IU Launches Fund to Support Entrepreneurship
Indiana University has launched the Shoebox Fund with the support of a $60,000 gift from Donna and John Shoemaker. IU says the funding will support student startups that have been built in the startup incubator known as the Shoebox within the Shoemaker Innovation Center at the IU Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering. Two Shoebox-born […]
UIUC launches new innovation project
The University has chosen to fund an innovation project selected from the Investment for Growth Program that aims to foster connections between industry partners, faculty and students. The Hub for Brand Innovation and Advertising Technology is a new initiative launched in collaboration with the Department of Advertising and the Siebel Center for Design and Technology Services at Illinois. “The […]
Altitude Lab Launches Investor Coalition to Fund and Mentor Healthcare Startups in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY, June 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Altitude Lab today announced the launch of its Investor Coalition, a partnered network of leading healthcare venture capitalists to fund, mentor, and provide resources for Altitude-incubated startups. Together, the Investor Coalition will support a diverse community of founders who are shaping Utah’s rapidly growing healthcare innovation economy and aims to collectively invest $50 […]
NUtech Ventures startup guide offers help to university entrepreneurs
NUtech Ventures has created a new guide to help aspiring University of Nebraska–Lincoln entrepreneurs commercialize their innovations. Guide to Startup Companies is focused on companies formed to commercialize innovations developed at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and protected via intellectual property rights owned by UNL and assigned to NUtech Ventures. Topics include: idea validation, intellectual property protection, business plan development, technology licensing, funding, exit strategies, […]
MUSC, The Citadel partnering for innovative medical program
The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and The Citadel are partnering to “form a core team of medical students, residents, and Citadel cadets and students to develop innovative products focused on increasing the health of South Carolinians.” Students from the MUSC Department of Surgery Human-Centered Design Program (HCD) and The Citadel Tommy and Victoria […]
TTU Research Park launches Seraph Hub Fuel Fund aimed at supporting emerging Agtech companies
The Texas Tech Research Park Inc. Board of Directors chairman and president John Esparza has announced the launch of a collaboration with Seraph and the Lubbock Angel Network (LAN) to launch the research park’s first venture capital fund, the Seraph Hub Fuel Fund. The focus of the collaboration is to accelerate business success of high-tech startups and emerging companies in the […]
Conquer Accelerator Selects Six Startups for 2021 Cohort
EAST LANSING, Mich., June 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Conquer Accelerator announces its sixth season and summer 2021 cohort. The 10-week accelerator welcomes six selected teams to its East Lansing program: CrossBraining, Frizzmo, Nickels, Rebound AI, SafetySit, and Tandem. “We’re proud of what we’ve built over the last five years at Conquer Accelerator and we’re only getting better,” said Thomas Stewart, Conquer Accelerator Program Manager, […]
Arizona State University: Mayo Clinic and ASU MedTech Accelerator Boosts Health Startups
Alliance for Health Care, was designed to help empower medical startups to better navigate challenges while bringing forth life-changing health innovations. The second cohort of this program is set to launch March 30, 2021. The accelerator provides emerging companies with a multi-day immersive curriculum in health care entrepreneurship including: lectures and workshops with world-class scientific […]
Opinion: UConn innovation program key to job creation, graduate retention in the state
Entrepreneurship and innovation hold the keys to job creation, wealth creation and a bright economic future for Connecticut. The COVID-19 pandemic has seen a resurgence of millennials and other young people moving back to Connecticut. It is critical that we take advantage of this opportunity to grow the economy and secure our future. We believe that UConn […]
Startup’s recent success tied to Penn State entrepreneurial ecosystem
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — In the past year, State College-based Phospholutions has grown from seven to 20 employees, and recently raised $10.3 million in venture capital funding to support the development and growth of its RhizoSorb soil-enhancement technology across market segments and expand to global markets. Phospholutions CEO Hunter Swisher began developing RhizoSorb as an undergraduate in the plant […]