FY2017 Closes with Continued Momentum, Growth and Impact for Tech Launch Arizona
Tech Launch Arizona, the technology commercialization office of the University of Arizona, reports across-the-board increases in start-up companies, licenses agreements for UA technology, invention disclosures and patent filings for FY 2017 (July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017). Tech Parks Arizona also grew over the same period, with new client agreements with companies from Israel, Mexico […]
Wireless technology draws SUNY, Research Foundation investment
SUNY Oswego recently received notice of an award from the SUNY Technology Accelerator Fund (TAF) to advance the commercial readiness of a novel device that will enable fast and secure transfer of wireless data. Jointly funded by the State University of New York and the Research Foundation for SUNY, the TAF investment targets critical research […]
$500K Venture Capital Gift backs efforts to commercialize research projects at Cornell University
The bridge taking Cornell’s budding inventors and entrepreneurs from the lab to the boardroom just got a whole lot sturdier, thanks to a gift from venture capital firm Kairos Ventures. The Los Angeles-based firm, which invests in and supports early stage technologies and discoveries from top universities, has made a commitment of $500,000 to the […]
McGill University’s X-1 Accelerator receives $2 million from John Dobson Foundation
The McGill Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship has received a $2 million donation from the John Dobson Foundation, which supports entrepreneurial development in Canadian universities. The funding, which will be spent over a 10-year period, will be used to fund and support the centre’s McGill X-1 Accelerator, an intensive 10-week summer program dedicated to accelerating and […]
NC State is Bridging the Funding Gap from Research to Commercialization; invests in five new projects
Five promising North Carolina State University projects will receive support from the Chancellor’s Innovation Fund (CIF), which helps NC State researchers move their inventions into the marketplace. “NC State is establishing itself as a leader in technology commercialization,” says Kelly Sexton, assistant vice chancellor for NC State’s Office of Technology Commercialization and New Ventures. “This […]
UC Davis innovators receive $328K in grants to advance research
UC Davis announced last week the recipients of nine proof-of-concept grants totaling $328,000 for campus innovators to advance their research and technologies toward commercialization. These grants and the associated review process are managed by UCD Venture Catalyst through the Science Translation and Innovative Research, or STAIR, grant program, which is in its fourth year, and […]
Pharmacy professor receives SUNY funding to spur research commercialization
A new technology led by UB faculty member Sathy Balu-Iyer that has the potential to treat autoimmune diseases and improve the success of gene therapy is one of four SUNY research projects that recently received investments from the SUNY Technology Accelerator Fund (TAF). Funded jointly by SUNY and the SUNY Research Foundation, TAF helps faculty […]
At Oregon Health & Science University, healthcare tech is a priority
Oregon Health & Science University’s Oregon Clinical & Translational Research Institute Biomedical Innovation Program (BIP) , in coordination with the Department of Technology Transfer & Business Development (TTBD), takes an integrated approach to identifying, supporting, and accelerating the commercialization of new healthcare technologies. (For more on how OHSU commercializes technology…) The BIP/TTBD facilitates commercialization through direct project management, […]
NC State University Chancellor’s Innovation Fund is mobilizing a bridge over the digital divide
More than two billion people worldwide who don’t have internet access often miss out on life-changing benefits of being connected, such as automated micro-lending for entrepreneurs, marketplace applications and information services including weather forecasts and market pricing. To help overcome this digital divide, NC State innovators have developed a new platform that enhances the capabilities […]
DOD’s $250 million rapid innovation fund
The Pentagon will begin taking submissions for its Rapid Innovation Fund (RIF) at the end of the month, according to a March 17 announcement. The fund is used to quickly test and integrate innovative technologies that solve critical national security needs. Mature prototypes may receive up to $3 million and will have up to two years to complete […]