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Two students, four faculty awarded NOVA Fellowship FuTUre Fund innovation prizes
The NOVA Fellowship at The University of Tulsa has awarded FuTUre Fund innovation prizes to two students and four faculty. This funding will support their projects aimed at boosting the culture of innovation at TU. Since 2013, TU has hosted the NOVA Fellowship program,
Pitt announces application for student Big Idea Advantage Fund
Our goal at the Big Idea Center is to provide students with the opportunity to take their ideas from concept to reality. We are thrilled to be able to take this mission one step further by introducing the Big Idea
Fund worth $25-million launches for early-stage African tech startups
Savannah Fund, a technology seed fund focused on investing in early-stage startups across sub-Saharan Africa has announced the launch of a $25-million fund. The investment funding secured has been led by The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World
UF Creates $1 Million Venture Fund for Faculty Startups | UF Innovate
In its ongoing efforts to rise to Top 5, the University of Florida has established its own venture fund to benefit startups founded on university research. Starting this fiscal year, the university will provide $1 million a year to fund
CIT GAP Funds Makes Follow-On Investment in RoundlyX to Help Users Better Manage Digital Asset Portfolios
The Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) today announced that CIT GAP Funds has made a follow-on investment in Richmond, Va.-based RoundlyX, a digital asset wealth management platform. Since its initial GAP Funds investment in May 2020, RoundlyX has expanded its service
Rev1 Ventures Launches $10MM Pre-Seed Fund with The Ohio State University & Ohio Third Frontier
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 10, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Today, Rev1 Ventures, the startup studio that combines capital and strategic services to help startups scale and corporates innovate, is launching Future Value Fund I (FVF), a new $10MM for-profit investment fund focused on building the Central Ohio startup
Lab Bench to Commercialization grant recipients announced | Penn State University
Two faculty members have been selected to receive Lab Bench to Commercialization (LB2C) grants from the Eberly College of Science in 2021. The competitive program provides funding for researchers in the college, enabling them to enhance the commercial potential of
Intern builds confidence through work with startup in entrepreneurship program | Penn State University
For Jeanette Debek, the problem-solving nature of entrepreneurship sparks a special type of excitement. To foster this excitement and learn more about the entrepreneurial mindset, the junior studying advertising in the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications enrolled in Penn
Teams selected for accelerator program are innovators in animal feed, alternative packaging, additive manufacturing and math education
Four faculty-led innovation teams have been selected to participate in the fourth cohort of the University of Maine’s Maine Innovation Research and Technology Accelerator program (MIRTA). MIRTA assists UMaine researchers in advancing public and commercial application of their discoveries. The teams dedicate
Accelerating drug development without sacrificing safety
Normally, when you hear about innovation in R&D, the focus is on the “R” and not the “D.” There’s a tendency to assume that lab-based scientists do the really creative research, whereas clinical development is a fairly straightforward, check-the-boxes activity.