University Seeking World-Leading Innovators for New AI Accelerator Programme

Since its launch in 2018, the programme has supported a wide range of innovative AI companies including Edinburgh-based cancer research business Carcinotech; climate monitoring solution provider Space Intelligence; and Zumo, which has now become the UK’s leading crypto wallet and payment platform. These and other University of Edinburgh AI Accelerator participant companies have gone on to […]

Reporting IMPACT of GAP Fund and Accelerator Programs

The immediate and near-term returns for gap funding most often focus on speeding up the commercialization process so technologies and services can contribute to enriching economies quicker. But, gap funding also has an overarching impact on both the financial and programmatic processes for research institutions and stakeholders, alike. So, what can gap fund managers do […]

‘IU Innovates’ to accelerate faculty, student entrepreneurship: IU News

A new Indiana University initiative will create an integrated, university-wide infrastructure to support students and faculty in the creation and growth of startup ventures. Based on IU’s Bloomington campus, but serving faculty and students across the university, IU Innovates will launch in fall 2023 and serve as the focal point for university support to accelerate […]

Texas lawmakers could give billions to universities for research

The Texas House approved two measures this week that would create the Texas University Fund and allocate billions for higher education research to certain universities, including Texas State University. On Tuesday, the House gave its final approval in a 136-11 vote to House Bill 1595 to change the name of the National Research University Fund, which currently […]

PSU Pathways Program helps faculty commercialize their medical innovations

A new Penn State Center for Medical Innovation program is helping Penn State researchers translate their innovative ideas from the lab and clinic to the health care marketplace. Faculty may juggle multiple responsibilities, including lecturing, mentoring trainees, performing experiments, submitting grants and revising manuscripts, and for some, time in the clinic with patients. When a discovery is […]

Ontario Investing $7.5M in New Innovative Hub to Grow the Life Sciences Sector

The Ontario government is investing $7.5 million to help build a state-of-the-art Innovation Arena at the University of Waterloo. The new $35 million facility will be a hub for innovation in Ontario’s life sciences sector in Kitchener and Waterloo, supporting the development of new health technology and the commercialization of intellectual property and encouraging investment […]

U-M receives $71M NIH grant to advance clinical, translational science 

Traditionally, the timeline for translating research into effective therapies for disease has been long. On average, it takes more than 10 years to bring a potential medication to market, and most drugs and other interventions that reach clinical trials fail to produce any benefit for patients. To address this challenge, the National Center for Advancing […]

Seed funding helps international partnerships grow for MSU faculty 

Mississippi State is encouraging its faculty to continue building new global partnerships with the university’s impactful international research already expanding across all seven continents. Administered by the university’s International Institute and funded by the Office of Research and Economic Development, MSU’s Global Development Seed Grants provide faculty with up to $5,000 to support global projects […]

Wyss Institute’s Lab-on-a-Molecule Drug Discovery Project Receives…

The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, Boston Children’s Hospital, and Northpond Labs, the research-and-development affiliate of Northpond Ventures, entered into an agreement today, whereby Northpond Labs will support the Institute’s “Lab-on-a-Molecule” project. This is the third Wyss project to which Northpond Labs has provided funding and in-kind support, to ensure a pathway toward rapid technology […]