Purdue researchers receive $470K for commercialization – Inside INdiana Business
Eight researchers from Purdue University are receiving a total of more than $470,000 from the university’s Trask Innovation Fund and Proof of Concept Fund. The university says the investment is designed to help the researchers commercialize their work. Brooke Beier, senior vice president of commercialization for the Purdue Research Foundation says the goal is to […]
2 new medtech startups will spin out of Johns Hopkins research fund grants
Two new medical startups, focusing on addressing vision loss and catheter-associated urinary tract infections (UTIs), are on the horizon thanks to the $200,000 in grants the research teams received from the Johns Hopkins University’s Louis B. Thalheimer Fund for Translational Research. 14 researchers applied to the Thalheimer Fund, which was created to provide seed funding for proof-of-concept […]
NIH funds UK, XLerateHealth partnership on digital learning platform | UKNow
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 18, 2022) — XLerateHealth (XLH), a national health care accelerator based in Louisville, Kentucky, in partnership with the University of Kentucky through UK Innovate, has been awarded the first phase of a potential $3.25 million multiyear grant by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) through the IDeA Regional Entrepreneurship Development (I-RED) Program. The purpose of the grant […]
UWM Research Foundation awards Bridge Grants to UWM startups
The UWM Research Foundation has awarded a total of $178,220 to five UWM startups that are managed by faculty, students or staff and also have licensed intellectual property from the Research Foundation. These Bridge Grants are designed to provide “gap” funding to startups that have progressed past the government-funded basic research stage and are moving […]
OSF Ventures launches $100M innovation investment fund, its largest to date | Fierce Healthcare
OSF Ventures, the investment arm of Illinois-based OSF HealthCare, announced this week the launch of a $100 million fund targeting early innovations that could be deployed within the health system. The fund is OSF Ventures’ third capital investment fund and its largest. To date, the program has made 26 direct investments and seen nine successful […]
U. of Utah Announces Entrepreneur Program for Alumni | Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute | University of Utah
The University of Utah announced a major new program today to support all alumni interested in entrepreneurship. Lassonde for Life is open to all alumni of the university, from every department and major, who want to start or grow a business. It is provided by the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, a top-10 ranked division of the David Eccles […]
New Mind the Gap 2022 Report is Must-Have Tool for Research Institution Gap Funding and Accelerator Programs
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Aug. 9, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — It’s no secret that gap fund and accelerator programs are critical for assessing, funding and developing early-stage technologies and startups, but how are research universities and support programs making it happen? What’s working? What’s not? The just released Mind the Gap 2022 answers these questions and more. […]
Investor Mindset: Startup Ignition Ventures Launches New Fund for Early-stage Startups
Continuing our Investor Mindset series, we got together with John Richards, Tyler Richards, and Jordan Harbertson, co-founders of a new fund, Startup Ignition Ventures at the 11th Startup Ignition Alumni Reunion at Utah Valley University. We learned about this new early-stage fund, met the team (sans Sterling Sessions who was unavailable), and witnessed the legendary Startup […]
What is in the CHIPS bill? – The Washington Post
President Biden is scheduled to sign the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, or CHIPS+, this week. In late July, Congress passed the $280 billion package to support domestic semiconductor manufacturing capabilities, along with research and development in advanced technology. It’s a massive bill — by some measures even larger than the Apollo moon program. CHIPS+ is big […]
Eight Purdue researchers receive $470,000 to strengthen the marketplace appeal of their work – Purdue University News
Creating groundbreaking inventions to improve lives requires more than an idea: It needs research and development, which involves funding. Two Purdue University funds are helping researchers take those R&D steps. Eight Purdue University researchers have received more than $470,000 from the Trask Innovation Fund and Proof of Concept Fund to make their work more attractive […]