U Florida Research Proposal Awarded $50K from Informatics Institute Seed Fund
Chris Delcher, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Health Outcomes & Policy, was recently selected to receive one-year, $50,000 seed funding for his research proposal, “New Collaboration to Increase the Development of Computable Phenotypes for Improving Health Outcomes.” The award was made possible by the University of Florida Informatics Institute Seed Fund Program, whose […]
Governor rejects Invest Georgia seed funding
Gov. Nathan Deal vetoed 11 bills Tuesday, including long-sought legislation to put seed capital into a state-run venture capital fund.A bill the General Assembly passed on the final day of this year’s legislative session authorized Invest Georgia, a VC fund created two years ago but not funded, to sell up to $55 million in insurance […]
$474M Fund Will Support Oxford University Spinouts | TechCrunch
A new £300 million U.K. fund has been set up to support high tech startups looking to spin out of the University of Oxford. The fund is being raised by Oxford Sciences Innovation (OSI), a newly formed company that is working in partnership with Oxford University and its commercialization arm, Isis Innovation. The two entities will work to establish new IP-driven […]
University of Edinburgh refreshes £6million venture fund
The University of Edinburgh has approved a £6million recapitalisation of its in-house venture capital fund Old College Capital (OCC), which provides growth and development finance into companies associated with the university. The fund, established in 2011 with support from the university and its endowment, works in partnership with investors interested in businesses with high growth […]
Catawba’s student-managed investment fund dives into Wall Street | Salisbury Post
After reading “The Best Book on Investment Banking Careers,” Jevgenij Gamper (Class of 2016), realized his career goals made it absolutely necessary that he stand out in his academic pursuits. As a student-athlete, this Lithuanian national who is double majoring in mathematics and economics & finance at Catawba College, decided he needed a working laboratory for […]
Europeon Union unleashes innovation fund to spur growth in Europe
Improving Europe’s capacity to innovate and be globally competitive requires further efforts to encourage disruptive ideas and foster their commercial up-take. These are some of the conclusions to be drawn from the latest ranking of innovation performance across Europe. The European Commission’s Innovation Union Scoreboard 2015 reveals that the EU’s overall level of innovation has […]
Seed funding program to use Brigham and Women’s as startup testing ground
Brigham and Women’s Hospital has formed a partnership with a San Francisco-based seed-stage investment fund in an effort to test and potentially integrate digital health startup innovations into the Boston hospital. The hospital formed an affiliated medical partnership with Rock Health, and the two organizations are currently in the midst of finalizing plans. The partnership […]
Ontario Investing in Health Innovation and Research
The Ontario Health Innovation Council (OHIC) was established by the Ontario government in November 2013. It included experts from the health care, research, industry, and not-for-profit sectors who looked at ways to accelerate the adoption of new technologies in the health care system and support the growth and competitiveness of Ontario’s health technology sector. The […]
State taps Rochester-based Excell Partners to manage new $2M fund
A Rochester-based venture capital firm has been tapped to manage a new $2 million investment fund launched by the state to provide seed funding to certified minority- and women-owned business enterprises. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday the MWBE Investment Fund will be managed by Excell Partners Inc. “The launch of this first-of-its-kind investment fund will […]
Economy Ministry and University of Malta partner up to fund more technology start-ups
The Ministry for The Economy, Investment and Small Business and the Centre for Entrepreneurship and Business Incubation (CEBI) of the University of Malta TAKEOFF, have launched the 2015 TAKEOFF Seed Fund Award (TOSFA) at the TAKEOFF Business Incubator. Through the award, the sum of €100,000 in seed funding will be allocated to groups of innovators […]