Indiana University add translational research funding through Strategic Research Initiative
Indiana University Health and the Indiana University School of Medicine announced they will invest $150 million over 5 years in a new research collaboration, the Strategic Research Initiative, that will enhance the institutions’ joint capabilities in fundamental scientific investigation, translational research and clinical trials.
Nanofiber lands $500K from TechColumbus
TechColumbus announced Tuesday it has stepped up its commitment to incubator tenant Nanofiber Solutions LLC with a $500,000 loan that will convert to equity, the largest to date from the current $2 million round of state-backed Pre-Seed Fund investments.
Utah Kickstart raising a second fund
Kickstart Seed Fund, a seed investor based in Salt Lake City, is seeking to raise $20 million for a second fund that will back technology and life science companies in Utah and nearby Rocky Mountain states
Ohio Third Frontier Fund puts $1M into advanced next-generation medical device company
EndoSphere Inc. today announced that the Innovation Ohio Loan Fund (IOLF) has awarded $1 million to support EndoSphere’s platform of noninvasive, endoscopically-implantable devices that treat metabolic diseases including obesity and type 2 diabetes.
Iowa initiative to launch a seed fund
Op Ed by Jack Harris For years as an executive at Rockwell Collins, I worked with state universities and entrepreneurs who were producing research and products that we needed to enhance our product line or create efficiencies. It could be a tedious process, but it was often more cost-effective than attempting to do the same […]
MI pre-seed fund invests in 9 new start-ups
From official press release: ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 23, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Nine Michigan companies recently received investments from the Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund, totaling more than $2 million. To date, the Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund, a collaborative effort of Michigan’s SmartZones, has awarded 72 Michigan companies with seed funding totaling more than […]
New Mexico State University funds its first two launch projects
LAS CRUCES – A new program at New Mexico State University’s Arrowhead Center that aims to take near-to-market technologies being developed on campus and help speed their way to the public has picked its first projects to fund.
MI Accelerator Fund aimed at early-stage/university technologies
The Business Accelerator Fund is a two-year, $3 million fund established through a grant agreement between the Michigan Strategic Fund and the Small Business and Technology Development Center (MI-SBTDC) at Grand Valley State University. The fund can be accessed by 13 business accelerators across the state, including Automation Alley and Kettering University TechWorks, to provide […]
Florida Opportunity Seed Fund announces awards
Opportunity Fund awards are intended to support new projects (not supplement current research). Proposals must involve faculty from at least two departments/units/colleges and are limited to $100,000 for the entire project period (two years)
Cincinnati state-supported VC fund supports aging-related products
State-supported venture development group CincyTech will help Linkage Ventures analyze investment opportunities and manage due diligence.