Pharmacy professor receives SUNY funding to spur research commercialization
A new technology led by UB faculty member Sathy Balu-Iyer that has the potential to treat autoimmune diseases and improve the success of gene therapy is one of four SUNY research projects that recently received investments from the SUNY Technology Accelerator Fund (TAF). Funded jointly by SUNY and the SUNY Research Foundation, TAF helps faculty […]
Canadian FACIT supports cancer research translation and invests in three talented Ontario start-ups
FACIT has announced the first three investments under its new Prospects Oncology Fund for proof-of-concept development of breakthrough cancer technologies. Ontario start-ups Radialis Medical of Thunder Bay, KA Imaging of Kitchener, and DNAstack of Toronto are the first to receive capital from this new fund, illustrating the strength and breadth of the cancer research network […]
NC State is Bridging the Funding Gap from Research to Commercialization; invests in five new projects
Five promising North Carolina State University projects will receive support from the Chancellor’s Innovation Fund (CIF), which helps NC State researchers move their inventions into the marketplace. “NC State is establishing itself as a leader in technology commercialization,” says Kelly Sexton, assistant vice chancellor for NC State’s Office of Technology Commercialization and New Ventures. “This […]
Light Polymers Closes $5m Series B Strategic Funding Round with Tokyo Electron and Tsingda International Venture Capital
Tsingda International Venture Capital is part of the Tsinghua Innovation Center in Dongguan (TICD), which is a joint venture fund between the Dongguan Government and Tsinghua University according to McConnaughey. Tsingda brings us a powerful partner in China to accelerate our chemistry material technologies in a number of areas. Light Polymers will set up a […]
U Akron O2 RegenTech awarded $100,000 from Innovation Fund Northeast Ohio
O2 RegenTech, a medical device startup out of the University of Akron, has received a boost with $100,000 in funding from the Innovation Fund Northeast Ohio, according to the university. Founded in 2013 by Nic Leipzig, an associate professor in chemical and biomolecular engineering, O2 RegenTech specializes in wound-care solutions based on technology developed by […]
Gov McAuliffe announces Virginia Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund Awards
Governor Terry McAuliffe announced $2.7 million in funding to support 40 Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund awards representing targeted areas of promising research commercialization, including advanced manufacturing, cyber security, energy, environment, information technology, life sciences, and unmanned systems. “The Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund has provided funding to Virginia’s innovators at critical points in their research, helping […]
NC State University Chancellor’s Innovation Fund is mobilizing a bridge over the digital divide
More than two billion people worldwide who don’t have internet access often miss out on life-changing benefits of being connected, such as automated micro-lending for entrepreneurs, marketplace applications and information services including weather forecasts and market pricing. To help overcome this digital divide, NC State innovators have developed a new platform that enhances the capabilities […]
University of Queensland and Emory University start-up closes US$16m investment to develop cancer therapies
A clinical-stage biotechnology company established by The University of Queensland and Emory University (Atlanta, USA) to develop novel cancer supportive care and anticancer therapies has raised US$16 million in series A investment. The investment from the Brandon Capital-managed Medical Research Commercialisation Fund (MRCF) and Uniseed will enable the company, called QUE Oncology Inc. (QUE) to […]
U Chicago Innovation Fund invests $500,000 in microbiome research and energy companies
The University of Chicago Innovation Fund announced plans to invest up to $500,000 into three companies—AVNovum, ClostraBio, and SwitchedSource—that are working in the health and energy fields, respectively. These latest investments bring the Innovation Fund’s total investment amount to nearly $5.5 million in 65 ventures. On Wednesday, May 31, five finalists presented their ventures to […]
Startup Desert Saber Licenses University of Arizona Mining Safety Training Program
Tucson, Ariz. – The University of Arizona has licensed an interactive training program developed at the Lowell Institute for Mineral Resources to startup Desert Saber, LLC. The program, created in collaboration with the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and with funding from Science Foundation Arizona, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health […]