UMaine’s MIRTA accelerator program welcomes four teams into 2024 cohort
Four faculty- and staff-led innovation teams have been selected to participate in the seventh cohort of the University of Maine’s MIRTA accelerator program. The 2024 projects will involve developing research innovations in environmentally-friendly advanced manufacturing, web privacy protections, water filtration for a group of chemicals known as PFAS, and accelerated soil carbonation to reduce carbon emissions from […]
New support for WashU startups, St. Louis region
A new funding program for Washington University in St. Louis-affiliated startups focuses on strengthening the St. Louis region. The WashU Venture Network Follow-on Investments is a joint effort between WashU’s Skandalaris Center for Interdisciplinary Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the “In St. Louis, For St. Louis” initiative. It will award up to $150,000 each year to companies with […]
Stony Brook University Launches AI Innovation Institute
In a move that will enhance its capabilities as a leader in AI research and application, Stony Brook University is launching the AI Innovation Institute (AI3), which will expand the Institute for AI-driven Discovery and Innovation established in 2018 from a department-level institute within the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences to the university-wide AI3, reporting to […]
$50 Million ‘Build to Scale’ Funding Opportunity Aims to Boost Technology Entrepreneur Ecosystems Across the Nation
The U.S. Economic Development Administration is accepting applications for its FY24 $50 million Build to Scale program to support organizations that strengthen entrepreneurial ecosystems to support entrepreneurs as they build and scale technology-driven businesses—and the employees in the new, good jobs they create—to make and deliver new technology products and services. Click here to read the full FY24 […]
EPIC Ventures and University of Utah Launch New Fund
Epic Ventures and the University of Utah have announced a partnership for a new fund —University of Utah Ventures. The University of Utah and EPIC Ventures, a Salt Lake City based early-stage venture capital firm, have partnered to launch University of Utah Ventures, Powered by EPIC. By combining the University of Utah’s innovation engine with […]
Olin StartUp Grants to award $50,000 to WashU, St. Louis-based startups
WashU Olin Business School’s entrepreneurship program will award two $25,000 grants in December to WashU-founded or St. Louis-based startups. In addition to providing new funding opportunities for local founders, the Olin StartUp Grants program will give WashU students enrolled in Olin’s “Venture Capital Practice” class a unique learning opportunity. Students will team up with real-life […]
UWM Research Foundation awards $250,000 in Catalyst Grants
Identifying proteins for new drugs to treat triple-negative breast cancer. Developing an improved material for solar cells. Creating a threat-modeling system to enhance cybersecurity in manufacturing. These are among the projects funded through the latest round of UWM Research Foundation’s Catalyst Grants. The Catalyst Grant program is designed to seed-fund research in areas where UWM […]
NSF invests $18.6M in emerging research institutions to grow their networks
The U.S. National Science Foundation announced a new investment through its Enabling Partnerships to Increase Innovation Capacity (EPIIC) program, totaling nearly $19 million to 48 awardees at U.S. institutions of higher education, including teams from historically Black colleges and universities, minority-serving institutions (MSIs), primarily undergraduate institutions, and community and technical colleges. Each awardee institution will receive up to $400,000 over […]
LymphGuide, HEXASpec receive Rice University’s One Small Step grants
ice University has doled out another batch of grants from its program supporting lab-based innovations. The One Small Step Grant, which was announced a year ago and gave out its first grants in February, was established to fund Rice-founded, lab-stage projects on their path to commercialization “The One Small Step Grant invites applications from students and faculty who are […]
University of Glasgow launches MedTech Innovation Fund
THE University of Glasgow has launched a new fund to encourage the translation of research to strengthen the development of its spin-out pipeline in the field of MedTech. The MedTech Innovation Fund (MT-IF) will build on the institution’s strengths in life sciences and engineering, supporting innovative health care solutions that can deliver a positive impact […]