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University Gap Funding and Accelerator Community News
UGA launches streamlined tech licensing for startups
The University of Georgia’s Innovation District is offering a new tool to support university entrepreneurs pursuing commercialization of their research discoveries. Georgia Startup License is an express program that combines business and technical assistance with a streamlined technology licensing process to help
February 23rd | BRIDGE Philips Image-Guided Therapy Devices Kickoff Call
innovosource is piloting a corporate-driven, proof of concept model with Philips Image Guided Therapy Devices. The goal is to connect motivated, industry partners with existing partnership nodes at research institutions around three, immediate needs areas. Positive outcomes could result in funded POC
University Gap Fund and Accelerator Program Community of Action expands its membership
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN—innovosource’s Gap Fund and Accelerator Program Community of Action (GAP COA), a community of practice for university proof of concept, startup, and venture gap fund/accelerator programs, is pleased to announce seven new members: Baylor College of Medicine, Columbia
Two new efforts could widen the pool of people investing directly in venture funds | TechCrunch
Venture funds have historically counted on several types of limited partners — or LPs — for their own investing capital. One of these groups is institutional investors — think pension funds, university endowments, hospital systems and the like. Another is
Closing the Gap for Women Inventors with Nichole Mercier
Today Lisa has the pleasure of speaking with Nichole Mercier, the Assistant Vice-Chancellor and Managing Director for Technology Transfer at Washington University in St. Louis. In her role at WashU, Nichole is responsible for all office operations and strategy, including licensing,
Innovation Hub at Research Park announces the Texas Tech Innovation Ecosystem Commercialization Roadmap
LUBBOCK, Texas (NEWS RELEASE) — The following is a news release from Texas Tech University: Texas Tech University’s Innovation Hub at Research Park wants to help new startups succeed. To that end, the Innovation Hub and its university partners have created the Texas
New fund to help close £6.5bn private equity gap
The University of Cambridge has launched its eighth Enterprise Fund, managed by university spinout fund manager Parkwalk in conjunction with Cambridge Enterprise. Parkwalk has now overseen more than £100 million of investment into Cambridge-based companies over the past eight years.
Imperial College Investment Fund backs startup developing Parkinson’s wearable
The Imperial College Investment Fund (ICIF), an early-stage investment fund launched at Imperial in early 2020, announced today that it had invested £205,000 in Charco Neurotech. The company will launch its device – CUE1 – in the UK and EU
U of A introduces three pilot startup entrepreneur companies
The University of Arizona Center for Innovation developed a new pilot program that is now allowing three entrepreneur teams to launch their companies into the market. The three companies are Metfora, Obanj and Dive. The three completed the university’s 8-week Arizona FORGE
Wanted: Entrepreneurs for M2D2 $200K Challenge
The Massachusetts Medical Device Development Center seeks entrepreneurs to enter its M2D2 $200K Challenge, as the pitch competition celebrates its 10th year advancing the innovative ideas of early-stage medical device, diagnostic and biotech companies. M2D2 assists entrepreneurs in those sectors