Vietnam Minister of Science and Technology plots innovation priorities, including a fund
During a working visit to Canada, member of the Central Party Committee, Minister of Science and Technology, Nguyen Quan, on August had a meeting with representatives of Vietnamese intellectuals in Canada.
Macomb Community College sets up innovation fund for start-ups
Macomb Community College just put a considerable amount of money where its mouth is. The college’s Board of Trustees agreed this week to allocate $1 million for creation of an Innovation Fund, a program that provides financial support to start-up and established businesses, which in turn will offer educational and employment opportunities for students.
University of Wollongong launches AU$10m startup seed fund
The University of Wollongong (UOW) has launched an AU$10 million seed fund aimed at providing a pipeline of early stage business development for young tech startups, in order to attract outside investment.
U Chicago spin-out fund, Arch Venture Partners, raises $400 million fund
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Chicago-based Arch Venture Partners raised a $400 million fund to invest in early stage companies, the firm announced Wednesday, underscoring renewed investor confidence in the once moribund life sciences sector.
DC iCorps now accepting fall cohort applications
DC I-Corps, a new NSF-supported program designed to foster, grow and nurture an innovation ecosystem in the Mid-Atlantic Region, is now accepting applications for its fall cohort, beginning on October 9. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis up until that date.
Trask Innovation Fund application deadline set for Sept 19
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Applications for the Trask Innovation Fund are being accepted through Sept. 19 to eligible Purdue University inventors at all campuses who are working to advance Purdue technologies toward commercialization.
Startup secures $4.6 million; cites University resources
Seed money, expert advice, business contacts and other services from the University of Chicago helped PhysIQ (formerly known as VGBio) launch a service that it expects will improve patient care and reduce health care expenditures nationwide.
University College, Cork start-up gets $30,000 in venture funding
A synthetic biology start-up formed by UCC students has been awarded $30,000 in venture capital funding. The start-up, named Benthic Labs, includes students of genetics, biochemistry, and biomedical science.
Madison-start up lands $4.2m in venture funding
Silatronix Inc., a Madison start-up that is aiming to make lightweight lithium ion batteries much more efficient and safe, has raised $2.8 million, according to a filing the company made with federal securities regulators.
University of Michigan Spin-Out Sakti3 Delivers Double the Energy Density of Current Lithium Ion Battery Technology, Cells Produced in Ann Arbor Lab
Sakti3, Inc. (www.sakti3.com) announced that it has produced a battery cell on fully scalable equipment with over 1100 Watt hours per liter (Wh/l) in volumetric energy density. This translates to more than double the usage time in a wearable device like a smartwatch, from 3.5 h to more than 9 h. It also translates to almost double the range in an EV […]