Ara Parseghian Medical Research Fund launches at Notre Dame
Building on the partnership that the University of Notre Dame formed with the Ara Parseghian Medical Research Foundation in 2010, the University has now established the Ara Parseghian Medical Research Fund and is moving the administrative functions and granting process of the foundation from Tucson, Arizona, to Notre Dame. Through this partnership, the Parseghian family […]
OSF HealthCare launches $75M fund to invest in health technology
The Peoria-based health system is the parent of Rockford’s OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center. In February, the health system activated OSF Ventures, a $75 million fund that invests in companies intent on developing medical technologies and applications to improve patient outcomes or reduce health care costs. Pulse Therapeutics, the St. Louis company, has developed a […]
Pitt establishes $1 million fund for faculty, student business ventures
On Thursday, Pitt announced it will give $1 million to Pitt faculty and students looking to put the products of their research on the market. The $1 million in gap funding money — called the Chancellor’s Innovation Commercialization Funds — will immediately, and over the next two years support projects with the potential for commercial […]
Badger Fund of Funds launches first venture capital fund in La Crosse
The Badger Fund of Funds, seeded with a $25million commitment from the state, said Thursday it will launch its first venture capital fund in La Crosse. The Idea Fund of La Crosse will be managed by Jonathon Horne, a LaCrosse native who previously worked in investment banking at J.P. Morgan in New York. He was […]
Accelerate Long Island is back with $6M+ seed fund
Accelerate Long Island is back in business, and it’s main private-investment partners are coming along for the ride. The seed-funding business accelerator, which has been publicly quiet since awarding its 10th and final first-round stipend in December, has been awarded $3 million by Empire State Development to establish the Accelerate NY Seed Fund, with matching […]
University of Kansas promotes innovation with new Proof of Concept Fund Awards
Demonstrating that a laboratory concept will work in practice is one key to moving a research discovery into the marketplace. The University of Kansas supports discovery and innovation in multiple ways, including the granting of Proof of Concept (POC) Fund awards for inventions that are near the commercialization stage. This year, KU has awarded five […]
Oregon startup receives million to fund natural gas refueling tech development, supported by Portland Seed Fund
Onboard Dynamics — an innovator in compressed natural gas refueling — has received $3 million from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy, Portland Seed Fund, NW Natural and other utilities and private investors. Compressed natural gas (CNG) is a cleaner alternative to fossil fuels and is used to power natural […]
Florida Institute -Funded Companies Selected to Present for $150K
The Florida Institute for the Commercialization of Public Research (the Institute) announced today that four of its funded companies have been selected to present at the Florida Venture Forum’s 9th Annual Early Stage Capital Conference being held at the Hilton Carillon in St. Petersburg on Tuesday May 17, 2016. The Institute supports new company creation […]
MIT Energy Initiative awards nine seed fund grants for early-stage energy research
The MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) has made nine awards totaling $1.3 million under its annual Seed Fund Program. Winning teams across campus will use the grants — in amounts of up to $150,000 each — to support early-stage innovative research across the energy spectrum. Over the past eight years, the MITEI Seed Fund Program has supported […]
University of Indiana’s PrecisionHawk Announces DuPont as Newest Investor
DuPont joins an investor group that includes Intel Capital, Verizon Ventures, Yamaha Motor, USAA, NTT Docomo, Millennium Technology Value Partners and the Innovate Indiana Fund PrecisionHawk – a leading provider of aerial data and safety platforms for drones – announced today that DuPont has joined its previously announced round of series C funding. As a […]