University of Wollongong sets up a $10 million seed fund for start-ups
The University of Wollongong has launched a $10 million seed fund for start-ups which join its new iAccelerate business incubator. Start-ups accepted by the incubator in its current round of applications will be eligible to apply for capital from the fund. The university has contributed $2 million to the fund, which is managed by Artesian […]
Grinnell College Innovation fund announces chosen projects
Grinnell College announced on Jan. 26 the projects selected for funding by the Innovation Fund. The nine chosen projects cover a range of areas with a particular emphasis on digital technology and addressing issues of diversity. Now in its fifth year, the Innovation Fund was created for faculty, staff and students to test out new […]
Ontario’s New William G. Davis Innovation Fund encourages college students to pitch creative projects
To help mark the Ontario colleges’ 50th anniversary celebrations in 2017, colleges have launched a new William G. Davis Innovation Fund contest that encourages students and alumni to pitch creative projects and initiatives that will compete for cash prizes. The fund has been named after former premier William G. Davis, who served as Ontario’s education […]
Over $2 million in funding announced for biomedical innovations across the State of Michigan
From an innovative coating for joint replacements, to a promising drug for the painful inflammatory disease scleroderma, 11 new biomedical ideas that emerged from research across Michigan have just gotten funding that could help them make the leap from lab to patient care. Over $2 million in funding has just flowed to the teams developing […]
Purdue researchers receive Trask funding to commercialize new type of sodium batteries and novel antibiotic for chronic wound healing
Two Purdue University researchers will share $55,000 from the Trask Innovation Fund to further develop their innovations through the commercialization pipeline. Vilas Pol, an associate professor in Purdue’s Davidson School of Chemical Engineering and associate professor (by courtesy) in the School of Materials Engineering and an affiliate of Environmental and Ecological Engineering, received $35,000 for […]
Australian Victorian Government’s LaunchVic $60m Innovation Fund unveils $5m in new grants
The Victorian Government has contributed a further $4.9 million in funding to seven local projects aimed at growing the startup and innovation sectors as part of the second round of LaunchVic grants. LaunchVic, was created by the state government as an independent agency to oversee the allocation of its $60 million innovation fund. It has […]
InnovateIndiana/University Hospitals life sciences startup receives significant funding for developing novel therapeutics for COPD
Each year, more than 25 million people in the U.S. suffer from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD), a life threatening disease that interferes with normal breathing. Although 80 percent of people who die from COPD are former smokers, approximately 3 percent have a genetic disorder (alpha-1 antitrypsin or “AAT deficiency”). To date, there is no […]
NC Biotech Center awards $1.4M in grants, loans
The North Carolina Biotechnology Center awarded 13 grants and loans totaling $1.4 million to universities and bioscience companies in the second quarter of its 2016-2017 fiscal year ending Dec. 31. The awards will support life science research, technology commercialization and entrepreneurship throughout North Carolina and help universities and companies attract additional funding from other sources. […]
Colorado Boulder research seed grant program accepting proposals for interdisciplinary research, creative work
Now in its 11th year, the 2017 Innovative Seed Grant Program (ISGP)—designed to stimulate new, compelling areas of research and creative work on the University of Colorado Boulder campus—is accepting proposals through Sunday, Feb. 12. With a focus on interdisciplinary ventures that take investigators in high-risk, high-reward directions, the program has set aside $1 million […]
Wisconsin WEDC grants help grow entrepreneurship programs across state
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation is helping 11 organizations develop and expand programs aimed at growing entrepreneurship throughout the state. WEDC’s new Entrepreneurship Support pilot program is awarding the organizations $500,000 in grants to help fund programs that promote entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial education, mentorship and training, business development and financial services. “Much of the economic growth […]