Université de Sherbrooke receives $33.5M from the Canada First Research Excellence Fund
Université de Sherbrooke today launched an ambitious project which reaffirms its position as a world leader in large research partnerships. A project that will undoubtedly be one of the great industrial revolutions of the 21st Century: From Quantum Science to Quantum Technologies. To propel this initiative, the Government of Canada has awarded a remarkable investment […]
Kentucky Grants $800,000 in State Income Tax Credits to Accelerator
The Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority today granted to UpTech Fund II, LLC $800,000 in state income tax credits, pursuant to the Kentucky Investment Fund Act. UpTech Fund II, the pre-seed fund connected with the UpTech, Inc. accelerator program in Covington, is in the process of raising a $2,000,000 fund to make investments in the […]
Qatar National Research Fund unveils joint research initiative with British university partners
Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF), a member of Qatar Foundation Research and Development (QF R&D), has launched a joint research support programme in partnership with the UK Government’s Science & Innovation Network, The British Council, and UK Higher Education International Unit. The initiative entitled ‘Qatar/UK Research Networking Programme’ reflects QNRF’s commitment to promote collaboration with […]
UC to fund up to $150K in early-stage life science startups through primePC program
Startups created at the University of California can compete for funding during a first-of-its-kind UC competition. The university system will give one $150,000 award and three $50,000 awards to early-stage companies working on life sciences technology related to therapeutics, consumer health, medical devices and diagnostics, UC announced Tuesday. Companies — they must have founders or other members from any […]
Duke’s MURDOCK Study offers $100K in seed funding to scientists at NC Research Campus
Duke University’s MURDOCK Study will invest up to $100,000 in the coming year to fund scientific discoveries at the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis. The MURDOCK Study-NCRC Seed Funding Voucher Program will provide up to 10 vouchers worth $10,000 each to qualifying Research Campus investigators from any institution on the campus. Duke manages the […]
Macomb Community College Innovation Fund announces $275,000 in inaugural awards to five Detroit-area technology-focused startups
The Innovation Fund is a $2.7 million effort to stimulate economic development and job growth among promising Detroit-area entrepreneurs and next-stage businesses with high growth potential. Awards of $25,000 will be distributed to start-up businesses to assist with market introduction and awards up to $100,000 will be given to advance the progress of emerging companies […]
Newark Is Tapped for Tech Venture Fund, Accelerator
An early-stage venture fund, targeted at $50 million, and a new accelerator are coming to Newark to create a substantial technology industry. Newark Venture Partners and its sister entity, Newark Venture Accelerator, expect to start accepting startups in October; the fund’s founder is Don Katz, who also is founder and chief executive of Audible.com, an […]
JumpStart data shows record $338 million invested into young Northeast Ohio technology companies in 2014
The numbers look good — at first. Last year, investors pumped a record $338 million into young technology companies in Northeast Ohio. That total easily eclipses the previous record: Local startups raised $264 million in 2013. Sounds great, right? JumpStart CEO Ray Leach is happy with the overall total, but he’s not 100% enthused when […]
€1.67bn EU fund for researchers set aside for 2016, open to world
Within the new series of competitions set out by the ERC starting today, the call begins for Starting Grants 2016, which has a budget of €485m and is open to researchers with between two and seven years of experience since completion of PhD and what the ERC are calling a “promising scientific track record”. Other […]
TEDCO reaches ‘dramatic crossroads,’ taking on 5 times more venture responsibility
Maryland Technology Development Corp.’s new board chair, Newt Fowler, is stepping in as the investment agency’s responsibility grows five-fold. TEDCO this year will take over disparate investment programs from Maryland’s Department of Business and Economic Development, most notably the state’s Maryland Venture Fund. All told, the shift will put an additional $100 million under TEDCO’s […]