The University Of Utah: Accelerating Therapeutic Discoveries
Many medical researchers have one goal in mind: to come up with new drugs or therapies that will help people live longer, healthier lives. The possibility of finding a drug, a therapy or another treatment that could really make a difference is what drives these University of Utah researchers to get up every morning. The […]
FSU to break ground on Interdisciplinary Research and Commercialization Building
Florida State University officials will break ground Monday on the Interdisciplinary Research and Commercialization Building in Innovation Park. FSU President John Thrasher, Interim Vice President for Research Laurel Fulkerson and Danfoss Turbocor President Ricardo Schneider are scheduled to make remarks prior to officials breaking ground. The 116,000-square-foot building in Innovation Park is designed to facilitate interactions […]
Chancellor’s Innovation Fund Catalyzes 6 Promising Projects | NC State News
Research at NC State uncovers potential solutions to some of the world’s grandest challenges. And thanks to the Chancellor’s Innovation Fund (CIF), six new projects will receive support that could bring their research one step closer to market-ready technologies — with broad societal impacts. “Since the Chancellor’s Innovation Fund launched over a decade ago, it’s proven […]
IU Ventures launches inaugural Executive in Residence Program with diverse class of executives
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — IU Ventures has launched the inaugural class of its Executive in Residence Program with a talented cohort of business leaders who have deep experience spanning high-potential startup companies to Fortune 500 corporations. An affiliate of Indiana University, IU Ventures helps students, faculty, staff and alumni advance startups and new companies through financial or other forms […]
Ventureprise at UNC Charlotte and City Startup Labs launch accelerator – for mentors
Ventureprise, a program of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and City Startup Labs will collaborate on a new accelerator program, the Inclusive Innovation Leadership Academy. The program, led by Devin Collins, the director of Ventureprise, and by Henry Rock, the founder and executive director of City Startup Labs, is funded by an NC IDEA Ecosystem grant, […]
University City Science Center is launching a VC arm to invest in health equity startups
University City Science Center, an organization central to the region’s burgeoning life sciences sector, announced Wednesday the creation of its fourth “strategic pillar” — a venture capital arm that will deploy funds to startups addressing health inequities for underserved populations. This addition of a capital arm adds to the nonprofit’s existing work, which it describes […]
University Hospitals using $2 million gift from Feuer family to set up fund to fast-track innovative ideas
Michael Feuer learned the value of investing in good ideas during his 16 years as CEO of OfficeMax. That’s why he and his wife are giving $2 million to University Hospitals to spur similar innovations in health care. UH announced Wednesday that the donation from Michael and Ellen Feuer is being used to establish the […]
BioEntrepreneurship program to fuel NYS life science startups
Cornell MBA students and life science researchers will be able to immerse themselves in real-world startup projects and get the tools, training and connections to launch their own life science startups through a new certificate program. The BioEntrepreneurship fellowship, offered by the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, will connect participants to life science companies […]
New Accelerator grants boost Ohio State research and innovation
A new effort by The Ohio State University to support team-driven research has awarded funding to 19 proposals to investigate topics ranging from brain and bone health to drug manufacturing, new devices and deep learning. The Accelerator grants were awarded through the President’s Research Excellence (PRE) program, an initiative launched this year to provide seed support for cross- and interdisciplinary […]
UTEC launches a new initiative to help deep tech founders commercialize their work | TechCrunch
The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners (UTEC) is launching a new program to address a problem the venture capital fund says many deep tech founders face. They may raise pre-seed capital from an incubator or accelerator program, but reach a funding gap before moving on to early-stage rounds. Without financial resources, it takes longer to […]