Invent Penn State scales to provide impact in Pennsylvania
During the Board of Trustees Committee meeting on Outreach, Development and Community Relations on Nov. 14, collaborators in the Invent Penn State initiative — the Office of Entrepreneurship & Commercialization, Happy Valley LaunchBox powered by PNC Bank, Penn State New Kensington and their Corner LaunchBox, and the Office of Government and Community Relations — shared […]
The House Fund closes its second fund with $44 million to pour into UC Berkeley grads, alums and faculty
In 2016, we profiled a then-24-year-old named Jeremy Fiance who had managed to pool together $6 million for a fund focused on his alma mater, UC Berkeley, where as a student he’d brought to campus Kairos Society, an organization for budding entrepreneurs, as well as created a student accelerator called Free Ventures. Fiance wasn’t waiting on someone to give […]
UAVenture Capital Fund Invests in Sleep Apnea Treatment Technology
UAVenture Capital Fund (UAVC), a Tucson-based venture capital fund dedicated to the commercialization of University of Arizona discoveries, products, technologies and services, today announced its thirteenth investment. The Fund has invested in StimAire, Inc. where breakthrough technology may revolutionize the treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). StimAire replaces today’s surgically implanted neural stimulation devices with a small wearable and […]
SBA Growth Accelerator Funds energize KU’s economic development efforts
On the cusp of a major expansion, the Bioscience & Technology Business Center at the University of Kansas has earned two federal grants to help fuel business acceleration, innovation and economic growth in northeast Kansas. For the fourth time in five years, the BTBC at KU has been awarded $50,000 by the U.S. Small Business Administration through […]
WVU officials hope new program creates entrepreneurs, innovation
The West Virginia University’s John Chambers College of Business and Economics is hoping the new Vantage Ventures program on campus is the first step in creating a new Mountain State economy driven by entrepreneurship and innovation. The program has four focuses: healthy, security, energy and sensory. The entrepreneurs and companies are supported by mentors, executives […]
Innovation Awards celebrate UTSA research and discovery
UTSA’s Office of Commercialization and Innovation honored faculty, staff and student achievements on Tuesday at the university’s seventh annual Innovation Awards. The event celebrated 42 members of the research community for their contribution and the successful commercialization of novel ideas and inventions. The culmination of the awards was the selection of Stanton F. McHardy as the 2019 Innovator of […]
Puerto Rico STR Ideas to Product Development Grant Program Call Opens
The Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust has announced a new funding opportunity through its Technology Transfer Accelerator Hub program, aimed at supporting pilot projects to advance life science innovations by quickly and clearly demonstrating whether a technology or product is worthy of moving through the commercialization process. For this first year, a total […]
IU Philanthropic Venture Fund invests $250,000 in Qumulex, a cloud-based security solution provider
IU Ventures has invested $250,000 in Qumulex, a company poised to transform the video surveillance and access control industry by unifying video surveillance and access control with cloud storage and accessibility. The investment is part of a Series Seed II funding round. Qumulex is developing a platform of security solutions, including both hardware and software, for the […]
Status Update: U California Riverside ‘wet lab’ opens for startups and local entrepreneurs
By definition incubators foster growth, and that’s what officials at UC Riverside hope its newest scientific project will do. The school’s Wet Lab Incubator opened its doors to the Inland Empire’s entrepreneurial community at a ribbon-cutting ceremony Oct. 21. The 3,000-square-foot facility, the first of its kind in the region, will be available for local […]
Minnowtech raises $600K seed round, supported by U Maryland Momentum Fund
Aquaculture tech company Minnowtech closed on $600,000 in seed financing with an eye on bringing its system for imaging shrimp to the Southeast Asian market. The round included a $150,000 joint investment from the Maryland Momentum Fund, which is the venture fund of the University System of Maryland, and the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES). The HATCH Aquaculture Accelerator participated, […]