Five UND students advance in startup funding, support program
Last month, in a celebration of entrepreneurial spirit and innovative thinking, the University of North Dakota hosted a pitch event at the Memorial Union. Five students walked away with the promise of mentorship, resources and up to $10,000 each to help them turn their startup ideas from proposals to reality. The event was part of […]
Cincy Inno: UC Venture Lab-backed automatic draft beverage robot startup debuts at CES
University of Cincinnati Venture Lab-backed startup Cooler Keg, which created a portable draft system for beer and other drinks, is making its debut at CES, the world’s largest tech show in Las Vegas, Cincy Inno reported. In December, Cooler Keg founders Anthony Bernas and Racine Gruberman personally delivered the first 10 Cooler Kegs that were purchased as part of […]
UMMC/UMB Innovation Challenge Award Recipients Announced
This past summer, the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC), in partnership with the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), launched the third annual UMMC/UMB Innovation Challenge, a competition offering several opportunities for awards up to $125,000. This competition builds off our shared University of Maryland Medical System value of discovery, welcoming all of you to submit […]
$1M gift to Wildcat Philanthropic Seed Fund to provide fuel for UArizona ventures
An anonymous donor has made a $1 million gift to the Wildcat Philanthropic Seed Fund – an early-stage fund designed to help fund University of Arizona startups launched to commercialize ideas and innovations stemming from the work of university faculty, staff and students. The Wildcat Philanthropic Seed Fund is designed to establish an evergreen funding […]
Relationship reset: How spinouts can collaborate with their university | EU-Startups
Amidst the abundance of innovation and talent within universities, a lack of collaboration among key stakeholders poses a significant obstacle to achieving this vision. Venture capitalists, once enthusiastic about investing in new companies, now exhibit a more cautious approach, spending more time on due diligence. Consequently, universities face the pressing need to adopt a founder-first […]
New Jersey, Princeton University Partner to Establish AI Hub
A new AI hub in New Jersey will leverage state funding and private-sector partnerships to help advance the responsible development of AI technologies and tools there. New Jersey officials have been exploring the potential of AI for years. Earlier this year, the state established an Artificial Intelligence Task Force, led by the state’s CIO, CTO and the CEO […]
Cowboy Innovation Accelerator to boost startup commercialization expertise
The Innovation Foundation at Oklahoma State University is taking a significant step by launching the Cowboy Innovation Accelerator. The program’s launch both enhances The Innovation Foundation’s suite of startup commercialization services and extends them to northeast Oklahoma. It also furthers the foundation’s mission of fostering innovation-based commercialization in the state of Oklahoma. Historically, The Innovation […]
The DeepTech Startup Ecosystem. From universities to government… | Medium
Much has been said and written about startup ecosystems over the years. From books on building startup communities to annual rankings on ecosystem health and growth to recurring talks at festivals on ecosystem development — there’s a plethora of resources. But much less is said about the DeepTech startup ecosystem and the capital stack that fuels it. […]
$6 million National Science Foundation award to Binghamton University will accelerate research translation into broader societal benefits
A Binghamton University team is one of just 18 nationally that will share in $100 million in U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) funding from the Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP) Directorate to accelerate the pace and scale of translational research. The Accelerating Research Translation (ART) program will provide $6 million to Binghamton as a cooperative agreement over […]
Clemson University’s STRIDE to channel research brilliance to real-world results | Clemson News
Clemson University’s labs and classrooms buzz every day with the excitement of new discoveries. Now, thanks to substantial funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation, more of those discoveries could make the leap to the real world. National Science Foundation logo A $6-million Accelerating Research Translation (ART) cooperative agreement from the U.S. National Science Foundation […]