CSU and Innosphere joint accelerator advances to second round of DOE competition, startup awarded $50,000
An ongoing accelerator co-led by the Colorado State University Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innosphere Ventures has advanced to the third and final round of a U.S. Department of Energy-sponsored incubator program, securing $150,000 to date. The incubator, REACH (Rockies/Plains Energy Accelerator for Commercializing Hardtech) was one of 10 winners in the “Move It!” phase of the Department of Energy’s Energy Program for […]
Purdue Ventures invests in wearable communication chip company Ixana – Purdue University News
Purdue Ventures, which manages multiple early stage investment funds to support Purdue University-connected startups, has invested in Ixana, a company that provides wearable smart devices with the ability to securely communicate with touch. Purdue Ventures’ investment is part of a larger $3 million seed funding round for Ixana, including backing from EvoNexus, Hack VC, Paradigm Shift Capital, […]
Bright ideas are brewing for students in business pitching rivalry
A Shark Tank-style pitch competition on the Marquette campus overflowed with entrepreneurial spirit last month as students shared their creative business and social impact ideas, hoping the judges would award seed funds to help advance their innovative solutions. The spirited contest is the Brewed Ideas Challenge, hosted annually by Marquette’s Kohler Center for Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation […]
North Carolina senate budget boosts funding for commercializing university research
On Monday, North Carolina Senate Republicans unveiled a budget proposal that allocates $1.425 billion to NCInnovation, a non-profit organization established by NC business and education leaders aimed at fostering innovation and economic growth in the state. The more than $1 billion in state funds are a major uptick from the $50 million previously proposed by […]
Washington University receives NSF Engines Development Award
A team led by Washington University in St. Louis has been awarded $1 million over two years from the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Regional Innovation Engines, or NSF Engines, program. The team, called NEURO360, is among some 40 teams nationwide to receive NSF Engines Development Awards, which aim to spur collaborations to create economic, societal […]
MSU-led industrial innovation effort receives $1 million NSF Engines Development Award | Mississippi State University
The Mississippi State University Advanced Research and Development Corporation has been awarded $1 million from the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Innovation Engines program for the MSU-led initiative, “Advancing autonomous technologies for advanced manufacturing in Mississippi.” MSU ARDC is among more than 40 unique teams to receive one of the first-ever NSF Engines Development Awards, which […]
UT-led Coalition to Strengthen Tennessee’s Innovation Economy – News
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, will lead a new statewide coalition funded by the National Science Foundation’s Regional Innovation Engines program to help shape the future of mobility and usher in a new era of economic prosperity in Tennessee. The state is already a recognized leader in automotive manufacturing with a growing presence in the EV market. […]
TEDCO has grown from startup to innovation hub since its founding 25 years ago
Phil Singerman was applying for the job to be the first executive director for a state economic development startup whose aspiration exceeded its funding allocation. At the time, he was a presidential appointee with a $400 million annual budget at a prominent government agency, so there was a natural question of why he wanted to […]
New IU Cardiovascular fellowship program to boost innovation
The Indiana University School of Medicine in cooperation with the Cardiovascular Institute (CVI) and CVI’s research pillar, the Krannert Cardiovascular Research Center (KCVRC), will launch a new cardiovascular (CV) fellowship program this summer that will fuel innovation in cardiovascular medicine. The Anderson Cardiovascular Innovation Fellowship is a 12-month training program designed to develop fellows from novice physicians […]
NSF jumpstarts regional innovation with $20M awards
Six regions have been awarded $20 million each to build local research infrastructure to support scientific development in emerging technologies. The National Science Foundation’s Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, or ESPCoR, aims to boost the research competitiveness of targeted state jurisdictions by investing in local research infrastructures and workforces with science, technology, engineering and math […]