University of New Hampshire Unveils Initiatives Designed to Increase Commercialization Success
In an effort to expand entrepreneurship throughout the university and the state, the public research institution announced that it has established a new center, The Peter T. Paul Entrepreneurship Center, as well as a mentoring network and a seed fund. They will use the research output of faculty, staff and students to drive economic development […]
Outside Michigan investors pair with University entrepreneurs
In an effort to secure a more sustainable cycle of funding and donations, the Center for Entrepreneurship has paired with two different venture capital firms to continue supporting entrepreneurial endeavors throughout Ann Arbor and Michigan. Seven individuals, five of whom are affiliated with Michigan eLab and two of whom are associated with Pinnacle Ventures, have […]
University of Iowa start-up VIDA attracts $2.5M in funding
A Coralville-based medical software start-up born out of the University of Iowa has attracted $2.5 million in funding. Vida Diagnostics said Wednesday that it has received $2 million in funding from Next Level Ventures, a Des Moines venture capital firm created to invest in Iowa companies. That investment comes on top of a $500,000 loan […]
Maryland Investment Fund Announces $600,000 Growth Investment in Motionsoft
The Maryland Venture Fund (MVF), the equity investment arm of the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development (DBED), has invested $600,000 in Rockville-based Motionsoft, a leading provider of SaaS member relationship management software (MRMS) and payment services for the health and fitness industry. Annapolis, Maryland (PRWEB) October 20, 2014 The investment comes as part […]
Green Seed Fund proposals open Oct. 22
The University of Washington Environmental Stewardship & Sustainability Office is pleased to announce that we are accepting proposals for 2014-2015 Green Seed Fund Grants effective October 22, 2014: green.uw.edu/gsf/ Submissions must be entered online, and will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. on December 11, 2014. The Green Seed Fund aims to promote and fund research […]
Oregon BEST Funding Will Speed Cross Laminated Timber Manufacturing in Pacific NW
PORTLAND, Ore. At the Wood Solutions Fair, Oregon BEST today announced a new round of commercialization funding that will team southern Oregon-based DR Johnson Lumber Co. with Oregon State University researchers to determine how a new engineered building material made from lumber might catapult Oregon wood products to the forefront of construction innovation and […]
Raze Therapeutics launches with $24m in Series A financing
Cambridge-based Raze Therapeutics announced its launch Monday, adding that it has closed on a $24 million Series A financing. Investors in the Series A financing include Atlas Venture, MPM Capital Management, MS Ventures, Partners Innovation Fund, Astellas Venture Management, and Novartis, the Raze press release said. Atlas partner Jason Rhodes is Raze’s acting chief executive. […]
Osage collects $151m for University Fund II
Osage University Partners II has received $151m in commitments from 145 LPs according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The funds predecessor was a $100m vehicle which closed in 2011. Fund II will focus on start-ups that are commercialising university research. The vehicle will invest in cleantech, energy, IT, biopharma, healthcare […]
QED commercialization program to create life science spinout companies gets $1M grant
A few years after it launched a QED Proof of Concept funding program, the University City Science Center has unveiled a new fund for a commercialization program. It’s fueled by a $1 million grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration, according to a statement from the Science Center. Stephen Tang, the CEO of the Science […]
UBC seed-funded company develops 3-D printing of human tissue
You may have heard of printing on demand. A Vancouver startup, Aspect Biosystems, is putting a sci-fi twist on that, printing human tissues on demand. The company is creating human body tissue using 3-D printing, using a technology that provides more effective ways to test new drugs and could lead to 3-D bioprinting of entire […]