Saint Louis University Launches New Venture Accelerator
A new initiative in Saint Louis University’s Chaifetz Center for Entrepreneurship will offer students and young alumni an opportunity to launch their businesses with financial support, resources, and mentoring from SLU experts. The New Venture Accelerator (NVA), with funding support from Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business alumni, will offer current SLU students and alumni who have […]
CU Boulder part of $160M NSF-funded effort to promote climate resilience
The National Science Foundation today announced the Colorado-Wyoming Climate Resilience Engine (CO-WY Engine) as a recipient of its inaugural Regional Innovation Engines program. The prestigious award totals up to $160 million over 10 years and positions the CO-WY Engine at the forefront of the nation’s environmental and climate technology initiatives. As a key university partner, CU […]
Michigan Gov Announces $5 Million to Establish a New University Venture Fund, University Capital Consortium
LANSING, Mich. – Today, Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist II joined the Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF) and Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) to announce the final awardee selected to receive support from the Michigan Innovate Capital Fund (MICF), a program representing the state’s efforts to continue growing a vibrant and robust entrepreneurial ecosystem. The University of Michigan’s (U-M’s) Innovation Partnerships team […]
Binghamton’s NSF Engine wins up to $160 million for energy storage
Up to $160 million is on the way to the Southern Tier to support the Upstate New York Energy Storage Engine. A coalition led by Binghamton University has won the National Science Foundation’s Regional “Innovation Engines” Competition, with a formal announcement expected Monday. NSF Engines will invest $15 million up front and up to $160 million over […]
UCSD Chancellor Unveils New Catalyst Award Program to Boost Interdisciplinary Teams
UC San Diego’s excellence in research, innovation, and discovery, has a new tool, the new Chancellor’s Interdisciplinary Team Catalyst Awards. The awards aim to foster sustainable, interdisciplinary collaborations and to assist teams in developing tailored funding strategies for grand scientific and societal challenges. “Our aim is always to empower and equip our world-class faculty with […]
Six innovative energy projects received MIT Energy Initiative Seed Fund grants | MIT Energy Initiative
As part of the 2023 Seed Fund Program, the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) has awarded $900,000 in grants to support six novel energy research projects. Each project has been recognized for showing promise for high-impact, transformative energy research, and will receive $150,000 in funding over the span of two years. “It is important that we […]
U Kentucky to partner with GMU on NSF ART award to get us climate-ready
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 25, 2024) — The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced the first-ever Accelerating Research Translation (ART) investment in which the University of Kentucky will partner with George Mason University (GMU) to advance societal and economic impact of research by strengthening the infrastructure for scaling translational activities. As part of NSF’s ART, more than $100 million will be […]
Rice U Accelerator Program Startup Raises $19M in Series A
A health tech startup based out of a newly formed accelerator program at Rice University has raised venture funding. Motif Neurotech closed its series A round with an oversubscribed $18.75 million. The company, which develops minimally invasive bioelectronics for mental health treatment, was formed out of the Rice Biotech Launch Pad that launched last fall. The round was led […]
Indiana U Invests more than $250M to Strengthen Biosciences
Indiana University will invest more than $250 million to advance scientific discoveries aimed at curing and treating diseases and improving human health, while cementing Indiana’s position as a global leader in biosciences. IU President Pamela Whitten announced the funding commitments, which rival the largest investments made in these areas by the nation’s leading public and […]
Purdue Innovates awards $150K Trask awards to develop innovations for the marketplace
Four researchers in Purdue University’s colleges of Engineering and Science, the Purdue Institute for Cancer Research and the Purdue Institute for Drug Discovery have received a total of $150,000 from the Trask Innovation Fund to strengthen the appeal of their patent-pending intellectual property for commercial use. The fund is managed by the Purdue Innovates Incubator, which provides programming for the Purdue University community to […]