New Report Covers Health Technologies Acceleration Program, Mind the Gap Referenced
In 2011, the William J. von Liebig Center for Entrepreneurism and Technology Advancement at Univeristy of California San Diego, partnered with the California HealthCare Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and Booz Allen Hamilton, to launch the Southern California Health Technology Acceleration Program (HTAP). This regional initiative provides researchers from universities and research institutes in southern California with funding and business mentoring […]
Sun burn monitor supported by Scottish Enterprise’s Proof of Concept Fund set to roll out
A monitor developed at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland, to help prevent over-exposure to the sun is set to go on the market as part of a new spinout company. The device helps to indicate to users when they have been exposed to a certain amount of UV (ultra-violet) radiation by changing colour […]
Overview of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Proof of Concept Fund
1. Background The University is proactive in introducing new funding channels to facilitate technology transfer from university research to industries. The Proof-of-Concept Fund (PCF) is established to enhance technology transfer process with the support of the Knowledge Transfer (KT) Fund from the Hong Kong Government. PCF aims at facilitating university researchers to demonstrate the industrial potentials […]
Washington PreCede Grants Go To Three, Promising University of Washington’ Health Companies
The Life Sciences Discovery Fund, a Washington state agency established in May 2005, makes (Proof of Concept PreCede) grant investments in innovative life sciences research to benefit Washington and its citizens. Three, EcoGuide Medical, Viket Medical, and Nexgenia are all University of Washington start-up companies
University of Illinois at Chicago Proof of Concept Gap Funding Awards Announced
A total of 80 highly innovative and commercially focused projects from all across the UIC Campus were submitted to the OTM in response to the call for POC Pre-Proposal applications. From the 80 projects submitted, 12 projects were chosen to advance to the Full Proposal stage of the initiative and 4 projects were chosen to […]
Overview of New University of Michigan MCubed Program
MCubed is a new seed-funding program developed at the University of Michigan to stimulate and support innovative research. The program grew out of the IdeaWorks project in the College of Engineering and is part of the University’s Third Century Initiative.
Princeton IP Accelerator Fund announces request for proposals
The Intellectual Property Accelerator Fund awards gap funding to Princeton investigators with the goal of fostering and advancing the development of nascent technologies from university labs into commercial development and, ultimately, the global marketplace. The Fund addresses the development gap between early stage research and attractive, investment- and venture-grade opportunities. The fund is meant to […]
University Health Network awards investigators CIHR Proof-of-Principle grants
UHN TDC is pleased to announce the funding for two CIHR Proof-of-Principle Phase II projects. This unique CIHR-matched “gap funding” program is targeted towards innovative industry-partnered proof-of-principle research where partnering companies will provide co-investments. UHN was the recipient of two out of the three awards made in this category in the recent winter 2012 funding […]
University of Michigan set to invest in four in-state companies
University of Michigan Board of Regents, Ann Arbor, approved investment agreements for four potential investments under the State of Michigan Conflict of Interest statute from Michigan Investment in New Technology Startups, a venture capital fund co-managed by the university’s investment office and its Office of Technology Transfer.
IDEA: Northeastern’s Venture Accelerator launches first wave of ventures
In fewer than two years, IDEA has worked with more than 200 ventures from every college in the university and provided approximately $150,000 in funding to more than a dozen teams, many of which have drawn interest from outside investors. The venture accelerator is in position to dole out some $200,000 in funding within the next year.