BRIDGING THE GAP

After the first fund met its objectives – not only financial returns, but also fostering digital firms in Ohio and creating jobs for their graduates – the public universities that founded an Ohio-focused venture capital firm are considering launching a...

The Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science (SEAS) has developed technologies that are utilized to treat cancer, distribute clean water to communities in need, and provide industry-leading blockchain security. The newly established Roberts Innovation Fund will help these and...

Since George Floyd’s assassination in 2020, the venture capital sector has been grappling with its lack of diversity. Despite companies’ increased efforts to hire more diverse employees and support more disadvantaged entrepreneurs, the needle hasn’t shifted much. Many companies are...

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) has recently wrapped up ‘Destination Deep Tech,’ a Saudi-first program that spins in leading-edge global startups to the Kingdom to develop deep tech innovations. The international startups — CeEntek, Hopu, Insignes-Labs, Pasqal,...

The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) has released its “Annual Report on Technology Transfer: Approach and Plans, Fiscal Year 2021 Activities and Achievements.” The report details technology transfer activities at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the National...

In the second year of the President’s Research Excellence (PRE) Accelerator Grant program, over $750,000 was granted to 15 multidisciplinary Ohio State research teams. Each award of up to $50,000 is administered by the Office of Knowledge Enterprise and is...

Super.tech, a quantum software spinout from the University of Chicago and a Duality Cohort 1 participant, has been purchased by ColdQuanta, a worldwide quantum ecosystem leader. Super.tech is part of Argonne National Laboratory’s Chain Reaction Innovations program, as well as...

Emerging technologies produced at UW–Madison will benefit from a $300,000 matching grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and an on-campus award program administered by UW–Discovery Madison’s to Product (D2P) (WEDC). D2P’s annual State Economic Engagement and Development (SEED) initiative...

Surgical robots, artificial intelligence, and climate change mitigation are just a few of the priorities that the dean of Harvard’s engineering school is enthusiastic about. In Boston’s Allston area, the university built a 500,000-square-foot Science and Engineering Complex (SEC) for...