Austin emerges as a city of unicorns and tech giants | TechCrunch
Austin made headlines in 2021 for being “the place” for startup founders and venture capitalists alike to set up shop. That’s why TechCrunch has chosen to shine a spotlight on the city with a special episode of TechCrunch Live centered on the growing startup scene in Austin, Texas. As Austin’s skyline expands, the city continues to solidify its […]
Funding to advance bold, innovative research programs at Queen’s University
The New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) Exploration and Research in a Pandemic Context streams have received a $45 million grant from the Canadian government to fund high-risk, high-reward research. The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, and the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health, made the announcement on Monday. The researchers […]
NATO unveils tech accelerator footprint, with plans for over 60 sites
NATO is planning to launch a new trans-Atlantic project to accelerate the development of key technologies, with a single Euro-centric headquarters in London and more than 60 partner facilities spread around the alliance. Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg revealed plans to build the Defence Innovation Accelerator of the North Atlantic, or DIANA, modeled on the US […]
Purdue entrepreneurship fellows assist health care technology acceleration
Purdue academics are using two newly designated entrepreneurship fellows to help them communicate their developing ideas in health care, biomedicine, and the life sciences with investors willing to help solve health-care problems. Milad Alucozai and Oscar Moralez, both of whom have held senior positions in private venture capital companies, were recently named the first two […]
Hospitals bet big on venture capitals
When the coronavirus first appeared in the United States two years ago, hospitals soon realized that the pandemic would disrupt not only their ability to provide care, but also their financial lines. As hospitals became overburdened with COVID-19 patients, lucrative inpatient numbers collapsed, and many operators are still recovering. Some hospitals have moved their focus […]
CSIRO’s VC fund backs biotech startups from U New South Wales
SynBio 10x will be held in collaboration with the RNA Institute and the University of New South Wales’ School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences. Each startup in the accelerator program will get a $120,000 investment from Main Sequence, with the promise that the VC will look to provide further funding after the program for high-performing […]
Berkeley SkyDeck Closes $60 Million Fund II
SkyDeck Fund II has closed at UC Berkeley SkyDeck, the worldwide hub for entrepreneurship and a top accelerator. Fund II is roughly three times larger than Fund I, with $60 million in commitments, and includes a wide group of returning and new investors, including renowned Silicon Valley venture capital firms. The Berkeley SkyDeck Fund is […]
$20M Frankel Innovation Initiative Set to Kick off Third Round of Funding | Michigan Medicine
Fast Forward Medical Innovation (FFMI)(link is external), a unit of the University of Michigan Medical School Office of Research(link is external), is launching the third round of the Frankel Innovation Initiative(link is external), a $20 million gift from the Maxine and Stuart Frankel Foundation to support research and development of life-saving therapies at Michigan Medicine […]
UConn Moving Forward on Bold ‘Innovation Faculty’ Recruitment
UConn’s broad proposal to boost Connecticut’s economy by dramatically boosting faculty-led innovation is going forward, with key committees approving its details on Wednesday and forwarding it to the full Board of Trustees. The “Innovation Faculty Hires & Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Initiative” was developed by UConn as a pathway to increase tech transfer, entrepreneurship, and innovation by […]
Mayo Clinic launches AI startup program to help early-stage companies
This week, Mayo Clinic announced the opening of its artificial intelligence startup program, which includes four early-stage health technology startups. Mayo Clinic Platform Accelerate is a 20-week program that intends to assist AI-based firms in becoming market-ready by providing access to Mayo Clinic specialists in regulatory, clinical, technological, and commercial domains, with an emphasis on […]