Tulane Innovation Institute to transform university’s tech and entrepreneurial enterprises — and the regional economy | Tulane News
The Tulane Innovation Institute will launch operations from its downtown headquarters later this year, thanks to several generous lead gifts from forward-thinking philanthropists. Like the nascent technologies and startups it seeks to invigorate, the multi-million-dollar, long-term project to transform the university’s entrepreneurial capabilities is attracting interest from expert investors who recognize its powerful potential. The institute’s top […]
UNC-Chapel Hill innovation hub gets green light, speeds economic development downtown
By this time next year, Chapel Hill will have an innovation hub that will attract folks looking for UNC-Chapel Hill’s innovative research and entrepreneurial activity, as well as links to community partners and firms coming to town. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill took a big step toward launching a full-fledged innovation hub […]
Rice University competition doles out nearly $2M in cash prizes to student startups
Rice University’s worldwide student startup competition returned in a big manner to its in-person format, awarding over $2 million in funding and in-kind rewards to more than a dozen winning teams. The 2022 Rice Business Plan Competition took held on campus from April 7-9, culminating in a luncheon and awards presentation on Saturday at the […]
Five teams advance to final round of Duquesne University’s New Venture Challenge
Five teams have progressed to the final stage of Duquesne University’s New Venture Challenge competition, a competition sponsored by Duquesne’s Palumbo-Donahue School of Business that awards cash and service prizes totaling more than $100,000 to budding entrepreneurs from all around the world. The 17 teams who advanced to the semi-finalist round were notified by the […]
Students get lesson in entrepreneurship during spring accelerator cohort | RIT
With a rising percentage of entering students already having launched their own enterprises, RIT helps distinguish itself apart from many other colleges by enhancing the talents of the next generation of entrepreneurs. The Albert J. Simone Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at RIT, which was established to help students invent and solve problems through experiential […]
New initiative Yale Ventures to promote innovation and entrepreneurship
Yale Ventures, a new endeavor to help teachers and students turn their ideas into medical, technology, scientific, and engineering enterprises, as well as foster innovation and entrepreneurship in New Haven, was unveiled on Tuesday morning. Josh Geballe, a newly appointed Senior Associate Provost for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, will lead Yale Ventures. The program intends to […]
Polsky Center Launches New Strategic Program for Innovation at the National Labs to Support Entrepreneurial Thinking
Through lectures and group simulation exercises taught by University of Chicago and Booth School of Business faculty, as well as external industry experts, the scientists and staff will get a world-class education over six months on aspects of entrepreneurship, including developing a growth mindset, communication and collaboration strategies, intrapreneurship, and technology commercialization. “We wanted to […]
Purdue Foundry invests $75,000 in three high-tech startups
At the conclusion of Purdue Foundry’s Boost accelerator, three Indiana-based high-tech startup companies with Purdue University ties each received $25,000 apiece. Seven businesses took part in the initiative, which began with a $5,000 non-dilutive stipend. The businesses took part in several weeks of programming, which included meetings with entrepreneurs-in-residence, mentors, and industry experts. They finished […]
FAU | FAU Introduces Pipeline for Innovation and Business Growth
The Innovation and Business Development (I&BD) pipeline at Florida Atlantic University has officially launched, expanding the scope of services available to the South Florida business sector. FAU Wave, Adams Center for Entrepreneurship, FAU’s Market Validation Program, National Science Foundation I-Corps Site, Office of Technology Development, FAU Tech Runway®, Tech Runway Investors Network, Florida Small Business […]
Australia has committed $1.6 billion to help research projects become commercialised
The federal government would spend $2.2 billion to commercialize academic research, putting “university innovation and industry collaboration front and center of Australia’s economic recovery.” The funding includes $1.6 billion over ten years for Australia’s Economic Accelerator, a new competitive funding program to assist university projects in bridging the so-called “valley of death,” the space between […]