Government of Canada announces new innovation money
TORONTO, ONTARIO, May 22, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Canadian companies specializing in everything from natural resources to information technology are turning to researchers at local colleges to grow their businesses and create high-quality jobs, because R&D and innovation happen at all levels-from the academic labs all the way to the shop floor.
Student Seed Fund Helps Tomato Farmers
Postgrad students from Cambridge University have won a competition for innovators. The final judging ceremony of the McKinsey Innovate 2012 competition, held at The Commonwealth Club in London produced victory for The Ethical Tomato Co, four postgraduate students on the university’s Engineering for Sustainable Development masters programme. The annual contest, sponsored by global management consultancy […]
Philadelphia-based University City Science Center announces call for QED program
The QED Program will award up to $200,000 to up to four projects. Sixteen projects will receive guidance from market insiders and business advisors who add a commercial development perspective as investigators develop research strategies aligned with private sector interests. To date, QED has committed $2.4 million in awards to a total of 12 projects, […]
University of Adelaide’s Commercial Accelerator seeks industrial proof of concept collaboration
The University of Adelaide’s Commercial Accelerator Scheme (CAS) puts up to $150K into promising research projects with the hope to attract commercial partners and outside investment. The Scheme is set up to encourage industrial collaboration early in the proof of concept process (matching funds, other support).
U Colorado/State of Colorado matching fund supports seven bioscience companies
The University of Colorado has just funded seven bioscience (five recent, two in fall of 2011) surrounding promising bioscience-based start-ups. Funding in the form of grants goes is directed toward proof of concept and seed-stage financing. The program is a great example of collaboration between state agencies and research universities that directly leads to economic […]
Cambridge University Technology and Enterprise Club event draws discussion on the state of UK Venture Capital
A Venture Capital Roundtable taking place at Judge Business School in Cambridge tomorrow evening will examine the effect that the global economic climate is having on VC investment in UK hi-tech. Tony Raven, the new CEO of Cambridge University’s technology transfer arm, Cambridge Enterprise will be part of the panel ‘dissecting the hi-tech term sheet’ […]
Purdue on tech transfer success, gap funding
Purdue University is facilitating and encouraging startup creation through several investment funds, engagement with surrounding communities and investors, and one of the largest university-affiliated incubation parks in the country, which comprises more than 200 companies across Indiana and has provided about $22 million for sponsored research at the university since 1999.“We have several initiatives designed […]
Virginia Tech Knowledge Works awards $100K worth of mentorship and business development support
The Tech Transfer Challenge Prize provides $100,000 worth of mentorship and business support services to a group of Virginia Tech faculty, staff, students and/or alumni proposing to establish a business in Blacksburg, based on Virginia Tech-owned technology.
GA Science and Technology Accelerator Program supports product development
The Science & Technology Accelerator Program is meant to fill a crucial gap in research funding caused by the increasing hesitance of investors to risk support on early-stage innovations. It is funded solely through philanthropic contributions that are given directly to the program. Unlike research traditionally funded by the American Heart Association through grants, the […]
Update: Axonia closes on $2M in seed funding. Gap funds play a role (Ann Arbor SPARK, Western Michigan University RF, and others)
Axonia Medical, an early stage company pioneering a revolutionary approach to repair and restore damaged peripheral and central nervous systems, announced today that the company has closed on $2.0 million in seed financing. The financing was led by Southwest Michigan First Life Science Venture Fund and included participation from Ann Arbor SPARK and Western Michigan […]