Harvard Announces Climate and Sustainability Translational Fund to Advance Solutions for Global Impact
Harvard’s Office of Technology Development (OTD) and the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability at Harvard University have announced the launch of the Climate and Sustainability Translational Fund and supporting programs, aimed at increasing the global impact of Harvard research in the areas of climate and sustainability. The fund will provide support for university-based projects […]
Wash U innovation program seeks proposals for therapeutic development –
The newly established Needleman Program for Innovation and Commercialization at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is seeking proposals to fund promising new therapeutic candidates with the goal of achieving designation as investigational new drugs by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The program supports the urgent development of new lifesaving and life-enhancing therapeutics on […]
Seed funding enables researchers to address environmental and societal challenges | Virginia Tech
Not all global problems can be solved easily, but many can be approached by starting small. For its signature seed funding program, the Institute for Society, Culture, and Environment (ISCE) has awarded up to $30,000 each to seven interdisciplinary teams through the ISCE Scholars Program. Spanning nine departments and six colleges, these Virginia Tech faculty are undertaking […]
Why the University of Missouri System invested in venture capital fund
Citing the benefit for students and alumni, the University of Missouri System has invested $1 million in Scale VC, a new venture capital fund in Columbia. A UM System news release states the new partnership will leverage the Griggs Innovators Nexus in the MU Student Center in a collaboration that will establish a business accelerator supporting early-stage, growth-driven […]
UT Austin Seed Fund Invests in Austin Startup ClearCam
AUSTIN, Texas — Discovery to Impact at The University of Texas at Austin has invested $250,000 in ClearCam Inc., a UT-affiliated startup that has launched a technology cleared by the Food and Drug Administration that drastically improves visualization and safety in laparoscopic procedures. This is the second investment made by UT Austin’s $10 million Seed Fund. […]
TMC launches co-hosted health tech accelerator with Denmark
Years ago, the Texas Medical Center established a biobridge to exchange technology and support with Denmark. Now, the two organizations are coming together to advance three health tech startups through a unique accelerator. TMC and Denmark-based BioInnovation Institute announced today that three companies from BII will join a customized accelerator program that will guide them […]
Rice Alliance announces accelerator programs’ latest startups
The Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, a catalyst for innovation and new business, has announced the 17 ventures participating in its summer accelerators for Rice University students, faculty, recent alumni and staff, the largest number of ventures in the 11-year history of these programs. This year’s OwlSpark and BlueLaunch cohorts will bring together Rice MBAs, graduate students from […]
Cornell’s Big Red Ventures showcases portfolio at Annual Meeting
Big Red Ventures (BRV), Cornell’s early-stage venture capital fund, showcased the student-run portfolio and highlighted 2022-23 investments during the Annual Meeting on April 20 at Cornell Tech. BRV, a fund operated by MBA and graduate students at Cornell University, typically invests up to $25,000 in U.S.-based, high-growth companies across all industries. Initially funded by donations to […]
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 […]