University of Chicago Innovation Fund Awards $150,000 to Therapeutic Human Exosome Project for Multiple Sclerosis & Migraine; Two Other Projects Also Receive Significant Funding
On July 7, 2015, it was announced that three teams from the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory are one step closer on the journey to commercializing their innovative discoveries and technology. They have each been selected to receive funding from the University of Chicago Innovation Fund. The Innovation Fund awards grants and invests […]
Zells donate $60 million to University of Michigan, support funds
The University of Michigan’s business school is set to receive $60 million from the Zell Family Foundation, which has now donated more than $150 million to the university over the years. The money will go to extend programs at the Samuel Zell and Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies and create new ones. “This […]
U Illinois Announces Newest Round of POC Recipients, 7 Awards
The Office of Technology Management (OTM) is proud to announce the 2015 awardees of the Illinois Proof-of-Concept Funding Program (I-POC). I-POC funds development projects that will help demonstrate an innovation’s viability to potential investors and partners. 2015 I-POC Award Recipients: This year’s I-POC award recipients were selected from a stellar pool of applicants from colleges […]
TEDCO program lets startups borrow veteran executives – Baltimore Sun
Plenty of small businesses seek out bank loans. But now Maryland startups can borrow an executive. A new program is lending young companies some human capital to help advance their businesses. The Maryland Technology Development Corp., better known as TEDCO, has provided a half-dozen companies with experienced executives as often as two days a week […]
University of Michigan’s Zell Lurie Commercialization Fund Invests in Reveal Design Automation
The Zell Lurie Commercialization Fund, in collaboration with the Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Michigan’s Stephen M. Ross School of Business, today announced that it has invested in Reveal Design Automation, an Electronic Design Automation (EDA) start-up developing software tools for formal verification of complex semiconductor […]
Seven projects could receive $200K in funding through U Wisconsin’s Ideadvance Seed Fund
The Ideadvance Seed Fund, aimed at helping more people on University of Wisconsin campuses commercialize their ideas, has identified seven projects that could receive a total of as much as $200,000. Sleep Environment Innovations LLC, a company that came out of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, qualified for stage two funding of as much as $50,000, […]
Alabama Innovation Fund has $4.5M to award grants for technology growth
The Alabama Innovation Fund has $4.5 million to support programs that seek to leverage research performed by the state’s universities and other institutions to generate new ventures, create jobs and spur additional economic development opportunities. Created in 2012 as part of the “Accelerate Alabama” strategic growth plan, the Alabama Innovation Fund awards grants to bolster […]
Oregon BEST Funds New Polymer Aimed at Ag’s Water Woes
As the California drought drags on and moves north in the Pacific Northwest, Oregon BEST is helping fund research for a Portland startup that has developed a biodegradable superabsorbent polymer (SAP) for agricultural applications that can soak up 300 times its weight in water, then release the moisture back into the soil near plant roots […]
New NH venture fund model links alumni investors
Talk to anyone in the startup ecosystem about potential barriers to forming a company and they’ll point to the lack of seed and early-stage funding. It’s one of the most critical components for turning an idea or prototype into a business, but few investors are willing to take the risk to invest in the potential […]
CIT GAP Fund Invests In Type Zero Tech, Diabetes Software solution
Virginia’s Center For Innovative Technology (CIT), the nonprofit corporation which receives state funding to drive innovation and entrepreneurship in Virginia, has invested via its CIT GAP Fund in Charlottesville, Va.-based TypeZero Technologies. TypeZero is a health-tech startup that specializes in developing tech to manage and treat Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. While financial details of […]