Michigan Rise makes 50th startup investment –
The Michigan State University Foundation’s two-year-old fund has now invested roughly $6 million in companies across the Mitten state. The Michigan Rise Pre-Seed Fund III, a subsidiary of the Michigan State University Foundation, announced earlier this month that it has made its 50th startup investment since its founding in August 2020, in collaboration with the […]
Purdue, Rolls-Royce sign 10-year, $75 million strategic alliance agreement
Purdue University and Rolls-Royce officials have signed a research and testing agreement that will bring $75 million over 10 years to the West Lafayette campus. It is the largest deal with an industry partner in Purdue history. The Purdue and Rolls-Royce relationship has thrived for more than 70 years, highlighted by millions of dollars invested […]
FSU internal investment program helps faculty move from lab to market
Improved ceramics manufacturing, breakthrough medical screening tests and a more convenient way to detect nuclear particles earned funding from the latest round of a Florida State University program that helps researchers bring their work to the marketplace. FSU’s Office of the Vice President for Research awarded more than $167,000 to faculty members to continue research […]
UMass System announces $250,000 in Technology Development Fund awards
Thanks to $250,000 in seed funding announced today by University of Massachusetts President Marty Meehan, new technologies aimed at reducing patients’ and health-care workers’ exposure to drug-resistant bacteria, detecting important ocean data, and determining genetic disorders linked to autism and other medical conditions could get closer to market. The Technology Development Fund, which works to […]
MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium announces recipients of inaugural MCSC Seed Awards | MIT News
In its first-ever 2022 MCSC Seed Awards program, the MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium (MCSC) awarded 20 projects a total of $5 million over two years. Principal investigators from all five of MIT’s schools are leading the winning projects. The MCSC Seed Awards are designed to engage MIT researchers and connect the consortium’s economy-wide work […]
Ohio State, Ohio universities happy with many-pronged returns of joint VC fund
After the first fund met its objectives – not only financial returns, but also fostering digital firms in Ohio and creating jobs for their graduates – the public universities that founded an Ohio-focused venture capital firm are considering launching a second fund. Managing Director Bill Baumel told Columbus Business First last month that the Ohio […]
New SEAS fund will help nurture Yale-borne ideas that benefit humankind
The Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science (SEAS) has developed technologies that are utilized to treat cancer, distribute clean water to communities in need, and provide industry-leading blockchain security. The newly established Roberts Innovation Fund will help these and other SEAS researchers bring game-changing advances to market and address some of the world’s most […]
Emory University’s Student-Run Venture Fund Focuses On Underrepresented Entrepreneurs-Forbes
Since George Floyd’s assassination in 2020, the venture capital sector has been grappling with its lack of diversity. Despite companies’ increased efforts to hire more diverse employees and support more disadvantaged entrepreneurs, the needle hasn’t shifted much. Many companies are attempting to retrofit this new perspective onto old tactics while simultaneously unlearning prejudices. What would […]
KAUST spins-in five cutting-edge international startups, brings new tech to Saudi Arabia
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) has recently wrapped up ‘Destination Deep Tech,’ a Saudi-first program that spins in leading-edge global startups to the Kingdom to develop deep tech innovations. The international startups — CeEntek, Hopu, Insignes-Labs, Pasqal, and Proteinea — were chosen to experience the three-month program due to their highly advanced […]
Commerce FY 2021 Tech Transfer Report Spotlights Laboratory Successes and Milestones | NIST
The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) has released its “Annual Report on Technology Transfer: Approach and Plans, Fiscal Year 2021 Activities and Achievements.” The report details technology transfer activities at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) Institute for […]