Category: *Fund Types

Drugmakers, UK start $100M venture to fund creation of Alzheimer’s drugs

Major drugmakers, the British government and a top Alzheimer’s research charity are pooling more than $100 million to create a global fund to accelerate efforts to find a treatment or even a cure for the mind-robbing disease within a decade. The new Dementia Discovery Fund will function like a venture capital fund. It will identify […]

Two UK universities become investors in Mercia Technologies

They join the University of Leicester, Coventry University, Birmingham City University and Staffordshire University as investors in Mercia Technologies, which floated on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) on 18th December 2014.   The six are among the nine UK universities and research centres with which Mercia Technologies has collaborative relationships. They provide a consistent pipeline of […]

Patent reform: Big government’s latest comprehensive debacle – Washington Times

The following excerpts are from a March 4 speech by Carly Fiorina, chairwoman of the American Conservative Union Foundation and former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, at the Inventing America Conference. My story, a young woman sort of with no plans, not a great resume, getting the opportunity to go from secretary to CEO of the largest […]

MS Research Australia recently awards three University researchers ~$50K in ‘Incubator’ grants

Five research projects led by University staff will commence this year thanks to recent funding awarded by MS Research Australia. Additionally, one of last year’s successful grant recipients, an exercise-based treatment for the disease, has shown great promise in recent trials. MS Research Australia recently awarded three University researchers ‘Incubator’ grants. These grants provide seed […]

Rowan Innovation Venture Fund accepting applications for financing | Rowan Today

The Rowan Innovation Venture Fund is now accepting applications for funding from researchers, entrepreneurs, business owners and others in South Jersey, including Rowan faculty, students and alumni as well as area residents. The Glassboro-based Rowan University Foundation – the philanthropic arm of Rowan University – created the $5 million Fund in February 2014. Among its […]

University Proof of Concept Funds (SIG Report)

The Mind the Gap Proof of Concept Fund Special Interest Group (SIG) took place on February 24th, 2015 from 11-12:30 PM EST and was attended by ~55 professionals interested in the role of proof of concept funds at research institutions. This group was composed of current and aspiring fund managers and stakeholders. The following report […]

EC launches €200m fast-track innovation fund to tackle R&D’s “valley of death”

A €200 million pilot funding stream has been launched by the European Commission for projects that are in the late stages of development and close to being launched on the market.The ‘Fast Track to Innovation Pilot’ FTI scheme is aimed at business-driven projects and is open to proposals in any area of technology or application, […]

Penn State Innovation Fund moving good ideas forward

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — In April 2014 the Penn State Research Foundation created The Fund for Innovation to promote commercialization of promising new ideas and discoveries generated by Penn State’s $800 million research enterprise. The primary goal is to create new companies and new jobs, and by doing so to increase the already sizable positive […]

Universities are venturing into new territory: Funding start-up businesses

Universities across the country have developed entre­pre­neur­ship programs in recent years aimed at encouraging students and faculty to turn promising business ideas into actual companies. Now, an increasing number of them also are giving money to help those businesses get started. In the past several months, some of the nation’s top universities have poured millions […]