SCBio launches new life sciences business accelerator program 

SCBio, the state’s premiere life sciences industry association and economic development group, announced the launch of a new accelerator program for emerging life sciences companies at the organization’s annual conference in Greenville this month. The new program, SCbioDrive, is in partnership with MassBio, SCBio’s Massachusetts counterpart, and will offer companies expert business curricula, industry guidance and mentorship. The […]

Los Alamos Laboratory program announces 2024 fellows for ‘deep tech’ entrepreneurs 

The New Mexico Lab-Embedded Entrepreneur Program (New Mexico LEEP) announced the fellows in its 2024 cohort, launching now. Now in its third year, the Los Alamos National Laboratory program provides a two-year fellowship for entrepreneurs focusing on deep tech for national security. “New Mexico LEEP is just one more way the Laboratory is a force […]

Bwtech@UMBC, Startup Grind Maryland unveil inaugural cohort for Accelerator

Bwtech@UMBC and Startup Grind Maryland Tuesday announced nine startup entrepreneurs selected for the pilot cohort of Maryland Startup Accelerator, a program designed to provide promising startup founders and CEOs with the knowledge and resources they need to grow a successful, sustainable business. This landmark initiative, developed in partnership by bwtech and Startup Grind Maryland, marks […]

CancerX Announces Inaugural Start-Up Accelerator Cohort 

Today at ViVE 2024, CancerX announced the 16 startup members of its inaugural Accelerator cohort, launched in partnership with MassChallenge: The Blue Box, C the Signs, Cancer Insights, Curvia, EnteroTrack, Gesund.ai, Gray Oncology, Lind AI, Mika Health, Navya, Oatmeal Health, Orbit Genomics, Realyze Intelligence, Reimagine Care, SurvivorPlan and Xanthos. These digital innovators were selected from […]

VCU’s new Startup Accelerator will propel university research that has market potential

After years of supporting startups that license inventions created by university researchers, Virginia Commonwealth University’s Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation has launched its first formal Startup Accelerator program. “Our accelerator will fast-track our VCU-borne companies, giving them more personalized coaching and advisory services from our lineup of entrepreneur experts-in-residence,” said P. Srirama Rao, […]

McMaster and Celesta partner to accelerate deep tech innovation and commercialization

A new partnership between McMaster University and Celesta Capital will cultivate the next generation of deep tech innovations at McMaster and in the broader Canadian research and startup ecosystem. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Celesta Capital is a global multi-stage deep technology venture capital firm, with a portfolio of more than 100 early-stage technology investments. The […]

Three Quantum Companies in Denmark Join BioInnovation Institute’s Venture Lab Program 

The BioInnovation Institute (BII), is an international non-profit foundation in Denmark that incubates and accelerates world-class life science research. They have just announced that twelve companies have been selected to join their 12 month Venture Lab acceleration program which supports startup companies with business acceleration, scientific, and team development. The program also provides each startup with a €500 […]

New Berkeley center aims to create healthcare innovation research-to-impact pipeline

UC Berkeley experts are developing a trailblazing infrastructure to translate cutting-edge AI and behavioral economics healthcare research into powerful real-world advances in patient outcomes and drastically reduced medical costs. The Center for Healthcare Marketplace Innovation, announced today by the College of Computing, Data Science, and Society and the Haas School of Business, will act as a […]

USF, Corridor collaboration supports infrastructure innovation, vaccine

USF Research & Innovation and the Florida High Tech Corridor are partnering to provide $100,000 to support the advancement of technologies developed by USF researchers. This round of seed funding will support four projects from across the University: Off-the-shelf repair system for failing and corroded bridges to reduce repair time and costs for critical infrastructure Novel protein-based therapy […]

3 Teams Advance to the Polsky George Shultz Innovation Fund Finals

The spring 2024 George Shultz Innovation Fund finalists are developing solutions to detect lead in water, treat diseases, and improve patient care. Managed by the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, the George Shultz Innovation Fund provides up to $250,000 in co-investment funding for early-stage tech ventures coming out of the University of Chicago, Argonne National Laboratory, […]