Lab Bench to Commercialization Grant Program accepting 2024-25 proposals
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Penn State Eberly College of Science’s Lab Bench to Commercialization (LB2C) Grant Program is now accepting applications for its 2024-25 funding cycle. The Eberly College of Science is committed to supporting its researchers in translating their research for society. Translation is an early part of technology transfer where scientific discoveries are aligned […]
Purdue’s entrepreneurial ecosystem undergoes record-breaking growth in 2024
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Since the creation of Purdue Innovates in 2023, the comprehensive system has worked to streamline access and strengthen support to technology commercialization and startup support resources. The push to provide top-tier resources for entrepreneurial activities in Indiana is paying off. In fiscal year 2024 Purdue once again reached new entrepreneurial milestones, shattering records […]
Cornell Tech Announces Largest Cohort to Date of New Startups on Campus for Fall 2024
Cornell Tech today announced the newest cohort of 13 startup companies that will enter its established Runway incubator program this September. The program is run by the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute on the Cornell Tech campus and will welcome its largest cohort since the annual program began in 2014. The 13 teams include eight Ph.D. founders, […]
Johns Hopkins, CareFirst, Techstars launch healthcare AI accelerator
Techstars has invested in thousands of early-stage startups, with more than 600 in the healthcare sector, such as fertility tracking firm Ovia Health and baby monitoring company Owlet. Some companies in its portfolio have gone on to become larger players in the space, including online pharmacy PillPack, which was later acquired by Amazon, and digital mental health […]
University of Vermont and BioLabs to launch startup incubator
Vermont Business Magazine The University of Vermont (UVM), Vermont‘s flagship, land-grant university and Cambridge-based BioInnovation Labs (BioLabs), an internationally known innovation laboratory platform with a network of shared lab and office workspaces, will launch a dedicated incubator at UVM’s Colchester facility. The BioLabs Innovation Center at UVM will support entrepreneurs and start-up companies specializing in all areas […]
UNCF’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Hosts Pitching Competition for HBCU Student Entrepreneurs – UNCF
Empowering and equipping the next generation of Black entrepreneurs is the mission of UNCF’s (United Negro College Fund) Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE). That was the driving force behind the center’s recent Innovate for Impact Pitch Competition in partnership with Think Broccoli, a creative agency focusing on brands. The competition resulted in $32, 500 in funding […]
NMSU Arrowhead Center Cohort completes Scale Up NM’s C-Suite Sprint for tech startups
The Scale Up New Mexico program, partially funded by the United States Economic Development Administration and housed at New Mexico State University’s Arrowhead Center, recently celebrated the completion of its third 2024 cohort of the C-Suite Sprint acceleration program. This accelerator initiative aims to equip founders of tech startups in New Mexico with the essential […]
UC Davis Innovators Awarded Proof-of-Concept Grants to Advance Potential Solutions in Human Health – Office of Research
The University of California, Davis, is awarding over $480,000 to help scientists advance compelling research and innovations toward commercial applications through the Science Translation and Innovative Research (STAIR™) proof-of-concept grant program. The program plays an important role in helping campus innovators bridge the early-stage hurdle of access to funding during one of the most challenging phases in […]
Rice Innovation awards $200K second cycle of One Small Step Grants
HOUSTON – (August 15, 2024) – Rice Innovation announced its two most recent awardees of the One Small Step Grant, marking a significant milestone in accelerating the transition from lab to market for these Rice-developed technologies. Launched in September 2023, the grant aims to support lab-stage projects across campus, providing crucial capital for projects to spin […]
New independent venture capital fund accelerates and enhances innovation ecosystem at the University of Washington
Pack Ventures, a new venture capital fund that is collaborating with the University of Washington, aims to help entrepreneurs launch new innovations and grow startups that emerge across the UW, while also giving Husky alumni access to investment opportunities. Pack VC is independently run and is building affinity to the UW, lowering the threshold to […]