University Health Network awards investigators CIHR Proof-of-Principle grants
UHN TDC is pleased to announce the funding for two CIHR Proof-of-Principle Phase II projects. This unique CIHR-matched “gap funding” program is targeted towards innovative industry-partnered proof-of-principle research where partnering companies will provide co-investments. UHN was the recipient of two out of the three awards made in this category in the recent winter 2012 funding […]
Dell Sets Up $60M Storage Start-up Fund
Dell also said the computer maker has established a $60 million venture fund to invest in storage technologies. The fund will back startups that aim to house growing amounts of data at businesses with fewer than 50,000 employees, for example, and those building computer servers with solid-state storage, the CEO said at Fortune’s Brainstorm Tech […]
U Michigan partners with venture capital group to support start-ups
A new partnership between the University of Michigan’s tech transfer office and the Michigan Venture Capital Association (MVCA) aims to increase the commercialization of university technology by granting members of the MVCA access to UM-based research and start-ups.
Connecticut TechStart Program fuels Yale start-ups
Three firms founded by Yale engineers are reaping the benefits of a startup incubator program launched last month by Connecticut Innovations, the state’s quasi-public authority responsible for technology investments.