EU receives calls for first €1.1bn tranche of €80bn Horizon 2020 fund
EU private-sector firms and member states presented their first calls for projects and partners that will receive €1.1bn in public funding from the EU’s €80bn Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme.
Governor Cuomo Announces $900,000 to Fund Biomedical Research Projects at Nine SUNY Campuses
Albany, NY – July 8, 2014 – Governor Andrew M. Cuomotoday announced $900,000 in funding for projects supported by the State University of New York Health Network of Excellence. This first round of funding will be awarded to six projects engaging students and faculty on nine SUNY campuses and their partners in the private sector to research causes, treatments […]
Inpria, an Oregon ONAMI gap project, raises another $1.5 million from OAF
Inpria, one of the first of now 40 ONAMI Gap Fund startup companies, has just announced that it’s raised $1.45 million from the Oregon Angel Fund.
MIT Media Lab spinoff Luminoso scores $6.5M in funding
Luminoso, a Cambridge-based text analytics company that has its roots in the MIT Media Lab, announced Wednesday that it’s raised $6.5 million in Series A funding, led by Acadia Woods and with participation from Tokyo-based Digital Garage.
Penn GSE’s Innovative Collaboration for Start-Ups Finalizes Newest Cohort
Philadelphia, PA, July 1, 2014 – Penn’s Graduate School of Education (Penn GSE) has announced that the Education Design Studio, Inc. (EDSi), a $2.1 million hybrid incubator and seed fund built specifically for education ventures, has selected its second cohort of entrepreneurs to join them in Philadelphia this August. Nine early stage edtech start-ups have signed […]
Ann Arbor SPARK Awarded $500,000 for Michigan Angel Fund I, II – Press Release – Digital Journal
ANN ARBOR, Mich., June 25, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Ann Arbor SPARK has been awarded $500,000 from the Michigan Economic Development Corp. for continuation of the Michigan Angel Fund (I), and to establish the Michigan Angel Fund II.
Oklahoma bio startups grow with Texas venture capital fund Emergent | News OK
There were some natural concerns among Oklahomans back in 1998 when Texas native Tommy Harlan put together a venture capital fund and began investing in life science startups spun out of the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.
New $1 Million Seed Fund to Assist UW School of Medicine in Commercializing Research – Press Release – Digital Journal
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) and the Wisconsin Technology Innovation Initiative (Wi2) have established a $1 million seed fund to support commercialization of medical technology developed by the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
Senators Gillbrand, Bishop Push Gap Funding in Long Island; TRANSFER Act at Federal Level
Standing at Stony Brook University’s Calverton Business Incubator, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Congressman Tim Bishop, joined by Stony Brook University President Sam Stanley, and Long Island Association President Kevin Law, Accelerate Long Island Executive Director Mark Lesko, and Polynova Chief Science Officer Dr. Danny Bluestein, announced today a bipartisan bill to help translate the […]
Scottish Funding Council Provides £2 Million for New Enterprise Initiative to Boost University Spin-outs
A new £2 million pilot project, backed by the Scottish Funding Council over the next three years, aims to support the formation of 90 new technology companies with high-growth potential at Scotland’s universities.