Ann Arbor SPARK invests $150,000 in innovative medical start up
Ann Arbor SPARK has announced a $150,000 investment in M3D as part of the company’s pre-seed funding round. M3D is an innovative startup in the medical device industry founded in Ann Arbor that develops technology that provides real-time detection and 3D imaging of radiation. Its proprietary 3D CZT technology is poised to redefine medical imaging […]
Cornell University’s Center for Technology Licensing Program Continues Funding Early-Stage Lab Innovations
Cornell’s Center for Technology Licensing (CTL) has announced the Ignite Innovation Acceleration grant recipients for the Fall 2023 application cycle. The eight projects range from advanced healthcare solutions and sustainable engineering to agriculture products and digital hiring solutions. Recipients were selected based on their potential to reach a critical inflection point towards commercialization and to […]
Yale Roberts Innovation Fund to Support Inventions in AI, Quantum, Water
New methods to purify our water, advance quantum computing, democratize artificial intelligence, and deliver life-saving drugs are just some of the projects funded by the 2024 Roberts Innovation Fund Awards, providing $1 million in accelerator funding to support 10 new inventions led by faculty from Yale’s School of Engineering & Applied Science. The Roberts Innovation […]
Vanderbilt celebrates Generative AI Seed Grant awardees | Vanderbilt University
As part of the Future of Learning and Generative AI Initiative launched last summer by the Office of the Chancellor, the Office of the Provost and the Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Innovation, Vanderbilt recently announced the recipients of its Generative AI Seed Grants. The grant fund was designed to foster groundbreaking work in […]
Students pitch for £75,000 start-up pot at University of Bristol Innovation Showcase – The Business Magazine
Student entrepreneurs will pitch for a share of £75,000 in start-up funding at the University of Bristol Innovation Showcase 2023. During the public event on Tuesday, May 9, a dozen University of Bristol ventures will pitch to a panel of business experts in a Dragons’ Den-style competition. The Innovation Showcase also includes an exhibition of business ideas […]
Tulane Announces Winners of $50k ‘Demo Day’ Pitch Competition
The Tulane University Innovation Institute has announced the winners of its March 14 Demo Day pitch competition. The event showcased the work of 10 startups that the Tulane Innovation Institute had previously supported through the Green Wave Innovation Network Mentorship program, educational webinars, previous pitch competitions, or other Tulane University programming from the Albert Lepage […]
Canada Foundation for Innovation funds 19 research projects led by U of T, partner hospitals
Nineteen researchers at the University of Toronto and partner hospitals have received almost $60 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation through its Innovation Fund. The funding will support infrastructure needs in research areas ranging from genome sequencing to extreme mechanics and next-generation telescopes. “Our government is proud to support future generations by enabling students […]
Clemson University and Prisma Health’s National Institutes of Health (NIH) Accelerator Program accelerating research in health care
Nine researchers have joined Clemson University and Prisma Health’s National Institutes of Health (NIH) Accelerator Program this year. With the help of accomplished research mentors, selected faculty members will work to obtain federal funding for health-related projects ranging from cancer symptom management to targeted drug therapies. The NIH Accelerator Program is a mentoring program for […]
SCBio launches new life sciences business accelerator program
SCBio, the state’s premiere life sciences industry association and economic development group, announced the launch of a new accelerator program for emerging life sciences companies at the organization’s annual conference in Greenville this month. The new program, SCbioDrive, is in partnership with MassBio, SCBio’s Massachusetts counterpart, and will offer companies expert business curricula, industry guidance and mentorship. The […]
Los Alamos Laboratory program announces 2024 fellows for ‘deep tech’ entrepreneurs
The New Mexico Lab-Embedded Entrepreneur Program (New Mexico LEEP) announced the fellows in its 2024 cohort, launching now. Now in its third year, the Los Alamos National Laboratory program provides a two-year fellowship for entrepreneurs focusing on deep tech for national security. “New Mexico LEEP is just one more way the Laboratory is a force […]