Cornell vice provost is building culture of entrepreneurship and innovation
Emmanuel Giannelis is the Walter R. Read Professor of Engineering and has served as Cornell’s vice provost for research and vice president for technology transfer, intellectual property and research policy since July 2017. With a mission of advancing and supporting Cornell research, entrepreneurship and technology commercialization, Giannelis’ office also promotes research and innovation across Cornell’s […]
UConn president’s ambitious goal to boost entrepreneurship, double research funding faces hurdles
In August, UConn’s board of trustees held its first meeting attended by new University of Connecticut President Thomas Katsouleas. Much of the meeting consisted of housekeeping issues like reviewing the university’s ethics policy, but at least one agenda item was right up Katsouleas’ ally: the formation of an entrepreneurship advisory committee. The former University of […]
IU Angel Network launched by IU Ventures to support early-stage startup activity
IU Ventures has announced the creation of the IU Angel Network. The program is designed to connect qualified investors with an Indiana University affiliation to early-stage startups led by members of the IU community. The IU Angel Network is led by Tedd Green, executive in residence at IU Ventures, who said the new program fills a vital […]
Healthcare startup Gemstone Biotherapeutics gets Maryland Momentum Fund $250K investment
Baltimore-based Gemstone Therapeutics has received $250,000 in a new investment from the Maryland Momentum Fund. The investment from the fund, which was created by the University System of Maryland to support startups created by students, faculty, alums and other affiliates, is part of a new funding round for Gemstone, according to the fund. Gemstone CEO Emily English earned a bachelor’s degree from […]
Cargill to open innovation lab at University of Illinois
Cargill has announced a new partnership with the University of Illinois under which the Minneapolis-based company’s digital labs team of scientists will work alongside university students at a new Cargill Innovation Lab located at the Urbana-Champaign campus. As part of the partnership, Innovation Lab students and staff will work directly with Cargill business leaders, operations […]
Three startups to receive Innovation Fund Northeast Ohio support
Three Northeast Ohio startups have received funding from Innovation Fund Northeast Ohio in Elyria. Innovation Fund Northeast Ohio is a pre-seed fund for startups in the technology space. It was founded by the Lorain County Community College Foundation and launched in 2007. Since then, the fund has committed more than $15 million to 269 startups in the […]
TEDCO’s Maryland Innovation Initiative Fund Continues to Deliver Substantial Impact for Maryland Biohealth Companies
The Maryland Technology Development Corporation’s (TEDCO) Maryland Innovation Initiative (MII), a program designed to propel research from partner universities towards commercialization, has had a strong, demonstrable impact on many important life science portfolio companies in the BioHealth Capital Region (BHCR). AsclepiX Therapeutics, Inc., Neuraly/Theraly, NextStep Robotics, Sonavex and Coaptechare just a handful of the latest MII program success stories having achieved […]
CIT Gap Funds invests in Charlottesville, Va.-based Babylon Micro-Farms
CIT made an investment in Charlottesville, Va.-based Babylon Micro-Farms, provider of an on-demand indoor farming service. Founded in 2017, Babylon provides small growers and businesses with indoor agriculture modules through on-demand farming services using their patented IoT tech. The financial terms of the investment were not disclosed but Babylon said in a press release that it plans to use […]
Innovation Primer – How Oxford University Is Preparing Students For Entrepreneurial Life
There can’t be a university in the land that hasn’t spent the last decade or so encouraging its researchers to spin out their cutting edge work into tech startups. The journey looks something like this. A group of researchers make a breakthrough in the lab – let’s say in a field such as A.I. or […]
Mercy, Baptist Health & more to partner with health tech startups in Arkansas accelerator program
The HealthTech Arkansas accelerator program announced its new cohort of six early-stage healthcare companies chosen to launch pilot projects at nine area hospitals and health systems. Throughout the program, each selected startup will receive seed funding from investors such as the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, as well as access to and guidance from clinicians and administrators at […]