The Blavatnik Fund for Innovation at Yale Awards $2.5 Million to 11 Yale Faculty-led Projects Developing New Therapeutics and Health Technologies | Yale Ventures
Yale Ventures is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 Blavatnik Awards: 11 new Yale faculty-led projects will receive $2.5 million in accelerator funding. The Blavatnik Fund for Innovation at Yale, made possible by a generous grant from the Blavatnik Family Foundation, supports Yale faculty in the commercialization of biomedical and digital health innovations. […]
Discovery Vanderbilt invests in three faculty-initiated startups
A university leadership committee has approved Discovery Vanderbilt investments into three faculty-initiated startups—HeroWear, IDBiologics and Virtuoso Surgical Inc.—as part of its mission from the offices of the chancellor and provost to boost innovation across the university. “These three initial investments will fuel discovery and accelerate the translation of our research into real-world benefits,” Chancellor Daniel Diermeier said. “I look forward […]
Harvard’s Wyss Institute and Collaborative Fund cofound research lab…
(BOSTON) — Collaborative Fund and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University are joining forces to launch a research and innovation alliance focused on new, sustainable materials to fight climate change. Collaborative Fund, a New York-based venture fund, is a leading source of capital and strategic support for entrepreneurs, businesses, and protocols pushing […]
Paying it forward: IU Ventures, IU Foundation, IU Alumni Association partner to create flexible pathway to future philanthropy – IU Ventures
Indiana University-affiliated entrepreneurs and investors will no longer have to wait for their new business ventures to exit to start planning how to pay it forward. Today (May 19), IU Ventures, IU’s early-stage venture and angel investment arm, unveiled a new initiative, in collaboration with the IU Foundation and IU Alumni Association, that will enable IU’s expanding community of […]
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 […]