Purdue University Trask Innovation Fund announces $200K in new grants
A Purdue Research Foundation fund designed to support Purdue University faculty and staff innovators awarded more than $200,000 this spring. The Trask Innovation Fund assists faculty and staff innovations with which the Office of Technology Commercialization is working. The fund seeks to support short-term projects with the potential to reach markets and consumers with products […]
U Michigan SPARK invests $1.5M in 6 start-ups
ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 24, 2013 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Six Michigan companies recently received investments from the Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund, totaling $1.5 million. To date, the Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund, a collaborative effort of Michigan’s SmartZones to support start-ups’ product commercialization, has
NSF supports Texas Tech microfluidic translational research work through $225K grant
National Science Foundation Small Business Technology Transfer (NSF STTR) recently awarded a $225,000 grant to a Texas Tech University student who is preparing to earn a doctorate in chemical engineering in August. The sizable grant will help Jeevan Maddala commercialize his doctoral work in biomedical and pharmaceutical trials, which looks to
U Maryland MIPS awards $3.8M to matching innovation grant program
A University of Maryland, College Parkprogram has awarded $3.8 million to 17 teams of university researchers working with state companies on projects to bring technology products to market. The Maryland Industrial Partnerships program provides matching grants to companies that partner with university researchers to accelerate technology commercialization. Companies involved in the program are contributing $2.3 million […]
Ann Arbor SPARK graduate receives support from Michigan’s new angel fund
Michigan State University technology spin-out company BioPhotonics Solutions Inc. is the first venture to win equity funding from the $2 million Michigan Angel Fund.
Wolverine Fund participates in $7M round in healthcare analytics company, ArborMetrix
The Wolverine Venture Fund, managed by students at The Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, today announced it has invested in ArborMetrix, a leading provider of real-time healthcare analytics. The $7 million Series B round ofventure capital financing was led by RPM Ventures alongside existing investor Arboretum […]
Said Business School Student-Fund Backs Two Oxford Start-ups
ACE was founded in 2013 by Alex Money (D.Phil in Economic Geography). ACE offers a digital platform that delivers proprietary information about market expectations for publicly traded companies
Washington’s Life Science Discovery Fund Announces $1.5M In New POC Awards
The Life Sciences Discovery Fund (LSDF) today announced nearly $1.5 million in Proof of Concept grants to Washington for-profit and nonprofit organizationsto foster translation of health-related technologies from idea to market launch. Also announced was over $300,000 in supplemental funding to two ongoing grants to enhance the commercial potential ofthe technologies developed through those awards.
State of Georgia Awards $100K Innovation Grant to Georgia Tech for Research Into Sensiotec’s Non-Contact Cardiorespiratory Patient Monitoring
ATLANTA, GA–(Marketwired – Jun 25, 2013) – The State of Georgia, through the Georgia Centers of Innovation Program (COI) and OneGeorgia Authority, has awarded the Georgia Institute of Technology a grant of almost $100,000 for ongoing work on Sensiotec Inc.’s innovative, non-contact cardiorespiratory monitoring technology platform
Portland Seed Fund Gets $575K More From City To Fund More Start-ups
The Portland Seed Fund is readying a sequel. The two-year-old investment vehicle, which backs promising ideas at their earliest stage, plans to launch a second, larger edition this fall. It would offer more financial “runway” to startups as they move from intriguing concepts into plausible businesses. The Portland Development Commission votes Wednesday on granting $500,000 from the […]