Twelve universities join forces to launch impact investment fund
The ten-year, multi-million-pound fund will support social ventures created within the twelve participating universities across the UK. The fund will support ventures motivated by beneficial social or environmental impact, rather than solely by profit. Impact 12 has been developed by Social Investment Scotland (SIS), an impact investor and responsible finance provider based in Edinburgh, in […]
Indiana Fund’s Commercialization Award Supports Promising Technology Based on Work of PVM Faculty Member Riyi Shi
Technology related to the research of Purdue Veterinary Medicine neuroscientist Riyi Shi has received major new support as a means of providing new options for patients with neurological disease and pain. Neuro Vigor, a Purdue University-affiliated startup, won a $100,000 Early Commercialization Award from the Indiana Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Fund. The company’s […]
Pioneering a New Fund Option for Venture Capital Investing | Nasdaq
Startup companies are an essential part of the U.S. economy stimulating economic development by providing job creation, business innovation, and wealth creation potential through appreciation of equity value and operating profits. Unfortunately, investing in these young companies has been traditionally limited to private market funds such as venture capital that has only been available to wealthy individuals […]
OSU Accelerator Grant research teams include 20 engineering faculty
Nineteen interdisciplinary teams have been awarded Accelerator Grant funding through the President’s Research Excellence (PRE) program. Seven teams are led by engineering faculty, and ten teams include an engineer as a co-investigator. These grants of up to $50,000 are for small teams formed to pursue curiosity-driven, novel, high-risk and high-reward research. The PRE program provides seed support for […]
Esya Labs and HeioThera Receive $250,000 Investment from the George Shultz Innovation Fund
The 2021 Spring Cohort of the George Shultz Innovation Fund has invested $250,000 in both Esya Labs and HeioThera – and this number will increase as they solidify additional funding. The mission of the George Shultz Innovation Fund, managed by the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, is to help researchers turn their innovations into ventures that […]
University-backed start-up accelerators get under way
Two university-backed start-up accelerators have launched with the aim of seeking the next wave of entrepreneurial talent. The inaugural AgTech UCD accelerator, which will begin in September, is dedicated to early stage agtech and foodtech-focused companies. Based at UCD Lyons Farm in Co Kildare, the 12-week programme is funded through the Regional Enterprise Development Fund. […]
A UK biotech looks to bring alliance between GSK, J&J, AstraZeneca, and top universities stateside with its first megaround
Richard Mason was working at the J&J Innovation Center in London about six years ago when the company linked arms with two other pharmas and three of the UK’s leading universities to form Apollo Therapeutics — a translational medicine group aimed at spinning out new therapies. Now he’s running the show at Apollo, and he’s […]
Duke University restructuring tech transfer, corporate partnership efforts | WRAL TechWire
Duke University is restructuring its technology transfer operations in a move the institution refers to in a statement as “sweeping.” The university aims to enhance the ability for its faculty and staff to commercialize their research while simultaneously spurring additional economic opportunity in the Triangle, it says. The initiative is known as the Research Translation […]
‘Howl-itosis’ a Problem? UArizona Inventor with TLA support Creates Bacteria Strain to Quell Bad Dog Breath
University of Arizona researchers have developed a harmless bacteria strain to battle bad breath in our furry friends. When administered orally, the additive produces a minty aroma that improves dogs’ breath, said inventor Eric Lyons, who developed the technology with co-inventor David Baltrus. Both are associate professors in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences School of Plant Sciences. “The […]
Duke spin-out Isolere Bio raises $7M to push gene therapy purification technology – Triangle Business Journal
A Durham biotech startup that spun out of Duke University has raised $7 million in seed funding to scale up its purification technology for biotherapeutics. Isolere Bio Inc. announced Wednesday it has raised $7 million in equity from lead investor Maryland-based venture capital firm Northpond Ventures. The funding will allow for development, scaling up and […]