Calvin University Startup Garage will fund student business ideas
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — In conjunction with the opening of their brand-new business school, and thanks to a generous alumnus, Calvin University is launching a unique program that will help students get their business ideas off the ground. The Calvin University Startup Garage was seeded by a $500,000 donation from Jon VerLee, a 2007 graduate of […]
NSF’s Convergence Accelerator invests $30 million to tackle challenges related to the blue economy
The U.S National Science Foundation is tackling challenges related to climate, sustainability, food, energy, pollution and the economy through a $30 million investment to advance six convergent research teams from Phase 1 to Phase 2 of NSF’s Convergence Accelerator Track E: Networked Blue Economy. The focus of the track includes interconnecting the blue economy and accelerating convergence […]
10 top-tier European university accelerator programmes | EU-Startups
Universities play an essential role in nurturing and bolstering the startup ecosystem. Through accelerator programs, universities encourage foster young talent and innovation, they support local economies and help to fill the gap between academia and the market. For this reason, it’s reported that half of all incubators and accelerator programs in the UK are managed […]
FACT SHEET: The United States Announces New Investments and Resources to Advance President Biden’s National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative
Today, the White House will host a Summit on Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing. The Summit is led by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, Director of the National Economic Council Brian Deese, and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Dr. Alondra Nelson who will be joined by Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra, […]
Rowan innovation fund expands to $25 million | Rowan Today | Rowan University
Furthering Rowan University’s commitment to a robust South Jersey economy, the Rowan University Foundation expanded its venture capital fund in August to $25 million. The Rowan Innovation Venture Fund (RIVF), which launched with $5 million in 2014 to seed visionary start-up ideas, received an additional $20 million to back a pipeline of evolving businesses from within and […]
New endowment fund will power student innovation at MIT Sandbox | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Through a $1 million gift from Daniel Gilbert ’91 and his wife, Judy, the MIT Sandbox Innovation Fund Program gained a permanent source of funding with the establishment of the MIT Sandbox Endowment Fund. The new fund allows MIT Sandbox to expand its entrepreneurship education offerings to MIT undergraduate and graduate students, bringing to life the […]
Harvard Launches Science and Engineering Startup Program | Harvard Magazine
HARVARD’S ALREADY IMPRESSIVE ability to transform breakthroughs made in University labs into commercial products that could benefit society, especially in the biomedical realm, took another step forward today with the announcement of a new initiative that will support technology development in the physical sciences and engineering. The Office of Technology Development and the Harvard Paulson School of Engineering […]
BioInnovation Institute announces new cohort of companies entering the Venture Lab program
BioInnovation Institute (BII), an international commercial non-profit foundation incubating and accelerating world-class life science research, today announces the latest cohort of participants in its Venture Lab acceleration program for early-stage companies. The cohort consists of nine ventures plus two corporate-sponsored innovation projects from Novo Nordisk – all strategically aligned with BII’s focus on developing ground-breaking scientific initiatives […]
Dorm Room Fund has spun out of First Round Capital with a $12.5M fund
After years of operating under local VC firm First Round Capital, the Dorm Room Fund is taking on a new life as an independent firm with $12.5 million to invest. The news came from Fortune early Tuesday, confirmed by First Round founder Josh Kopelman in an email to Technical.ly. Dorm Room Fund, focused on ventures started by college students, launched back in 2012 as […]
Mayo, ASU MedTech Accelerator advances health care delivery in Arizona
One year ago, Arizona State University’s Health Futures Center opened its doors and started a new chapter in the long-standing partnership between ASU and the globally renowned Mayo Clinic. Located in northeast Phoenix, south of Loop 101, the brand-new campus and state-of-the-art medical research facility is home to the Mayo Clinic and Arizona State University Alliance for Health […]