How to create a start-up dynamic in academia | Times Higher Education
I moved into academia after founding a successful software company, so I appreciate the symbiotic relationship between start-ups and universities. Coming from the fast-paced world of software and services, involving international business collaborations, internal HR challenges and team building, I learned that fostering a start-up culture within a university setting can drive innovation and entrepreneurial spirit. Creating […]
AU BioCurate Calls for Applications to Proof-of-Concept Fund 2024
BioCurate is delighted to announce the opening of the POC Fund for 2024. This commercial funding scheme is designed to support early stage therapeutic projects that need further experimental validation to address key scientific gaps, generate additional compelling data to support the opportunity, de-risk projects and propel them to the next value inflection point. The […]
Why Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy and other investors are scouring universities for founders | TechCrunch
The humble garage is so steeped in Silicon Valley lore it’s almost cliché. Yet that’s exactly how Caleb Boyd and Kevin Bush started Molten Industries: in the garage of the Stanford professor’s on-campus home, where Kevin rented an apartment. It had everything they needed: space and, most importantly, power. The two wanted to break methane’s back, […]
NUtech Ventures workshops help campus entrepreneurs
Transforming an idea into a viable business can be intimidating, even for the most ambitious students, faculty and community members. Aiming to ease that process, Nebraska’s NUtech Ventures recently hosted From Idea to Startup, a two-day workshop designed to move ideas from the lab to consumers. The event, held at the Nebraska Innovation Campus, was […]
20 Stonybrook Research Projects Awarded $1M in Seed Grants
The Office of the Vice President of Research (OVPR) recently announced the winners of the Spring 2024 OVPR Seed Grant Program. This round marks the 10th cycle of the internal seed grant program, with the OVPR awarding $1 million in total funding to 20 research projects. OVPR received 72 applications from across Stony Brook University, including […]
TEDCO’s Maryland Innovation Initiative (MII) Announces Recent Investments
TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, announced a recent round of investments through its Maryland Innovation Initiative (MII), marking a significant milestone in promoting the commercialization of groundbreaking research from Maryland’s prestigious academic institutions The $2.1M invested in seven companies to advance innovations from lab to market in Maryland “The latestawards highlight the innovative research in university labs […]
Purdue researchers receive $175K from Purdue Innovates to strengthen market readiness of their work – News
Purdue University researchers in the College of Agriculture, College of Pharmacy and College of Science have received $175,000 from the Trask Innovation Fund to develop Purdue-owned intellectual property for commercial use. The innovations are in the areas of cancer therapeutics, cellular targeting and manipulation, and superabsorbent materials. The fund is managed by the Purdue Innovates Incubator, which provides programming for the Purdue […]
First look at the Rice Nexus, Rice University’s premier innovation factory at the Ion | Rice News
Rice University has unveiled the first architectural renderings of the Rice Nexus, a groundbreaking innovation factory within the Ion that will transform ideas from Rice faculty and students into market-ready technology. Situated in the heart of the 16-acre Ion District, the Rice Nexus will open this fall, offering a dynamic space for collaboration and creativity in technology […]
Louisiana Tech Innovation Enterprise tenant secures investment at accelerator
Louisiana Tech Innovation Enterprise tenant, secured a $25,000 equity investment following its participation in an intensive 10-week accelerator program in New Orleans. This program, featuring over 50 startups from across the United States, saw QMS2GO emerge victorious, bringing both the company and Ruston into the spotlight within the rapidly growing field of climate startups. “We […]
Gift to support new Penn State Smeal venture fund for undergraduate students | Penn State University
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State Smeal College of Business alumnus Patrick Flanagan found a gap between classroom lessons from his undergraduate days as a business logistics major and the practical and tactical knowledge he needed to help drive shareholder value as an early career professional. Recalling those early challenges and considering the path of his […]