SUNY announces $425,000 in seed funding through the Technology Accelerator Fund (TAF)
Albany, NY – State University of New York Chancellor John B. King Jr. today announced $425,000 in seed funding through the Technology Accelerator Fund (TAF) has been distributed to seven SUNY campuses. The grants will fund groundbreaking research opportunities around technologies aiming to treat serious illnesses, safeguard the environment, and strengthen New York’s high-tech electronics industry. […]
Rice University Starts Up Biotech Venture Creation Enterprise for Medtech
Rice University has launched RBL LLC, a biotech venture creation studio aimed at enhancing patient care. The initiative is designed to swiftly develop companies that focus on lifesaving medical technologies originating from the Rice Biotech Launch Pad, the university’s accelerator for biotech innovation established last year. The Rice Biotech Launch Pad will continue to provide […]
Oxford Spinout Creation Has Continued Amid A Funding Drought
“Each company formed represents major progress,” says Dr Mairi Gibbs, CEO of Oxford University Innovation (OUI). “Launching a new business is a non-trivial achievement.” Oxford University is keen to make the most of its research base, either by licensing intellectual property to corporate partners or encouraging staff and students to embark on the journey that leads from […]
Spinout valley of death: How proof-of-concept funding is faring in the UK | Sifted
This time last year, most of the conversations I had with spinout folk in the UK were about greedy universities; specifically, institutions taking too big an equity stake in their spinouts and putting off investors. That doesn’t seem to come up as much anymore. The message I’m hearing at the moment is we’re on the […]
Berkeley to lead ‘Innovation Hub’ helping turn basic research into innovative businesses
Picture this hypothetical: Another cutting-edge discovery happens in a laboratory beaker or on a computer screen crisscrossed by lines of code. Researchers agree it’s a big leap with real-world applications, but when it comes time to turn the published scientific paper into a business plan, they’re unsure of next steps or what use cases for […]
Four Harvard research teams receive translational funding to advance…
The climate crisis demands new and better technology—from green energy sources to cleaner industrial processes and far beyond. Universities, including Harvard, play a significant role in generating that new tech. “Many of the innovations driving clean tech started in university labs,” said Jim Stock, Vice Provost for Climate and Sustainability and Director of the Salata […]
Top 50 Undergraduate Programs for Entrepreneurs in 2025 | Entrepreneur
Can you learn to be an entrepreneur? It’s a common question in entrepreneurship circles. After all, an entrepreneur is a little of everything—a visionary, hustler, builder, and boss. Can you learn that stuff in a classroom? The answer is yes and no: You don’t have to go to school for it, but doing so can […]
From concept to startup: How Mines helps turn innovative research into real-world companies
As Melissa Krebs was in the lab working on the biopolymer that would become Cleragel, it quickly became clear that the stretchable wound dressing, which improves healing in chronic wounds such as diabetic ulcers, was working so well that she could see a clear path throughFDA submission, approval and beyond. “We’re trying to solve a […]
$47.5M federal grant sets stage for important clinical work at Rutgers institute – NJBIZ
Officials recently gathered recently at the Child Health Institute in New Brunswick to mark a $47.5 million federal grant awarded to the Rutgers Institute for Translational Medicine and Science. The funding comes via the National Institutes of Health. The award, which helps convert research discoveries into practical tools and treatments, is the only Clinical and Translational Science Award in […]
U Alberta Lab2Market Validate program bridges gap from tech innovations to commercially viable products
U of A master’s student Somayeh Raiesdana is putting her innovative idea to the test of commercial potential with help from the new Alberta Lab2Market Validate program. (Photo: Supplied) Anyone who’s ever done a breast self-exam knows how hard — and stressful — it can be to tell whether a lump is something to go […]