Greentown Labs, MIT, Texas Universities Reveal New Student Entrepreneurship Program
HOUSTON, Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Greentown Labs, the largest climatetech startup incubator in North America, today launched the Texas Entrepreneurship Exchange for Energy (TEX-E), a first-of-a-kind collaboration among Greentown Labs, MIT’s Martin Trust Center for Entrepreneurship, and universities across Texas to create a powerful student-driven entrepreneurship ecosystem in Houston, focused on energy innovation and implementing lessons learned from building a successful ecosystem in the Greater Boston […]
Pitt Innovation Institute makes strides with patents, connection to UPMC Enterprises
Pitt’s Innovation Institute, now part of the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, was formed nearly nine years ago, and yet Vice Chancellor for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Evan Facher says there are still people on campus who don’t know the institute and its partner organizations — the Office of Industry and Economic Partnership and the Institute […]
Lilly commits $92.5 million to Purdue to establish an innovative pharmaceutical manufacturing scholarship program and to extend research collaboration
INDIANAPOLIS and WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University and Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) are establishing an innovative new pharmaceutical manufacturing scholarship program and have renewed their strategic research collaboration in a series of moves that will expand their impact in Indiana and improve lives on a global scale. Lilly has committed $92.5 million to […]
Discovery Vanderbilt initiative to catalyze university’s transformative research and discovery
Vanderbilt University today launched a landmark investment in transformative research and innovation through Discovery Vanderbilt, a new initiative announced by Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs C. Cybele Raver. Discovery Vanderbilt builds upon Opportunity Vanderbilt and Destination Vanderbilt by committing major resources to dramatically increase faculty, student and staff engagement and success in pursuing bold new ideas through disciplined, rigorous […]
Lilly, UPenn Nimbus ink $496M biobucks deal
Eli Lilly is forecasting that Nimbus Therapeutics will discover new therapies for treating metabolic diseases, partnering up with the biotech and giving it the chance to collect up to $496 million in biobucks. Per the agreement, Nimbus will work to discover new targeted therapies that activate a specific isoform of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) for metabolic […]
What Drives The University Of Michigan’s Entrepreneurial Success-Forbes
In preparation of speaking at the Michigan Tech Week (MTW) on October 12 and 13, I discovered so many connections to the University of Michigan (U-M) that I decided to dig into what powers U-M’s entrepreneurial success. Seemingly everyone knows that the University of Michigan (U-M) is the world’s leading public research institution. What’s not as widely known is […]
UConn, R/GA Ventures, CTNext to Launch Venture Studio Addressing Climate Change
The University of Connecticut, R/GA Ventures, and CTNext are collaborating to launch the Future Climate Venture Studio, which will identify and accelerate companies working in the critical areas of climate and sustainability. The Studio will support startups at any stage of growth with a unique and comprehensive set of partners, assets, and opportunities that reflect […]
U.S. Department of Commerce Announces 51 “Build to Scale” Grants Totaling $47 Million to Fuel Innovation and Tech-Based Economic Development | U.S. Economic Development Administration
oday, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding 51 “Build to Scale” grants – totaling $47 million – to organizations that support technology entrepreneurs, catalyze innovation and fuel economic growth. EDA’s “Build to Scale” program provides annual grants that aim to accelerate technology entrepreneurship by increasing inclusive access to entrepreneurial […]
Eight Finalists Compete for $25,000 in Seed Money at 307 Startup Challenge at UW
Eight entries have been selected as finalists for the inaugural 307 Startup Challenge during the Wyoming Blockchain Stampede and WyoHackathon. The finalists will make their pitches to judges today (Wednesday) at 1 p.m. at the University of Wyoming Conference Center in Laramie. The event is free and open to the public and will be streamed […]
Projects at five area SUNY campuses receive funding to test commercial readiness
ALBANY, N.Y. — Faculty-led projects at five area SUNY schools will benefit from Technology Accelerator Fund (TAF) investments that will test their commercial readiness. Altogether, TAF invested a total of $300,000 in eight projects that SUNY says are “poised for commercial success,” according to a news release. The recipients include projects at the SUNY College […]