IoT accelerator programme IoTA Wales launches
A new accelerator, IoTA Wales, has launched and is on the hunt for business to fund. It is looking to identify and support up-and-coming IoT businesses in key areas such as cyber security, energy, manufacturing, education and agriculture. The program has been jointly created and designed by The Accelerator Network, Innovation Point, Barclays Eagle Labs, Inspire […]
Troy University launching business accelerator for students
When Troy University student Avalon Dudinsky launched her own business before she turned 21 years old, she admitted she needed answers to a bevy of questions. “It was extremely difficult. It took a long time to connect all the dots,” the Panama City, Florida, resident said regarding loans, licenses, and other processes needed to form […]
CoMotion-funded Health tech startup spins out of Univ. of Washington, aims to make surgery more efficient with data science
The University of Washington added yet another startup to its growing list of spinouts Monday: Perimatics, a health technology company that offers data science-based software solutions for hospitals. The company was co-founded by Kalyani Velagapudi, a Microsoft vet and founder of Bellevue, Wash.,-based analytics and data consulting firm Winigent, and Bala Nair, a UW professor who invented the company’s Smart […]
New U Wisconsin-Madison WARF Accelerator Program gives promising IP a boost, sells a portfolio spinout
The recent sale of a UW–Madison spinoff that promises to increase efficiency and reduce antibiotic use in making fuel ethanol marks a victory for UW–Madison technology, says Greg Keenan, manager of the Accelerator Program (AP) at the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation. AP is designed to make it easier for companies to license patents held by […]
UChicago, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign partner on major innovation initiative
The University of Chicago and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are launching a partnership dedicated to research and technology development for some of society’s most pressing challenges, from producing clean water to treating cancer. The partnership will bring about 100 faculty, researchers and students from Urbana-Champaign to collaborate with UChicago colleagues, entrepreneurs and industry leaders, […]
FastForward U aims to support student entrepreneurs at John Hopkins U
This semester, FastForward U (FFU) will begin offering entrepreneurial advising to students looking to start a company or business venture. FFU is an initiative from Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures (JHTV), an office that facilitates licensing and patents for Hopkins researchers and supports technology startups. FastForward is a program launched at the Whiting School of Engineering […]
These 5 health startups just entered M-1 Ventures’ first cohort
The first sessions of an accelerator focused on health and fitness startups are being held this week at Johns Hopkins‘ FastForward East space. M-1 Ventures kicked off Tuesday with a cohort of five companies. The following companies were selected to participate, according to the accelerator: BurnAlong An Owings Mills–based startup developing a video platform allowing people to remotely link to […]
Purdue startup developing restorative oxygenation wound dressings receives $30,000 investment
A medical device startup commercializing a Purdue University innovation that delivers localized oxygen directly to wounds to promote and accelerate healing has received a $30,000 investment from a Texas health care seed accelerator. Mednoxa Inc., which has developed an over-the-counter restorative oxygenation wound dressing for ulcer and wound healing, was among nine health care companies selected to receive […]
Microsoft launches new startup accelerator program in Berlin
Microsoft has announced its newest European startup accelerator program, in a move that helps tie software startups to its Azure services. The Microsoft Accelerator program looks to equip startups with tools to help them develop their product and grow their organisation. Microsoft gives the companies networking opportunities, funding, access to equipment, training and management in order to achieve […]
TEC Edmonton breaks ground on newest technology accelerator with Merck Canada
TEC Edmonton broke ground on a new business accelerator for technology companies on Tuesday. The accelerator, a partnership with pharmaceutical company Merck Canada Inc., will connect emerging Alberta-based health-focused companies with the health research expertise of Merck to bring innovative health technologies to the market. “Working in partnership with TEC Edmonton to provide both scientific […]