Florida State University Releases GAP Grant Recipients
Some of the state’s most innovative scientists were honored Nov. 13 for their work in addressing important societal needs such as faster wound healing for diabetics, more accurate test kits for food contaminants, a safer attention deficit hyperactivity disorder medication, a first-of-its-kind solution for concussions, and a more personal approach to diagnosing and treating Hepatitis […]
Interview With Mark Clarke, AVP of Tech Transfer U Houston, Talks About Their Commercialization Program, Gap Fund
An enlightening interview with Dr Mark Clarke, Associate Vice Chancellor/Vice President for Technology Transfer at the Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship in the Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston.
University of Akron Student-run Venture Fund Invests In Ohio Start-ups
Student Venture Fund at The University of Akron (SVFUA) is a student-run nonprofit Evergreen fund that provides experiential learning to Akron-area graduate students and pre-seed validation to high potential start-ups that benefit the Northeast Ohio region. Our goal is to create synergistic links between the university, business communities and entrepreneurs to spur education, entrepreneurship and economic […]
University of Waterloo VeloCity announces finalists for $100K student start-up award
VeloCity, the University of Waterloo-based campus for entrepreneurially-minded students, has announced that its $100,000 VeloCity Fund Finals will happen on November 28. Ten startups from the University of Waterloo will compete for their share of over $100K in grant funding. Over the month of November, several competitions will decipher which ten startups will get that […]
GE Aviation and University of Cincinnati Research Institute receive $5M Ohio Third Frontier grant to form research institute
GE Aviation, in collaboration with the University of Cincinnati Research Institute (UCRI), has created the GE Aviation Research Center at the company’s world headquarters in Evendale, Ohio. The Research Center enables GE Aviation engineers and scientists to collaborate with UCRI faculty members and UC students on the Evendale campus to pursue innovations that have direct […]
Australian venture capital growing and set for a shake up as the start-up sector matures
A strong and growing start-up sector and the international rise of crowd-sourced equity are set to shake up the Australian venture capital ecosystem for the better in coming years. Over 60 venture capital and private equity investors gathered in Sydney today to explore the future of the Australian venture capital at the first of three […]
DMU spinout, CYP Design, lands venture support for drug discovery approach
A firm of venture capitalists has given its backing to technology which could help speed up the discovery of new drugs and medicines. Leading start-up funder Mercia Fund Management has invested in CYP Design Ltd, a spin-out company from the Leicester School of Pharmacy at De Montfort University (DMU). The company was founded to market new technology […]
Yorkshire Innovation Fund helps spin-out companies through Bradford University
Funds are being made available to help smaller firms across Yorkshire collaborate with universities to develop new products, services and processes following a project led by Bradford University. The Yorkshire Innovation Fund has been launched, partly financed by European Union money, and will enable businesses to bid for funding of £10,000 to £30,000 depending on […]
Glaxo calls on government to support 1B commercialization fund
The government should create a £1bn fund to help university researchers work with small businesses to turn promising ideas into money-spinning inventions, according to GlaxoSmithKline‘s chief executive, Sir Andrew Witty.
Wake Forest University need for gap funding increases
Scientists are creatures of patience. They wait for results, they wait for tenure and, perhaps hardest of all, they wait for funding. Grant limbo — the blank space between one source of funding and the indefinite start of another — is brutal. Lab technicians are fired and projects are put on hold, all while researchers […]