund advances entrepreneurship in the life sciences at Yale and expedites the development, […]
Healthcare investor 7wiresVentures closes $100M for startup fund, forms coalition
As technology increases in the healthcare arena more and more venture firms are turning their attention to digital health. Healthcare focused venture firm 7wireVentures has recently closed on a $100 million fund and formed a coalition with eight major healthcare organizations including several large health systems and insurers. The 7wire Connected Consumer Health Fund has […]
ISA and Tel Aviv University Ventures launch startup accelerator
The Israel Security Authority (ISA) (Shin Bet) and venture capital fund TAU Ventures, founded by Tel Aviv University, have announced the launching of a startup accelerator in Israel. The first class will focus on early-stage entrepreneurs working in artificial intelligence (AI), primarily natural-language processing (NLP) technologies, robotics, and data science. The program, which will be […]
University of Texas Genesis Fund for Student Startups Raises $1M-Plus
Finding funding is one of the hardest things for first-time entrepreneurs at any stage of life. But doing it while you’re in college and before you’ve made a lot of connections in the startup ecosystem is even harder. Now, student founders at The University of Texas in Austin have a new opportunity to get a […]
New seed fund to advance commercialization at University of Utah
The Center for Technology & Venture Commercialization at the University of Utah announced a new funding program for early stage technology development and commercialization. The University of Utah Seed Fund will allocate up to $1 million to help university researchers develop promising technologies, enable commercialization and attract additional funding sources. The fund will be focused […]
AbbVie and Rice University establish K.C. Nicolaou Research Accelerator to advance oncology therapies
AbbVie, a research-based global biopharmaceutical company, and Rice University today announced they have entered into a joint research collaboration to establish the K.C. Nicolaou Research Accelerator. The research at the Accelerator will focus on synthesizing novel cytotoxic agents for use in the fight against cancer. The collaboration will complement AbbVie’s existing expertise in oncology discovery and early […]