Tulane gets $25 million to fund research at School of Medicine
Tulane University announced plans Monday to fund research at the Tulane School of Medicine, using a $25 million gift from the family of well-known internal medicine physician John W. Deming, a 1944 graduate of the school.The donation, which will name the John W. Deming Department of Medicine at Tulane University, is the largest in the […]
Corporate venture in Brazil gains steam as giants amp up startup investments
What a difference one year makes. Since showing noteworthy signs of a maturing tech ecosystem last summer, corporate venture in Latin America has begun to crescendo in just 12 months, led by Brazil. According to LAVCA’s 2017 Latin American Startup Directory, of the 144 early-stage tech companies that received $1 million-plus in funding over at least two […]
Hong Kong launches HK$2 billion fund to support tech start-ups
The government said on Friday it is inviting venture capital funds to apply to become co-investment partners of the new Innovation and Technology Venture Fund (ITVF). “The ITVF will help fill the funding gap for local technology start-ups. We are confident that having this new fund will be conducive to developing a more vibrant Hong […]
ASU hosts entrepreneurship and innovation contest with $100K prize – The State Press
or the second year, ASU will host an innovation contest with a grand prize of $100,000 for any college entrepreneur with enough savvy to impress a panel of business and tech experts. The ASU Innovation Open is a contest that partners with electronics distributor Avnet and others to showcase innovative entrepreneurs around the world. To apply to the competition, […]
Two University of Waterloo startups Canadian finalists in annual James Dyson Awards
The James Dyson Award has come calling again and two University of Waterloo projects have been named national runners up and are off to the international finals in October. Winners of the prestigious award, named after the inventor of the famous vacuum cleaning system, can receive up to $50,000 to help commercialize their project, with […]
Airbus invests in satellite antenna-sharing startup Infostellar in $7.3m round
Tokyo-based startup Infostellar has announced raising $7.3 million in a Series A round led by the venture-capital arm of aerospace company Airbus, with participation from WERU Investment, D4V, and Sony Innovation Fund, as well as existing investors FreakOut Holdings and 500 Startups Japan. The latest round brings the total funds raised by the startup to […]
UvA spin-off Macrobian Biotech secures seed investment
The University of Amsterdam (UvA)’s Faculty of Science, UvA Ventures Holding B.V. and Innovation Exchange Amsterdam (IXA-UvA) are pooling their resources to fund Macrobian Biotech BV, a single asset biotech company that will further develop medicine for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s disease affects 10 million people worldwide and the current therapeutic strategy is […]
University of Malta TAKEOFF Seed Fund Awards – €100,000 to support entrepreneurs and researchers
Seven teams of entrepreneurs and researchers received a total of €100,000 during the 4th edition of the TAKEOFF Seed Fund Awards. The presentations were made by Minister Chris Cardona at the University of Malta TAKEOFF Business Incubator. The Minister stated that “as in previous years, it is encouraging to see ventures stemming from such a […]
University of Malta Seed funding awarded to entrepreneurs and researchers in the maritime field
A total of €67,500 was awarded to four teams of researchers and entrepreneurs through MarSA, the Maritime Seed Award, set up jointly by Malta Marittima and the University of Malta. The awards ceremony took place at the University TAKEOFF Business Incubator and was attended by Rector, Prof. Alfred J. Vella, Dr Daniel Aquilina, Chairman of […]
UA-Invented Sunscreen Receives Asset Development ProgramFunding and is Licensed to Leading World Aloe Vera Supplier
The University of Arizona has licensed a new non-penetrating sunscreen to MexiAloe Laboratorios, S.A. de C.V., a subsidiary of Novamex. Professor Douglas Loy presents during a Tech Launch Arizona NSF I-Corps course. Photo credit: Paul Tumarkin/Tech Launch Ariz The novel formulation binds oxybenzone – the active ingredient in most over-the-counter sunscreens – in such a […]