UA-Invented Sunscreen Receives Asset Development ProgramFunding and is Licensed to Leading World Aloe Vera Supplier
The University of Arizona has licensed a new non-penetrating sunscreen to MexiAloe Laboratorios, S.A. de C.V., a subsidiary of Novamex. Professor Douglas Loy presents during a Tech Launch Arizona NSF I-Corps course. Photo credit: Paul Tumarkin/Tech Launch Ariz The novel formulation binds oxybenzone – the active ingredient in most over-the-counter sunscreens – in such a […]
Yale launches student innovation center
This week, the University announced the launch of the Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale. The center, which was funded by an undisclosed major donation from Joseph Tsai ’86 LAW ’90 through the Joe & Clara Tsai Foundation, will succeed the existing Yale Entrepreneurial Institute as the nucleus of entrepreneurship on campus. In a […]
First four startups sign on with UNO, UNMC technology institute
A technology institute launched last winter by the University of Nebraska’s two Omaha campuses has signed its first four startup companies. UNeTech, a partnership between the University of Nebraska Medical Center and University of Nebraska at Omaha, was established to help identify promising startups and help them become successful. The four companies will move into […]
Missouri innovation fund would be big, bold bet on entrepreneurs
Gov. Eric Greitens wants Missouri to support entrepreneurs on a much larger scale than it ever has, but he doesn’t want bureaucrats picking winners and losers. His solution is something he’s calling a Missouri innovation fund, which would be launched with borrowed money and turned over to private fund managers. The money would flow through […]
These 5 health startups just entered M-1 Ventures’ first cohort
The first sessions of an accelerator focused on health and fitness startups are being held this week at Johns Hopkins‘ FastForward East space. M-1 Ventures kicked off Tuesday with a cohort of five companies. The following companies were selected to participate, according to the accelerator: BurnAlong An Owings Mills–based startup developing a video platform allowing people to remotely link to […]
NC State NSF I-Corps Site Boosts Commercialization
NC State has received a $500,000 award from the National Science Foundation to advance the commercialization of research discoveries. This five-year award will be used by the Office of Technology Commercialization and New Ventures to establish the NC State I-Corps site. The I-Corps program was created by NSF in 2011 to teach university scientists and […]
Purdue startup developing restorative oxygenation wound dressings receives $30,000 investment
A medical device startup commercializing a Purdue University innovation that delivers localized oxygen directly to wounds to promote and accelerate healing has received a $30,000 investment from a Texas health care seed accelerator. Mednoxa Inc., which has developed an over-the-counter restorative oxygenation wound dressing for ulcer and wound healing, was among nine health care companies selected to receive […]
U Arizona Startup SinfoníaRx Acquired by Health Care Tech Company, assisted by TLA
University of Arizona startup SinfoníaRx, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sinfonía HealthCare Corp., has been acquired by Tabula Rasa HealthCare (NASDAQ: TRHC), a public health care company that provides individualized, data-driven technology solutions. SinfoníaRx is a health care company whose mission is to provide the highest-quality solutions for health plans, patients and caregivers. Spun out as […]
University of New Mexico Spinout Aims to Develop Nanopore Sequencing Technology, supported with $1.5M from Catalyst Fund
In August, the firm received $1.5 million in seed investment from New Mexico’s Catalyst Fund. The nanopore technology will be based on work from several UNM researchers: Steven Brueck, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at UNM’s Center for High Technology Materials with an expertise in nanofabrication; Yuliya Kuznetsova, a research assistant professor whose […]
TEC Edmonton breaks ground on newest technology accelerator with Merck Canada
TEC Edmonton broke ground on a new business accelerator for technology companies on Tuesday. The accelerator, a partnership with pharmaceutical company Merck Canada Inc., will connect emerging Alberta-based health-focused companies with the health research expertise of Merck to bring innovative health technologies to the market. “Working in partnership with TEC Edmonton to provide both scientific […]