The United States needs a research investment fund to compete with China
America may no longer be able to boast, “We’re No. 1!” In their 2011 bestseller “That Used To Be Us,” Thomas Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum compellingly suggested the mantra no longer applies. And about a year ago, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) made it official: China has overtaken us as the world’s largest economy. China […]
Harvard offers a bridge for promising research with accelerator grants
A few years ago, Andrew Myers’ laboratory discovered a new way to synthesize an important class of antibiotics that one day could tackle the toughest, most resistant infections. “I knew we were onto something important,” said Myers, the Amory Houghton Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, “but I couldn’t get federal funding to take the idea […]
Case Western student project-turned-tech startup surpasses $1M in funding
An idea that sprang from the minds of Case Western Reserve students frustrated with getting locked out of their dorm rooms is now a prominent name in the emerging technology startup culture in Northeast Ohio. On Aug. 19, Everykey Inc. announced that with the closing of its seed round of funding, the company has raised […]
University of Memphis Crews Center for Entrepreneurship Launches Seed Fund
The University of Memphis Crews Center for Entrepreneurship has taken what stakeholders said is a natural next step as part of acting as the university’s hub for commercializing ideas into successful startups. The now four-year-old center has launched the Crews Center Catalyst (C3) Seed Fund, a source of funding meant to incentivize students and faculty […]
Syracuse Launches $150K Internal Research Grant Program to Support Scholarly Exploration
The University’s Office of Research has launched a new internal grant program to help support faculty research opportunities and advance collaborative scholarship. The program, announced Monday by Vice President for Research Gina Lee-Glauser, provides a total of $150,000 in funding for faculty to develop essential relationships; obtain foundational results to expand or sustain their research, […]
Washington State University lends helping hand through “valley of death” – Economic Development Site Economic Development Site
For the second year, WSU is supporting researchers in moving innovations from the lab to the marketplace through the Commercialization Gap Fund (CGF). The CGF program provides financial assistance to advance technologies that are at the end stage of research, but require additional development before entering the marketplace. Gap funding is an important part of […]
Swansea University launches innovation fund to speed up the journey from research to the shop floor
Swansea University has launched an Innovation Fund to speed up the commercialisation of its academic research. The Innovation Fund is the brain child of Dr Gerry Ronan, Head of Commercial Services at the University and will be overseen on a day to day basis by Dr Mark Bowman, Director of Arche Innovations Ltd. Dr Bowman […]
Carnegie Mellon University, GE Ventures team up to create $20M venture fund
Officials hope a new accelerator program and a $20 million venture fund started by Carnegie Mellon University and GE Ventures will draw the nation’s best advanced robotics firms to Pittsburgh and convince those already there to stay put. Carnegie Mellon’s National Robotics Engineering Center and GE Ventures, General Electric’s investment arm, have teamed up to […]
Tax efficient fund launched for start-up university spin-outs
Technology investor Mercia Fund Management has launched its sixth tax-efficient fund which is focused on commercialising start-up spin-outs from universities across the Midlands, the North and Scotland. The University Growth Fund will combine the government’s Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS). It intends to encourage entrepreneurship across the UK’s universities to give […]
UC to fund up to $150K in early-stage life science startups through primePC program
Startups created at the University of California can compete for funding during a first-of-its-kind UC competition. The university system will give one $150,000 award and three $50,000 awards to early-stage companies working on life sciences technology related to therapeutics, consumer health, medical devices and diagnostics, UC announced Tuesday. Companies — they must have founders or other members from any […]