Venture capitalism 101: U Akron and Kent State U lets university students learn ins, outs of investing
Students at the University of Akron and Kent State University are learning more about business from their extracurricular activities than they might in any MBA school. That’s because they – along with students from Walsh University, Notre Dame College, Case Western Reserve University and the College of Wooster – are spending much of their spare […]
Commercially viable technologies get University of Alabama in Huntsville Charger Innovation Fund awards
Three commercially viable technology proposals resulting from research at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) have been awarded $44,627 by UAH’s Charger Innovation Fund (CIF) for further development. The CIF is funded by the UAH Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development and administered by the Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC). […]
Preparing to Launch: Inside SkyDeck, UC Berkeley’s Start-Up Accelerator
SkyDeck, UC Berkeley’s start-up accelerator program, is housed on the top floor of the tallest building in downtown Berkeley. All four walls of the 10,000 square-foot penthouse have floor-to-ceiling windows, offering up a 360-degree view. This is where Cal’s fledgling entrepreneurs come for free office space and guidance while preparing to launch their product or […]
Science Center’s Start-Up Accelerator Emerges from Stealth Mode To Focus on “Long Horizon” Technologies
Inventors and entrepreneurs interested in starting a new company, or in growing a newly started company, have one more option to obtain funding, expertise, and other resources with the University City Science Center’s Phase 1 Ventures Program. Soft-launched as a stealth-mode pilot in 2015, Phase 1 Ventures, or P1V, is now widening its net for […]
URMC startup lands $5M in funding
A University of Rochester Medical Center startup that makes biosensors has landed millions in funding from outside of New York. Adarza BioSystems of West Henrietta has gathered $5 million in venture capital. Adarza will use the money to expand its manufacturing facility in St. Peters, Missouri, launch its first product and further development a second product. The $5 […]
Gap fund awards help WSU innovations make an impact
SEATTLE – Development of a universal flu vaccine, a treatment that could regenerate muscles and training to address racial bias are a few innovations that are one step closer to reaching the market thanks to the Commercialization Gap Fund (CGF) at Washington State University. Seven WSU faculty received support from the second round of CGF […]
UNC Rex’s venture fund expands by $8 million
UNC Rex Healthcare, which four years ago committed $10 million to create a venture capital fund that invests in startup health care companies, has set aside an extra $8 million for further investments. The board of directors at Rex, which is part of the UNC Health Care System, has authorized the fund, Rex Health Ventures, […]
Seed fund helps catalyze Duke energy research on materials, environment, policy
Research projects that examine energy materials, the water-energy-food nexus, and renewable energy policies will receive funding in 2016 from the Energy Initiative’s Energy Research Seed Fund. Six projects involving 16 faculty members were selected for the third annual round of awards from the fund. The Energy Research Seed Fund provides a financial head start for […]
Purdue Ventures to Oversee Startup Investments
The combined investment resources for Purdue University-affiliated startups will now be managed by a single entity. The newly-created Purdue Ventures will oversee the deployment of $37 million in investments from the Purdue Research Foundation’s multiple funding resources. Dan Hasler, president and chief entrepreneurial officer of the Purdue Research Foundation, says it makes sense to put […]
ENGINE grants provide funding for College of Engineering faculty entrepreneurs
Three projects have been selected for funding through the College of Engineering’s ENGineering for Innovation & ENtrepreneurship (ENGINE) grant program. Now in its second year, the program provides financial support to faculty to help transition their early stage research results through a proof-of-concept phase, with the ultimate objective of forming a startup company or licensing […]