FY2017 Closes with Continued Momentum, Growth and Impact for Tech Launch Arizona
Tech Launch Arizona, the technology commercialization office of the University of Arizona, reports across-the-board increases in start-up companies, licenses agreements for UA technology, invention disclosures and patent filings for FY 2017 (July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017). Tech Parks Arizona also grew over the same period, with new client agreements with companies from Israel, Mexico […]
Internet of Things startup with Argonne roots gets $8 million
Gary Conkright was working on the internet of things before it had such a catchy name. He’s on his second IoT startup, PhysIQ, which he started 12 years ago. The Chicago health-technology company, which has offices in the Loop and Naperville, just raised another $8 million. Its software helps health care providers automatically monitor the […]
Wireless technology draws SUNY, Research Foundation investment
SUNY Oswego recently received notice of an award from the SUNY Technology Accelerator Fund (TAF) to advance the commercial readiness of a novel device that will enable fast and secure transfer of wireless data. Jointly funded by the State University of New York and the Research Foundation for SUNY, the TAF investment targets critical research […]
ReNetX Bio Launched to Advance Innovative Neuro-Regenerative Technology Developed at Yale University
ReNetX Bio, a company developing first-in-class therapeutics to treat injury to the central nervous system, today announced its launch as a new company with the appointment of Erika Smith as Chief Executive Officer. The company also announced the initiation of a Series A financing round to fund its first clinical trial of its lead therapeutic […]
$500K Venture Capital Gift backs efforts to commercialize research projects at Cornell University
The bridge taking Cornell’s budding inventors and entrepreneurs from the lab to the boardroom just got a whole lot sturdier, thanks to a gift from venture capital firm Kairos Ventures. The Los Angeles-based firm, which invests in and supports early stage technologies and discoveries from top universities, has made a commitment of $500,000 to the […]
John Hopkins, U Maryland, Plank Industries team up on business accelerator to target health and fitness technology companies
new startup accelerator program based at the Johns Hopkins University’s FastForward East will target companies developing health and fitness technologies. Hopkins is teaming up with the University of Maryland, Plank Industries, Brown Advisory and the Abell Foundation to launch the 16-week program, called M-1 Ventures, in September. “I see all these accelerators out there and they’re cool,” […]
Michigan no longer a flyover state for venture capital
While Michigan has become a hot spot for startup funding, Detroit has been boiling in recent years, according to a new Michigan Venture Capital Association study. The 2017 Detroit Entrepreneurial Study revealed Detroit’s startup community has grown 50 percent in the past three years, now making up a quarter of the state’s fledging companies. Last year, 14 of […]
Do federally funded programs help boost innovation at universities?
Likely, there isn’t anyone reading this column who doesn’t have an opinion about what the federal government should and should not pay for. It seems there are numerous federal programs that could probably be cut or reduced without having a negative impact on economic growth. However, the Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) and the […]
UNM.STC tech-based startups remain at record high
The University of New Mexico’s technology transfer office reported another solid year of growth for fiscal year 2017, which ended June 30. The number of startups formed with UNM technology remains at a record high for the second year in a row, with 12 new businesses launched. Licensing agreements for companies to take UNM inventions […]
U Washington Alexa Accelerator names 9 startups for inaugural Amazon and Techstars program
The Alexa Accelerator, a new program that Amazon is running in partnership with Techstars, kicked off its first class on Monday. Nine startups from across the globe will spend the next three months in Seattle at the new Amazon Alexa Accelerator, which will support early-stage companies that are working on B2C and B2B technologies related to […]