Five Disruptive Technology Solutions Receive Accelerator Funding
Five teams of Harvard researchers will work to de-risk promising ideas, with the aim of eventually launching startups, thanks to funding announced today from the University’s Grid Accelerator. Projects emerging from this year’s competitive selection process represent a cross section of interdisciplinary science and engineering innovation. They include technologies and approaches with the potential to yield […]
Novant Health debuts yearlong, paid accelerator program for healthcare startups
Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health is launching an accelerator to help promising healthcare startups come to market. The yearlong, paid Innovation Nexus program will comprise mentorship, coaching and networking with subject matter experts in and outside of the health system. “Since opening the Novant Health Innovation Lab doors a year ago, our team has met dozens of startups looking to […]
UConn, R/GA Ventures, CTNext Kick Off Venture Studio Addressing Climate Change – UConn Today
The University of Connecticut, R/GA Ventures, and CTNext are kicking off their first cohort of the Future Climate Venture Studio this week, with six selected companies creating solutions across a range of critical areas of climate and sustainability including energy, agriculture, manufacturing, and financial services solutions. The Studio has been launched as a partnership between […]
UMaine’s MIRTA accelerator program selects five teams for 2023 cohort – UMaine News – University of Maine
Five faculty-led innovation teams have been selected to participate in the fifth cohort of the University of Maine’s MIRTA accelerator program. The 2023 projects will develop research innovations in photovoltaic and color changing fabric; utilizing a new technology in catheterization to reduce infection in long-term patients; developing custom-made medical ports for stuffed animals so children can […]
On-Campus Venture Capital Firm Gives Students Investment Opportunities | University of Denver
New companies are not born out of thin air. An entrepreneur and their idea are the seeds—but that seed won’t grow without proper support in the right environment. To blossom from a fledgling startup into a booming business, these ventures need investors and money. That is where venture capital firms come into play. Students at […]
Leverage Talent Programs to Support GAP Projects and Startups
NEW GAP Insights Post: Leverage Talent Programs to Support GAP Projects and Startups
U Illinois/A*STAR technology startup Ampotech raises S$1.7M in funding round led by Earth Venture Capital
SINGAPORE, Feb. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Singapore-based energy technology startup Ampotech has raised S$1,775,000 in Pre-Series A funding to further its international expansion. The funding round was led by Earth Venture Capital (Earth VC), a global climate tech venture fund with Southeast Asia focus. KSL Maritime Ventures, the venture capital arm of The Kuok Maritime Group, participated in the round together with existing […]
Tulane U/New Orleans Bio Innovation Center Startup Acquired by International Company
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans BioInnovation Center has announced the acquisition of Fluence Analytics, a NOBIC and BioFund-supported company, by Yokogawa Electric Corporation. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Fluence provides real-time analytics solutions to polymer and biopharmaceutical companies worldwide. According to Yokogawa, Fluence is a “global leader in polymerization reaction monitoring […]
Invent Penn State offers students $15,000 to work on startup over the summer | Penn State University
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Applications are now open for the 2023 Invent Penn State Summer Founders Program, which provides a $15,000 grant to entrepreneurial teams with at least one Penn State student to work full-time on their startup, social good or nonprofit over the summer. Applications are due March 9. The 13-week program, run in partnership […]
OHSU investigators awarded funding to extend leading-edge research | OHSU News
A trio of promising and exceptionally talented scientists at Oregon Health & Science University has earned unrestricted funding to extend leading-edge research to ultimately improve human health. Recipients of the 2023 Faculty Excellence and Innovation Awards, made possible by the Silver Family Innovation Fund, include Miguel Marino, Ph.D., Carmem Pfeifer, D.D.S., Ph.D., and Aaron Grossberg, M.D., Ph.D. “Each […]