Utah Universities Share $445K In Energy Challenge Grants
For the first time, the Utah Energy Research Triangle is awarding grants to fund seven research projects that will be key to solving Utah energy challenges. The $445,000 in funds have been divided up among projects associated with three of Utah’s major research universities, including Utah State University, Brigham Young University and The University of […]
Retail app uses machine vision tech from York University, lands $10.75M in venture support
Toronto-based startup Slyce has raised a new round of $10.75 million in funding, led by Beacon Securities, and including PI Financial, Salman Partners, Harrington Global and more. The company builds image recognition tech, and wants to be the Amazon Flow for every other retailer on the planet, enabling point and shoot shopping with smartphone cameras.
$35K FSU GAP Grant Recipient Aims To Eliminate Preterm Labor
A Florida State University researcher is tackling a new and inventive way to slow down and perhaps prevent preterm labor. The solution? A pair of goggles. Specifically, Associate Professor James Olcese is developing goggles — he’s calling them light emitting devices — that could intermittently flash a blue light at a sleeping pregnant mother at risk for […]
Natural Gas Vehicle Start-up, Simple Fill, Lands $1M From Ohio State University and Ohio Third Frontier
Simple-Fill, a startup developing technology to allow vehicles running on compressed natural gas to fill up at home, has received an initial investment from a fund backed by Ohio State University and the Ohio Third Frontier program. Simple-Fill’s CNG technology came from engineers at Ohio State University’s Center for Automotive Research. Its undisclosed investment came from the […]
Virginia Innovation Partnership Awards $800,000 to University Research Projects
A statewide network designed to accelerate innovation and economic growth has awarded $800,000 to 18 university research projects in Virginia. The Virginia Innovation Partnership, created in 2012 as part of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s i6 Challenge, provides funding that allows university researchers to advance early-stage work through the “proof of concept” stage, in which […]
Life Sciences Discovery Fund Announces $1.1M to Five Projects
The Life Sciences Discovery Fund (LSDF) today announced $1.1 million in five Proof of Concept grants to Washington for-profit and non-profit organizations to foster the translation of health-related products from the laboratory into the commercial marketplace.
Ryerson University Healthcare Photo Sharing Spinout, Figure1, Raises $2M
Digital Media Zone at Ryerson University (DMZ) alumnus company Figure1 announced today that it has raised $2 million in seed funding. Figure 1, the startup behind the popular healthcare photo sharing app of the same name, incubated at the DMZ from December 2012 to August 2013 and also completed the Ryerson Futures accelerator program.
University of Florida 3D Modeling Start-up, Paracosm, Lands $300K From State Commercialization Program
Gainesville-based Paracosm has secured $800,000 in private and public funding to advance its 3D modeling and navigation software. The funding includes $300,000 — announced this week — from the Institute for the Commercialization of Public Research. The institute, which has an office in the University of Florida Innovation Hub, funds and mentors companies that spin […]
University of Brussels Natural Products Start-up, Bioxodes, Nabs $3.5M In Seed Funding
Bioxodes SA, a company developing products derived from natural sources, has completed a EUR 2.6 million (USD 3.5 million) first seed funding round with a consortium of business angels and Belgian investment funds. EUR 1.6 million is from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Walloon Region in Belgium via the Retech program for […]
Imperial College of London Solar Spin-out, BBOXX, Converts On $1.5M In Venture Funding
An Imperial spinout company that brings solar energy products to developing countries lands a major investment from a Silicon Valley financier. The company BBOXX, a provider of solar power technology systems for homes in developing countries, has received a $US 1.5 million investment from Vinod Khosla, one of the founders of the computer company Sun Microsystems […]