Overview of New University of Michigan MCubed Program
MCubed is a new seed-funding program developed at the University of Michigan to stimulate and support innovative research. The program grew out of the IdeaWorks project in the College of Engineering and is part of the University’s Third Century Initiative.
University of Michigan set to invest in four in-state companies
University of Michigan Board of Regents, Ann Arbor, approved investment agreements for four potential investments under the State of Michigan Conflict of Interest statute from Michigan Investment in New Technology Startups, a venture capital fund co-managed by the university’s investment office and its Office of Technology Transfer.
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.
$53M translational research grant to U-M will help health researchers develop new therapies — with the public’s help
University of Michigan scientists and doctors do some of the most advanced medical research in the world. But much of it wouldn’t be possible without the thousands of people a year who volunteer their time, health information, blood, saliva, DNA or other samples to help those researchers better understand diseases and improve health outcomes. Now, […]
University of Rochester Medical Center uses external perspectives and experiences to build a community of entrepreneurial faculty
The University of Rochester-Medical Center, through its tech transfer and commercialization objectives, has a comprehensive strategy to both educate and engage key faculty, leadership, and stakeholders on campus. The CLASP elective course for faculty is great example of one initiative. http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/ctsi/news-events/Technology_Transfer_Elective.cfm An important distinction is their incorporation of leaders from other institutions into the process, […]