Gov McAuliffe announces Virginia Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund Awards
Governor Terry McAuliffe announced $2.7 million in funding to support 40 Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund awards representing targeted areas of promising research commercialization, including advanced manufacturing, cyber security, energy, environment, information technology, life sciences, and unmanned systems. “The Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund has provided funding to Virginia’s innovators at critical points in their research, helping […]
At Oregon Health & Science University, healthcare tech is a priority
Oregon Health & Science University’s Oregon Clinical & Translational Research Institute Biomedical Innovation Program (BIP) , in coordination with the Department of Technology Transfer & Business Development (TTBD), takes an integrated approach to identifying, supporting, and accelerating the commercialization of new healthcare technologies. (For more on how OHSU commercializes technology…) The BIP/TTBD facilitates commercialization through direct project management, […]
NC State University Chancellor’s Innovation Fund is mobilizing a bridge over the digital divide
More than two billion people worldwide who don’t have internet access often miss out on life-changing benefits of being connected, such as automated micro-lending for entrepreneurs, marketplace applications and information services including weather forecasts and market pricing. To help overcome this digital divide, NC State innovators have developed a new platform that enhances the capabilities […]
University of Queensland and Emory University start-up closes US$16m investment to develop cancer therapies
A clinical-stage biotechnology company established by The University of Queensland and Emory University (Atlanta, USA) to develop novel cancer supportive care and anticancer therapies has raised US$16 million in series A investment. The investment from the Brandon Capital-managed Medical Research Commercialisation Fund (MRCF) and Uniseed will enable the company, called QUE Oncology Inc. (QUE) to […]
U Chicago Innovation Fund invests $500,000 in microbiome research and energy companies
The University of Chicago Innovation Fund announced plans to invest up to $500,000 into three companies—AVNovum, ClostraBio, and SwitchedSource—that are working in the health and energy fields, respectively. These latest investments bring the Innovation Fund’s total investment amount to nearly $5.5 million in 65 ventures. On Wednesday, May 31, five finalists presented their ventures to […]
Rev1 Ventures, Ohio State U Invests in Wiretap
Rev1 Ventures, the leading seed-stage venture fund, announced it has participated in the $4.9M funding round for Wiretap, a leading innovator of security solutions for Enterprise Social Networks and collaboration tools. This investment marks Rev1’s largest single investment from the Rev1 Fund I, the ground-breaking corporate-backed fund supported by Nationwide, The Ohio State University, Cardinal […]
New Bascom Ventures capital fund is premised on University of Wisconsin alumni pride
The secret ingredient to building a robust investment fund for startups might just be Badger pride. That’s the idea behind a new venture capital fund called Bascom Ventures, anyway. The 10-week-old endeavor is fundraising from University of Wisconsin alumni to create a pool of millions of dollars to go toward startups with UW alumni at […]
Accelerating innovation: 7 U Colorado research teams receive commercialization grants
Seven CU Boulder research teams have been selected to receive grants for the development of commercially-promising technologies. A total of 21 applications were reviewed by a panel of external judges made up of entrepreneurs, investors, business executives and intellectual property attorneys from around the country. Six of the seven awards are funded by the Advanced […]
New Mexico State University Arrowhead Innovation Fund receives $800,000 for high-tech startups
The Arrowhead Innovation Fund at New Mexico State University’s Arrowhead Center is one of three organizations to receive investment from the state’s Catalyst Fund, a $20 million “fund of funds” to support New Mexico companies, Gov. Susana Martinez announced Tuesday in Albuquerque. The Catalyst Fund is expected to support more than 50 companies in New […]
Invent Penn State’s Fund for Innovation awards $75,000 to Persea Naturals
One of the latest ventures to come out of Penn State, Persea Naturals, began with an unintended discovery. Gregory R. Ziegler, professor of food science in the College of Agricultural Sciences, was extracting starch from avocado pits when he noticed something interesting. When avocado pits are pulverized, an enzymatic reaction produces a bright orange color. […]