Bridging the worlds of research and industry | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Graduate student Nidhi Juthani was not content with just one graduate degree. Instead, she decided to earn two in one fell swoop, via MIT’s PhD in Chemical Engineering Practice (PhDCEP) program, which allows her to obtain a doctorate and an MBA concurrently. The combination is a perfect fit for Juthani, who wants to pursue a career bridging […]
Washington State U Commercialization Gap Fund supports high market potential research in 2022
An improved method for treating age-related eye diseases is one of nine projects by Washington State University researchers awarded with commercialization gap funding this year. The Commercialization Gap Fund (CGF) provides funding to help WSU scientists such as Kuen-Ren “Roland” Chen bring their technology from the research laboratory to the market. Chen is developing a […]
New Fenton Founders Fund to support student-founded startups | @theU
The David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah and the Joan and Tim Fenton Family Foundation today announced the creation of the Joan and Tim Fenton Founders Fund at the David Eccles School of Business, aimed at supporting startup companies formed by business students or others within the broader university network. Created […]
Cornell, startup receive $7M for novel clean energy tech
Cornell researchers and a startup have received more than $7 million in federal grants to advance novel clean energy research that includes wirelessly charging electric vehicles, low-carbon jet fuel and construction materials made from waste. , Click to open gallery view Credit:Cornell University File Photo Doctoral students, from left, Sounak Maji and Maida Farooq and […]
Western News – Medical Innovation Fellows to generate new solutions
via Western News – Medical Innovation Fellows to generate new solutions
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Michigan State University MTRAC AgBio Innovation Hub Awards Over $715,000 in Agricultural Technologies
East Lansing, Mich. (March 28, 2018) – Thirteen research technologies demonstrating commercial potential in the advancement of the AgBio industry were awarded a total of over $715,000 in funding from Michigan State University’s (MSU) AgBio Michigan Translation Research and Commercialization (MTRAC) statewide Innovation Hub to continue their path toward the commercial market. Eight proposed technologies […]
Three novel UNC-Chapel Hill startups named to the latest class of KickStart Commercialization Award winners
HEADLINE: Three novel UNC-Chapel Hill startups named to the latest class of KickStart Commercialization Award winners SUBHEAD: Altis Biosystems, EmpowerRT and Irex Pharma receive a combined $110,600 in funding to develop new stem-cell technologies for drug discovery, improved cancer radiation therapies and advances in treating cystic fibrosis BODY TEXT: When UNC-Chapel Hill spinout company G1 […]
To support local founders, universities should invest in venture capital
In the world of university endowments, everyone wants to be Yale. That’s because over the past two decades Yale’s investment officers have consistently generated market-beating returns by shifting a large portion of the university’s $25 billion endowment away from traditional stocks and bonds and into alternative investments such as private equity, hedge funds, and venture […]
TMC Innovation selects 20 participants for cancer therapeutics accelerator
Texas Medical Center Innovation selected 20 participants for its nine-month cancer therapeutics accelerator. The Accelerator for Cancer Therapeutics was established in 2019 using grant funding the TMC received from the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas, or CPRIT. The ACT provides resources for business development, education and networking to selected researchers and early-stage biotech companies to advance their […]