U.S. Department of Commerce gives $300,000 for Oregon business start-ups
Regional Accelerator and Innovation Network, the collaboration of government, businesses and universities formed to help create companies and jobs, has received $300,000 in federal funds to help new businesses. The U.S. Department of Commerce on Thursday announced the funding through its Regional Innovation Strategies program. RAIN said it will use the money to create the […]
UVa alum’s green innovation brings micro-farm to the table
Student dining at the University of Virginia has begun chopping some of its greens and herbs from an unlikely source — trays of ultraviolet-lit plants set up in Clark, Newcomb and Observatory Hill halls. The innovative hydroponics system is the brainchild of UVa alum Alexander Olesen, who founded Babylon Micro-Farms last year. Olesen is now […]
New venture capital fund launches at John Hopkins
Contrary Capital, a university-focused venture capital fund, officially launched on Monday at 55 colleges across the country, including Hopkins. Contrary works with 100 students to find start-ups and projects within their university communities in which they can invest. Venture capital funds like Contrary Capital typically manage the money of private individuals by investing in emerging […]
MIT’s $200M Venture Fund Invests In 7 Startups In Energy, Space And Smell
MIT’s big money venture fund for “tough tech” has opened its doors — and has announced its initial seven investments in areas ranging from alternative energy to space communications. First announced in October 2016, The Engine Fund seeks to invest in research-heavy startups that are more technologically demanding, and thus riskier, than those backed by […]
Tulane gets $25 million to fund research at School of Medicine
Tulane University announced plans Monday to fund research at the Tulane School of Medicine, using a $25 million gift from the family of well-known internal medicine physician John W. Deming, a 1944 graduate of the school.The donation, which will name the John W. Deming Department of Medicine at Tulane University, is the largest in the […]
ASU hosts entrepreneurship and innovation contest with $100K prize – The State Press
or the second year, ASU will host an innovation contest with a grand prize of $100,000 for any college entrepreneur with enough savvy to impress a panel of business and tech experts. The ASU Innovation Open is a contest that partners with electronics distributor Avnet and others to showcase innovative entrepreneurs around the world. To apply to the competition, […]
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 […]