Wisconsin Badger Fund of Funds launches statewide student entrepreneurship fund
The Badger Fund of Funds has selected another fund manager, who has launched a fund that will invest in college student entrepreneurs statewide. Richelle Martin Richelle Martin this month launched the new Madison-based venture capital fund, The Winnow Fund, with the aim of raising $8 million to $10 million. The Badger Fund has committed $4 million to the […]
$15 million gift to expand Blavatnik Fund for innovation in life sciences
Yale University has received a $15 million grant from the Blavatnik Family Foundation, headed by American industrialist and philanthropist Len Blavatnik, to expand the Blavatnik Fund for Innovation at Yale. First established in 2016 with a grant of $10 million, the Blavatnik Fund advances entrepreneurship in the life sciences at Yale and expedites the development, […]
Healthcare investor 7wiresVentures closes $100M for startup fund, forms coalition
As technology increases in the healthcare arena more and more venture firms are turning their attention to digital health. Healthcare focused venture firm 7wireVentures has recently closed on a $100 million fund and formed a coalition with eight major healthcare organizations including several large health systems and insurers. The 7wire Connected Consumer Health Fund has […]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) establishes MIT-Azerbaijan Fund to support young entrepreneurs and startup ecosystem development in Azerbaijan
SOCAR AQS has signed theagreement with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), one of the top universities in the world, for establishment of the MIT – Azerbaijan Fund. The MIT- Azerbaijan Fundwill support the new MIT–Azerbaijan Global Startup Labs initiative to be administered by the MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI) Program. The agreement […]
Oxford University’s newest start-up accelerator welcomes its first cohort
The ten teams will be supported by the Foundry through the L.E.V8 programme for a six month period, ending in September 2018. The Oxford Foundry (OXFO) is a new entrepreneurship centre at the heart of Oxford University, an initiative led by Professor Peter Tufano, the Dean of Saïd Business School, with a founding donation from […]
Argonne National Laboratory selects startups for Chain Reaction Innovations program – Daily Energy Insider
The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory recently selected the second group of participants in Chain Reaction Innovations (CRI), a program that embeds postdoctoral researchers at the lab where they can work on developing their technologies. © Shutterstock The two-year program will allow participants to access the lab’s scientific expertise, facilities and mentorship to […]
Entrepreneurs capture funding, support in Tufts University $100K New Ventures Competition
A venture that seeks to improve water recycling through nanofiltration, a company looking to better the lives of people using catheters, a treatment for stomach aches and a company aimed at increasing profits for smallholder farmers were the top winners of the 14th annual $100k New Ventures Competition. Organized by the Gordon Institute’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Studies Program […]
WARF Research fund embraces innovation
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, a $3 billion endowment funding scientific research programs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has helped finance life-changing scientific innovation, from human embryonic stem cell treatments to the processing technologies that underpin modern computing. An equally bold and experimental ethos underscores investment strategy at the fund. A risk parity strategy with […]
U of Toronto startup raises US$45 million to build AI-powered drug discovery business
A University of Toronto startup using artificial intelligence to speed drug discovery has raised US$45 million to fund growth – yet another example of how efforts to commercialize the university’s AI expertise are making waves in the business world. San Francisco-based Atomwise, which helps screen millions of potential drug candidates in a fraction of the […]
From Inventions to Assets: UA program funds early-stage technologies for commercialization
Since its founding in 2013, Tech Launch Arizona (TLA) has worked on behalf of University of Arizona faculty and staff to commercialize inventions stemming from research. From new mining safety training software to nanoparticle technology, TLA helps to identify new research for commercialization and prepare it for a license either to an existing company or a newly […]