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 […]
UCSD Center for Health Innovation Expands with $22 Million in Gifts
With a generous $22 million in gifts from Joan and Irwin Jacobs, UC San Diego Health will bring its Center for Health Innovation into full reality. The gifts will fund a novel patient-care “mission control center” within Jacobs Medical Center at UC San Diego Health and the Jacobs Chancellor’s Endowed Chair in Digital Health Innovation. […]
Princeton’s technology accelerator fund celebrates 22 startups in 10 years of fueling innovations
The Intellectual Property (IP) Accelerator Fund provides support to researchers who have made a discovery but need to conduct extra studies to demonstrate that the discovery can meet a societal need. Such studies drive the research forward and can be essential for attracting outside investment and funding from government small-business programs. “These awards have a multiplier effect […]
New Tulane POC fund offers up to $50,000 to bring great ideas to market
Have a great idea for a new technology, but you need some funding to get it off the ground? The Tulane University Innovation Institute, in collaboration with Provost Robin Forman, has launched the Provost’s Proof of Concept (PPOC) Fund to provide competitive grants of up to $50,000 to help university faculty, graduate students or staff get promising […]