Tx/MedTech Quarterly Affinity Group Meeting
Therapeutic/Medtech Maturation GAP Academia aims to de-risk therapeutic assets to the point of out-licensing – be it to industry or a startup. However in therapeutics and medtech, VCs and industry are demanding more advanced assets, and few are investing in early-stage projects. In response, many institutions are installing/exploring targeted and expanded GAP funding and programming […]
Venture Capital’s Dangerous Divide: The $6.6 Billion Mega Deals And Everyone Else | Forbes
How Big Money Is Leaving Most Startups Behind For elite VC investors backing companies like OpenAI and SpaceX, 2024 has been an amazing year with multi-billion-dollar deals and sky-high valuations. But step outside this exclusive circle, and you’ll find a very different story—especially in Europe, where funding has dropped to less than half of what […]
UC 1819 sewer tech startup makes a $7.5 million splash | University of Cincinnati
A pioneering startup that emerged from the University of Cincinnati 1819 Innovation Hub’s Venture Lab pre-accelerator program in 2018 was acquired by global solutions provider IDEX Corporation in 2024 for $7.5 million. Subterra, founded by Robert Lee, revolutionizes sewer and pipeline infrastructure monitoring through its innovative watercraft, an AI-driven technology that aligns with IDEX’s family of business solutions. Full story: UC […]
UT invests $150K in AI startup for processing health care claims | wbir.com
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The University of Tennessee Research Foundation’s Accelerate Fund is investing $150,000 in an artificial intelligence startup for processing health care claims. The startup, VisualizAI, is focused on “revolutionizing health care claims processing.” VisualizAI was co-founded by UT Knoxville’s Tickle College of Engineering professor Jian Huang and it’s CEO Mac Bartine. According to […]
NIH Cuts: A Push for Efficiency or a Blow to US Healthcare Innovation?
President Donald Trump’s administration recently cancelled billions of dollars in funding to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), causing widespread concern among researchers and tech developers in the healthcare world. These cuts are currently paused while being challenged in court — but regardless of the litigation’s outcomes, healthcare researchers are girding for an eventual reduction […]
Curinos and CoMotion at the University of Washington Relaunch FinTech Incubator
New York, NY – March 18, 2025 – (“Curinos” or the “Company”), a global data intelligence business that combines industry-exclusive expertise, insights and analytics to help leading financial institutions grow their businesses, announced today a new partnership with CoMotion, the collaborative innovation hub at the University of Washington, to relaunch its FinTech Incubator. The Curinos FinTech Incubator, located […]
Chicago Booth and Polsky Center Expand Energy Transition Offerings with $12.5M Gift
The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is set to significantly expand its support and offerings for students interested in energy transition innovation thanks to a generous $12.5 million gift from Michael and Tanya Polsky through the Polsky Foundation. The gift is part of a larger $25 million donation to the University of Chicago, which […]
CU Boulder hosts showcases highlighting breakthrough innovations and investment-ready ventures | Venture Partners at CU Boulder | University of Colorado Boulder
Embark is CU Boulder’s deep tech startup creator for matching entrepreneurs with breakthrough innovations. With various CU Boulder technologies ready to make a real-world impact, Embark seeks out motivated entrepreneurs in a competitive application process to join the Embark Entrepreneurs in Residence (EIR) cohort. The program then provides IP rights, salary support, grant funds, startup […]
New $5M fund aims to lure founders from universities | TechCrunch
Spend time at a university, and inevitably you’ll come across someone who has a plan to save the world, or at least make some small part of it better. It might be merely the optimism of youth, but sometimes they’re actually on to something. Critical Venture Partners is betting that young founders plucked fresh from universities […]
U.S. innovation ecosystem is envy of world. Here’s how it got started. — Harvard Gazette
The participation of the federal government in the nation’s innovation ecosystem has been under scrutiny lately. For decades, federal funds have supported academic research, which in turn, has boosted private development, fueling new discoveries in medicine, technology, and other fields. The Trump administration is seeking to cap reimbursement for indirect research costs for biomedical science, […]