U Nebraska New Venture Competition awards $82,500 to student startups
Sixty-four student teams recently competed for $82,500 in prizes during the 38th annual New Venture Competition at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Hosted by the Center for Entrepreneurship, the two-day business plan tournament featured undergraduate and graduate students from every college at the university, representing 38 majors. “This competition showcases the creativity, resilience and drive of Nebraska students,” said […]
Rice Business Plan Competition 2025 winners announced
Celebrating its 25th year, the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship hosted the celebrated Rice Business Plan Competition this month, doling out more than $2 million in investment and cash prizes to the top-performing teams. “For 25 years, the Rice Business Plan Competition has helped shape how Rice Business shows up in the world by […]
Enterprise Ireland launches Proof of Concept Funding initiative
Enterprise Ireland has announced today (17 April) a new stream of funding under its Commercialisation Fund to help researchers bring their innovations to market. The Proof of Concept Funding initiative offers up to €100,000 over a 12-month period, bridging the gap between initial research and the commercial market. The programme supports a range of activities […]
McMaster University Entrepreneurial faculty receive pre-seed funding for research commercialization
The Faculty of Science is backing four entrepreneurial professors as they take their research out of the lab and into the marketplace. Cecile Fradin, Jose Moran-Mirabal, Suleiman Igdoura and Mike Brook have been awarded a total of $180,000 in pre-seed funding plus an additional $100,000 of in-kind support through a partnership with the Provost’s Office and the McMaster Entrepreneurship Academy. “Ask […]
Cincinnati Children’s and GE HealthCare build collaborative research program to drive pediatric imaging innovation
CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Apr. 10, 2025– Cincinnati Children’s and GE HealthCare (Nasdaq: GEHC) will form a strategic research program focused on driving clinical and technical research to advance innovation for pediatric care delivery across modalities, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasound, molecular imaging (MI), and computed tomography (CT). The research program will establish the first pediatric Care Innovation Hub […]
San Diego State University Social Venture Challenge 2025 awards $35,000 to food security innovators
Proposals to reduce food waste, innovative nutritional products and apps developed by aspiring entrepreneurs were among the prize-winning ideas offering solutions to food security presented at San Diego State University’s annual Social Venture Challenge. Supported by the Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation, ZIP Launchpad, and the Lavin Entrepreneurship Center, the March 21 event drew eight teams, […]
Loyola announces first faculty innovation fellows | Loyola University Maryland
Loyola University Maryland’s Simon Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship established an innovation fellowship for faculty members to help them integrate innovation and entrepreneurship education into their classrooms and departments. “The goal of the program is to provide students across disciplines with an opportunity to explore innovative mindset and build entrepreneurial skills they can apply to their academic […]
Six faculty will receive 2025 WSU Commercialization Gap Funding awards
The Office of Commercialization has awarded six WSU researchers with the Commercialization Gap Fund (CGF). The CGF supports research projects with high market potential and provides researchers up to $50,000 to demonstrate that their innovations(s) have the ability to make an economic impact in society. The CGF is intended to be the final funding step […]
Provost launches Discovery Bridge Funding Program | Vanderbilt University
Over the past few months, the federal research funding landscape has begun to shift. As a response to some of the transitions taking place, Vanderbilt University is launching the Provost Discovery Bridge Funding Program. This program will provide short-term financial support ranging from three to six months to faculty researchers affected by changes in federal […]
BioMed X Launches XBridge Program to Support Biomedical Researchers Impacted by NIH Funding Gaps
Heidelberg, Germany, April 7th, 2025. BioMed X, an independent biomedical research institute based in Heidelberg, Germany, has announced the launch of its XBridge Program, a fast-track initiative designed to support U.S.-based biomedical researchers impacted by the current NIH funding gaps, hiring freezes, and grant terminations. The program offers a pathway for affected principal investigators in all […]