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Here are the startups in the 2025 University of Newcastle I2N accelerator
Twelve standout teams from the Hunter and Central Coast have made it to the final stage of this year’s I2N accelerator program, including several ventures led by University of Newcastle students and alumni. The 2025 cohort is tackling mental health
Berkeley Talks: How Berkeley became a powerhouse for innovation and startups – Berkeley News
UC Berkeley is widely considered a leader in innovation and startups. Pitchbook university rankings from 2025 announced, for the third year in a row, that Berkeley graduates have founded more venture-backed companies than undergraduate alumni from any other university in the world.
Innovation Hub investment announced as part of £500 million Oxford-Cambridge growth package
Designed to drive UK growth, the Hub will connect entrepreneurs, investors, corporates, and researchers on a 2.7-acre site in Hills Road, in the centre of Cambridge, as the UK’s answer to Boston’s Lab Central and Paris’s Station F. The new
Indiana U breaks ground on IU Launch Accelerator for Biosciences
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana University has broken ground on the future home of the IU Launch Accelerator for Biosciences, or IU LAB, a central part of IU’s commitment to position Indiana as a global hub for bioscience innovation, talent and commercialization. The
UNC-Chapel Hill startups create $8 billion in yearly economic impact | UNC-Chapel Hill
UNC-Chapel Hill-affiliated startups and commercialization activities generated nearly $8 billion in economic impact across North Carolina over the past year, according to the University’s fiscal year 2025 innovation and economic impact report. The report, produced by Innovate Carolina and released Oct.
Innovate Mississippi startup accelerator wants to create new jobs and opportunities – Mississippi Today
Mississippi has bemoaned its lack of technology startups and venture capital since the first dot-com boom in the mid 1990s. Innovate Mississippi believes it might have a solution. It is providing funding and training to seven Mississippi tech startups through
Johns Hopkins launches student innovation fund to promote on-campus dialogue
Johns Hopkins University is launching a new initiative to support undergraduate and graduate student efforts to promote respectful on-campus dialogue. Through the Student Blue Jay Dialogue Innovation Fund, selected projects will receive up to $10,000 in funding, which can be used
Johns Hopkins launches student innovation fund to promote on-campus dialogue
Johns Hopkins University is launching a new initiative to support undergraduate and graduate student efforts to promote respectful on-campus dialogue. Through the Student Blue Jay Dialogue Innovation Fund, selected projects will receive up to $10,000 in funding, which can be used
Startups and Universities Are Forging New Synergies. Here’s How
Universities have been helping students become entrepreneurs since before the word “startup” existed, but it wasn’t until the dot-com boom that they started taking the commercial value of campus innovation seriously. In the mid-1990s, many technology licensing offices and campus venture funds began popping
Glasgow spinouts win £540k boost to turn research into innovation
Three spinout companies from the University of Glasgow have successfully secured proof-of-concept funding from the Scottish Government to help them turn university research into innovative industries of the future. The investment, which totals more than £540,000, forms part of the Scottish Government’s