Skandalaris Center awards more than $75,000 to WashU startups
The Skandalaris Center for Interdisciplinary Innovation and Entrepreneurship awarded more than $75,000 in funding to Washington University in St. Louis startups through its Global Impact Award and Skandalaris Venture Competition at its annual Innovation and Entrepreneurship Awards ceremony April 19. The Global Impact Award is given to startups that are scalable, sustainable, for-profit and quick-to-market ventures with a proof of […]
Life Sciences Innovation Hub awards $1M to biomedical projects | The University Record
The Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization Life Sciences Innovation Hub at the University of Michigan recently awarded nearly $1 million to support and advance six translational research projects with high commercial potential. Four of the projects are led by researchers at U-M, while the other two are led by researchers at Wayne State University and […]
Clemson University, Prisma Health NIH Accelerator Program helps researchers get prestigious funding
Confidence. Experience. Career-long advice. These are just some of the things that post-doctoral fellow Amy Schuster has gained while in the Clemson University/Prisma Health National Institutes of Health (NIH) Accelerator Program. The NIH Accelerator Program is a mentoring program for faculty investigators seeking NIH funding. Participants have access to a variety of mentors from the […]
Drexel and Science Center Select Four Startups for Raynier Seed Fund
The University City Science Center and Drexel University have selected four local minority-owned startups for support by their Raynier Seed Fund for Underrepresented Founders program. The four startups, which are the second cohort selected for funding since the fund’s establishment in 2021, will each receive a $25,000 investment and mentorship from Raynier Seed Fund community […]
DoD Presidential Budget Request Prioritizes Science, Technology and Prototype Funding
Microelectronics, integrated sensing and cyber, as well as integrated network systems-of-systems are prioritized in the DOD’s fiscal year 2024 budget request for science and technology and prototyping sent to Congress last month by the president. Heidi Shyu, who serves as the undersecretary for research and engineering, spoke Thursday at the National Defense Industrial Association to […]
Johns Hopkins creates new $100,000 annual prize to support student entrepreneurs
Johns Hopkins University has launched a new, annual award to support promising business ventures developed by student entrepreneurs—and to encourage the creators of those startups to put down roots and grow in Baltimore. The President’s Venture Fellowship, by far the largest award for student entrepreneurship ever offered by the university, is open to any full-time Johns […]
AU universities support startup bill but say more work needed
Australia’s universities have backed legislation to introduce the government’s startup programme but want flexibility in the pilot phase to iron out a range of issues with the proposal, including access problems driven by more student debt and limited placements, writes Joseph Brookes for InnovationAus.com. At a Senate inquiry on Monday 17 April, university groups and individual […]
‘Purdue Innovates’ launches one united IP commercialization and startup creation network – Purdue University News
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Building on world-renowned strength in innovation by its faculty, staff, students and alumni, the Purdue Research Foundation and Purdue University have formed Purdue Innovates, a comprehensive system to streamline access and strengthen support to both (a) technology commercialization resources, such as intellectual property licensing and protection, and (b) startup support resources, including […]
University Seeking World-Leading Innovators for New AI Accelerator Programme
Since its launch in 2018, the programme has supported a wide range of innovative AI companies including Edinburgh-based cancer research business Carcinotech; climate monitoring solution provider Space Intelligence; and Zumo, which has now become the UK’s leading crypto wallet and payment platform. These and other University of Edinburgh AI Accelerator participant companies have gone on to […]
Reporting IMPACT of GAP Fund and Accelerator Programs
The immediate and near-term returns for gap funding most often focus on speeding up the commercialization process so technologies and services can contribute to enriching economies quicker. But, gap funding also has an overarching impact on both the financial and programmatic processes for research institutions and stakeholders, alike. So, what can gap fund managers do […]