IBM and University of Melbourne present seizure prediction system through POC project
Researchers from IBM and the University of Melbourne have developed a proof-of-concept seizure forecasting system that predicted an average of 69 percent of seizures across 10 epilepsy patients in a dataset. The system, which the scientists claim is “fully automated, patient-specific, and tunable to an individual’s needs”, uses a combination of deep-learning algorithms and a […]
Boeing launches ‘HorizonX’ startup accelerator programme
Global aircraft manufacturer Boeingannounced the launch of the Boeing HorizonX India Innovation Challenge 1.0—a three-month accelerator programme for startups working in the area of aerospace innovation in India. “The Boeing HorizonX India Innovation Challenge 1.0 is our attempt to channelize India’s incredible talent and entrepreneurial energy for the future of innovation in aerospace and related areas,” said Pratyush […]
University of Maryland start-up bought by Royal Phillips
A start-up company launched with technology licensed from the University of Maryland School of Medicine was bought by Royal Philips, the global health technology firm announced. Baltimore-based Analytical Informatics Inc. and its technology will be rolled into the Philips unit Philips Radiology Solutions, expanding its offerings more quickly. “Integrating Analytical Informatics’ software tools and applications […]
UnitedHealth launches venture fund as it tries to stay ahead of Amazon, Apple
For UnitedHealth Group the focus next year is more about getting ahead of potential competition from tech heavyweights such as Amazon and Apple than getting bogged down in the twists and turns of health reform in Washington. That was the underlying message from new CEO David Wichmann at the health-care company’s analyst day in New York. “People have asked me, ‘What’s […]
Cisco Innovation Challenge helps students launch their ventures
Everyone needs to do their part to conserve water. But what if entire communities could work together to eliminate the unnecessary waste of this valuable resource? That’s the idea behind Green Plant Framework/Aquifer Systems, founded by Joshua Parde. The system allows users to compare the total volume of water delivered from a municipal source to […]
GE Healthcare Completes Acquisition of U College London-supported Bioprocessing Start-Up
GE Healthcare has completed the acquisition of Puridify, a UK-based bioprocessing start-up focused on a nanofiber-based platform purification technology for biopharmaceutical production, GE Healthcare announced on Nov. 28, 2017. As part of the acquisition, GE Healthcare will gain Puridify’s technology, FibroSelect, which is complementary to the bead resins and chromatography membranes used in downstream bioprocessing. […]
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 […]
U of Minnesota Spin-off Vigilant Diagnostics Wraps Seed Round with Chinese Investment
A University of Minnesota medical technology spin-off firm seeking to significantly improve the sensitivity and speed of infectious disease detection says it has tapped a Chinese investor to complete a seed financing round in addition to landing a $300,000 National Institute of Health commercialization grant. Vigilant Diagnostics LLC, co-founded in 2014 by U of M […]
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 […]
Tongji University establishes the Research Center of Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Venture Financing
Two institutes at Tongji University, The School of Economics and Management (Tongji SEM) and the Advanced Institute of Business Research (AIBR), in concert with Shenzhen CDF-Capital, a private equity and venture capital firm, have established the Research Center of Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Venture Financing at Tongji University. In May 2018, the world’s first Index of Innovation, […]