Iowa State announces $300m in proof of concept awards
Three projects received awards under a smaller, proof-of-concept category. These awards provide pursuit funds for emerging research areas that are more limited in scope or require proof of concept before investigators can pursue larger funding. Each project will receive up to $100,000 for one year
Hong Kong Baptist University sends memo on new $1mm POC fund
The University is proactive in introducing new funding channels to facilitate knowledge transfer (KT) from academia to industry. The Matching Proof-of- Concept Fund (MPCF) is established to
Michigan’s University Research Corridor expands support services, gap funding
Michigan’s University Research Corridor is proving to be a powerful business incubator for students, faculty and alumni, playing a dramatically increased role in
Portland Seed Fund releases fourth funding class of area start-ups
Portland is certainly growing as a startup city, and now there’s a new batch of companies ready to make their mark in the Rose City. The two-year-old Portland Seed Fund just graduated its fourth class of early-stage companies. The incubator, a unique public-private partnership supported by various government agencies and organizations, gave the startups $25,000 in capital to
LambdaVision, a UConn biotech start-up, secures $110 for state fund
LambdaVision Inc., a biotech start-up company that was launched by UConn Ventures, has received a funding commitment of $110,000 from Connecticut Innovations (CI), the state’s quasi-public authority responsible for growing Connecticut businesses through innovative financing and strategic assistance. CI announced last week that
UCalifornia-Riverside Announces 2013/14 POC Fund
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development announces the FY2013-2014 Proof of Concept for Technology Commercialization (POC) Award Program. The POC award provides UCR investigators up to $35,000 to further develop a commercializable invention based upon UCR intellectual property not yet licensed. The effort should address a critical issue, such as
University of Iowa Accepting Pre-Proposals For Commercialization Awards Program
UIRF is accepting pre-proposals for the 2013 commercialization award program. Despite the delay in the Iowa state final budget approval, UIRF is now accepting pre-proposal innovation summaries. As we did last year, we will work with PIs to perform IP and market assessments on each summary. Pre-proposals successfully completing these assessments will be asked to submit […]
Denmark Technological Institute Provides Gap Funding To Gel Start-up
A start-up company from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) now offers a simple tool for detecting corrosion in electronics. DTU’s involvement in the Copenhagen Cleantech Cluster made it possible to allocate gap-funding to the project
University of Utah Hosts Speed Teching Event for Investors, Technology Managers From Multiple Utah Universities
University of Utah Hosts Speed Teching Event for Investors, Technology Managers From Multiple Utah Universities – Investors and Entrepreneurs Invited to Learn about Available Technologies at Utah Universities for Potential Partnerships –
Microfunding Site, TerraYebo, Gets $100K From MI Automation Alley
The Automation Alley Seed Fund has struck again, investing $150,000 into TerraYebo. This is the Troy-based business accelerator’s second six-figure investment in the micro-funding website start-up. It invested $100,000 in the Madison Heights-based firm earlier this year. “Our investment committee liked their entrepreneurial team,” says Thomas Anderson, senior director for Automation Alley. “We thought they were […]