Johns Hopkins creates new $100,000 annual prize to support student entrepreneurs
Johns Hopkins University has launched a new, annual award to support promising business ventures developed by student entrepreneurs—and to encourage the creators of those startups to put down roots and grow in Baltimore. The President’s Venture Fellowship, by far the largest award for student entrepreneurship ever offered by the university, is open to any full-time Johns […]
AU universities support startup bill but say more work needed
Australia’s universities have backed legislation to introduce the government’s startup programme but want flexibility in the pilot phase to iron out a range of issues with the proposal, including access problems driven by more student debt and limited placements, writes Joseph Brookes for InnovationAus.com. At a Senate inquiry on Monday 17 April, university groups and individual […]
‘Purdue Innovates’ launches one united IP commercialization and startup creation network – Purdue University News
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Building on world-renowned strength in innovation by its faculty, staff, students and alumni, the Purdue Research Foundation and Purdue University have formed Purdue Innovates, a comprehensive system to streamline access and strengthen support to both (a) technology commercialization resources, such as intellectual property licensing and protection, and (b) startup support resources, including […]
University Seeking World-Leading Innovators for New AI Accelerator Programme
Since its launch in 2018, the programme has supported a wide range of innovative AI companies including Edinburgh-based cancer research business Carcinotech; climate monitoring solution provider Space Intelligence; and Zumo, which has now become the UK’s leading crypto wallet and payment platform. These and other University of Edinburgh AI Accelerator participant companies have gone on to […]
‘IU Innovates’ to accelerate faculty, student entrepreneurship: IU News
A new Indiana University initiative will create an integrated, university-wide infrastructure to support students and faculty in the creation and growth of startup ventures. Based on IU’s Bloomington campus, but serving faculty and students across the university, IU Innovates will launch in fall 2023 and serve as the focal point for university support to accelerate […]
New external collaborations highlight $1.4 million in CU Boulder Research & Innovation Seed Grants
The seed grant program is designed to stimulate new and exciting areas of research and creative work on campus, as reflected in the projects of the 2023 Research & Innovation Seed Grant Program winners. About the 2023 program External Partnership Projects The 2023 program attracted 64 proposals, which were evaluated by nine review panels. The program and projects […]
Texas lawmakers could give billions to universities for research
The Texas House approved two measures this week that would create the Texas University Fund and allocate billions for higher education research to certain universities, including Texas State University. On Tuesday, the House gave its final approval in a 136-11 vote to House Bill 1595 to change the name of the National Research University Fund, which currently […]
PSU Pathways Program helps faculty commercialize their medical innovations
A new Penn State Center for Medical Innovation program is helping Penn State researchers translate their innovative ideas from the lab and clinic to the health care marketplace. Faculty may juggle multiple responsibilities, including lecturing, mentoring trainees, performing experiments, submitting grants and revising manuscripts, and for some, time in the clinic with patients. When a discovery is […]
Ontario Investing $7.5M in New Innovative Hub to Grow the Life Sciences Sector
The Ontario government is investing $7.5 million to help build a state-of-the-art Innovation Arena at the University of Waterloo. The new $35 million facility will be a hub for innovation in Ontario’s life sciences sector in Kitchener and Waterloo, supporting the development of new health technology and the commercialization of intellectual property and encouraging investment […]
U-M receives $71M NIH grant to advance clinical, translational science
Traditionally, the timeline for translating research into effective therapies for disease has been long. On average, it takes more than 10 years to bring a potential medication to market, and most drugs and other interventions that reach clinical trials fail to produce any benefit for patients. To address this challenge, the National Center for Advancing […]